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Citizenship Established?

Follow this link to Ofsted's site to download the full report (64 pages).

Website Link :
http://ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Thematic-reports/Citizenship-established-Citizenship-in-schools-2006-09

School Self Evaluation Tool - Secondary

ACT suggests you use the School Self Evaluation Tool for Citizenship. With this you can find out where the school is with Citizenship, what's going well and what needs more work. There are plenty of examples of how to get to where you want to be.

Website Link :
http://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/dnloads/secondaryset.pdf

Self evaluation tool - Primary

The Primary version helps you assess PSHE and Citizenship as these are currently taught in conjunction in primary.

Assessment in KS 3&4

Assessment is still a tricky area and we understand that you need help with this. ACT's page on assessment is available to all ACT members. It includes articles such as:

Full colour guide to the eight-level scale,

Assessment booklet published by ACT to help you understand assessment,

Articles on assessment by Citizenship experts.

Website Link :
http://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/secondary