Citizenship Studies equips young people with the knowledge, skills and understanding to play an effective role in public life. Citizenship encourages them to take an interest in topical and controversial issues and to engage in discussion and debate. Students learn about their rights, responsibilities, duties and freedoms and about laws, justice and democracy. They learn to take part in decision-making and different forms of action. Students are encouraged to play an active role in school life, their local community and wider society as active and global citizens.
GCSE Citizenship Studies is as an optional subject for students in years 10 and 11. The course prepares students to become active citizens of democracy. The subject allows students to apply their learning to real-life scenarios on both a local and global scale through the ‘active citizenship’ module within the course.
Qualification | GCSE Citizenship Studies |
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Board | AQA |
Syllabus number | Syllabus (8100) |
Website link | https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/citizenship/gcse/citizenship-studies-8100/ |
Assessment details | Two external examinations: Paper 2: Life in modern Britain & rights and responsibilities |
Further details | Students will be expected, either alone or working with others, to carry out an investigation into a citizenship issue based upon any part of the subject knowledge content. The investigation will lead to citizenship action. This section of the course requires completion and the teacher to sign off that students have done so as they are then questioned about their active citizenship investigation in paper 1 of the GCSE course. |
Recommended textbook and revision guides | AQA GCSE (9–1) Citizenship Studies (AQA GCSE Citizenship) Paperback – 29 July 2016 |