Special Educational Needs
At the heart of citizenship is a belief that everyone has an equal right to play an active role in society and an equal right to receive the support that will make it possible. Inclusion is central to Citizenship education and Citizenship can be tailored to suit individual schools, classes and pupils.
QCA has produced a useful guidance document "Planning, Teaching and Assessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Learning Difficulties: Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship" which provides strategies for enabling access to the Citizenship curriculum.
Resources
- Severe and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (SLD and PMLD)
The Institute has worked with teachers to develop citizenship education resources for pupils with SLD and PMLD. The resources have been extensively piloted in special schools throughout the country. More information and downloads. - Moderate Learning Difficulties
"Images of Citizenship", a Key Stage 3 CD Rom, provides pictures and appropriate activities to increase access to the Citizenship curriculum as part of our Activate! resources. It will be available shortly from Nelson Thornes.
For further information contact education@citizen.org.uk.
Links
The following organisations are likely to be very useful to you: