How do we decide on the topic to investigate?

Citizenship

What is an active citizenship project and what skills do we need?

How can we carry out research for an active citizenship project?

How can we plan our active citizenship project?

What are the different types of campaigning methods we can use?

How can we evaluate the impact and success of our action?

How can we make a difference in society? Active citizenship project

When you choose your topic, the skills that the exam board will be looking for are your abilities to plan practical citizenship actions and deliver benefits or change for a particular community or wider society.

Petitions, letter writing, supporting a case, campaigning, organising demonstrations are all…

Your active citizenship project should link to the specification for your GCSE course.

Your citizenship interests are important so that you can choose a topic that you will enjoy and succeed in.

Politics, democracy and the government; law and justice; rights; Britain’s relationship with the rest of the world are all the big issues that you can choose from for your citizenship action project.

You need to be able to present your own and others’ viewpoints and represent the views of others in relation to citizenship issues, causes, situations and concepts.

An active citizen is someone who works towards making a positive change in society. It can be at local, national or international level.

Investigate. Take action. Review and reflect.

Review and reflect. Take action. Investigate

Take action. Investigate. Review and reflect.

In which order are the three stages of active citizenship?

Stopping Free school meal vouchers over the lockdown holidays.

Stopping the premiership mid-season due to Covid19.

What did Marcus Rashford campaign against?

Which US president did Mari Copeny write to so that she could meet him to discuss water pollution in her town?

Because if you didn’t use the media nobody would believe in your idea.

It helps to promote your campaign and allows other people to engage and support you. It could mean you create a greater change or larger awareness.

You can become an influencer and make lots of money.

Why is using the media in your Active Citizenship campaign important?

Which of the following are citizenship skills?

Starter Quiz

An active citizen is someone who works towards making a positive change in society. It can be at local, national or international level.