Curriculum intent:

In citizenship, we teach a spiral curriculum. Knowledge taught in Key Stage 3 is built upon in Key Stage 4. As a school, we want citizenship to be at the heart of our values. The intention is not only to promote SMSC and British Values, but to widen the curriculum for students, so they can follow their interests. It helps to prepare pupils to take their place as responsible citizens in society.

At KS3, we have followed the National Curriculum guidance and hand-picked units of work which help ease students to the study of citizenship, unpacking the concept of citizenship before unravelling how we operate as a society here in the UK both politically and socially. In KS4, themes are sequenced in a logical order, and there is a requirement for students to be able to interconnect different topics within the themes together. The KS4 curriculum tries to encourage our pupils to think of themselves as global citizens and give them an opportunity to engage in some of the relevant issues of our time. For instance, Brexit, the role of the United Kingdom around the world, the importance of public institutions like the NHS, the police service, etc. At Highlands, we understand that citizenship is more than a subject, but a life lesson. We have therefore designed our curriculum like a journey. A journey where they develop their knowledge and skills chronologically, and apply it to the real world.

Exam board: GCSE: Edexcel

Key Stage 3
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
Year 7	Life in modern Britain	Life in modern Britain
Year 8	Democracy at work in the UK	Democracy at work in the UK
Year 9	Political ideas	Political ideas

Key Stage 3
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
Year 7	How is our country run? (political institutions)	How is our country run? (political institutions)
Year 8	Legal system in the UK	Legal system in the UK
Year 9	Media literacy	Media literacy

Key Stage 3
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
Year 7	Financial literacy	Financial literacy
Year 8	Embracing differences and equality	Embracing differences and equality
Year 9	International relations	International relations

 

Key Stage 4
	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2
Year 9/10	Theme A: Living together in the UK	Theme A: Living together in the UK
Year 10/11	Theme D: Power and influence	Theme D: Power and influence

Key Stage 4
	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2
Year 9/10	Theme B: Democracy at work in the UK	Theme B: Democracy at work in the UK
Year 10/11	Theme D: Power and influence Theme E: Citizenship action	Theme D: Power and influence Theme E: Citizenship action

Key Stage 4
	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
Year 9/10	Theme C: Law and justice	Theme C: Law and justice
Year 11	Revision and public exams	Revision and public exams