Global News aims to meet the requirements of the Citizenship curriculum, or more specifically, address issues of global citizenship. The project also addresses aspects of the ICT, geography, RE and English curriculums.
Click on each subject below to view the main learning objectives addressed by the Global News project. Specific learning objectives relating to KS3 & KS4 citizenship for each activity can be found in the curriculum links section of each activity
KS3 Citizenship
KS4 Citizenship
KS3 ICT
KS4 ICT
KS3
Geography
Post 16 Citizenship
Links between citizenship and ICT and citizenship and geography are also met through the Global News project.
Citizenship and Global News KS3
The following learning objectives are those which have clear links to the aims of the Global News project. Those shown in bold have particular relevance.
Knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens
- the legal and human rights and responsibilities underpinning society
- the diversity of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding
- the work of community based, national and international voluntary groups
- the importance of resolving conflict fairly
- the significance of the media in society
- the world as a global community, and the political, economic, environmental and social implications of this, and the role of the European Union, the Commonwealth and the United Nations.
Developing skills of enquiry and communication
- think about topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, problems and events by analysing information and its sources, including ICT based sources
- justify orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or events
- contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in debates.
Developing skills of participation and responsible action
- use their imagination to consider other people's experiences and be able to think about, express and explain views that are not their own
Citizenship and Global News KS4
The following learning objectives are those which have clear links to the aims of the Global News project. Those shown in bold have particular relevance.
Knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens
- The legal and human rights and responsibilities underpinning society and how they relate to citizens
- The origins and implications of the diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding
- The opportunities for individuals and voluntary groups to bring about social change locally, nationally, in Europe and internationally
- The importance of a free press, and the media's role in society, including the internet, in providing information and affecting opinion
- The rights and responsibilities of consumers, employers and employees
- The United Kingdom's relations in Europe, including the European Union, and relations with the Commonwealth and the United Nations
- The wider issues and challenges of global interdependence and responsibility, including sustainable development and Local Agenda 21
Developing skills of enquiry and communication
- Research a topical political, spiritual, moral, social or cultural issue, problem or event by analysing information from different sources, including ICT based sources, showing an awareness of the use and abuse of statistics
- Express, justify and defend orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or events
- Contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in formal debates.
Developing skills of participation and responsible action
- Use their imagination to consider other people's experiences and be able to think about, express, explain and critically evaluate views that are not their own
ICT and Global News KS3
The following learning objectives are those which have clear links to the aims of the Global News project:
Finding things out
- how to obtain information well matched to purpose by selecting appropriate sources, using and refining search methods and questioning the plausibility and value of the information found
Exchanging and sharing information
- how to interpret information and to reorganise and present it in a variety of forms that are fit for purpose
- to use a range of ICT tools efficiently to draft, bring together and refine information and create good quality presentations in a form that is sensitive to the needs of particular audiences and suits the information content
- how to use ICT, including email, to share and exchange information effectively
Reviewing, modifying and evaluating work as it progresses
- share their views and experiences of ICT, considering the range of its uses and talking about its significance to individuals, communities and society
ICT and Global News KS4
The following learning objectives are those which have clear links to the aims of the Global News project:
Finding things out
- to be discriminating in their use of information sources and ICT tools.
Exchanging and sharing information
- use information sources and ICT tools effectively to share, exchange and present information in a variety of subjects and contexts
- consider how the information found and developed using ICT should be interpreted and presented in forms that are sensitive to the needs of particular audiences, fit for purpose and suit the information content
Reviewing, modifying and evaluating work as it progresses
- reflect critically on the impact of ICT on their own and others' lives, considering the social, economic, political, legal, ethical and moral issues
Geography and Global News KS3
The following learning objectives are those which have clear links to the aims of the Global News project:
Geographical enquiry and skills
- collect, record and present evidence
- analyse and evaluate evidence and draw and justify conclusions
- appreciate how people's values and attitudes, including their own, affect contemporary social, environmental, economic and political issues, and to clarify and develop their own values and attitudes about such issues
- to select and use secondary sources of evidence, including photographs, satellite images and evidence from ICT based sources [for example, from the internet]
- to communicate in different ways, including using ICT
Knowledge and understanding of places
- the location of places and environments studied, places and environments in the news and other significant places and environments
- to describe the national, international and global contexts of places studied
- to explain how places are interdependent [for example, through trade, aid, international tourism, acid rain], and to explore the idea of global citizenship. Knowledge and understanding of patterns and processes
- identify, describe and explain physical and human processes, and their impact on places and environments
Knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development
- explore the idea of sustainable development and recognise its implications for people, places and environments and for their own lives
Breadth of study
- the causes and effects of changes in the population of regions and countries, including migration
- the interrelationship between population and resources
- ways of identifying differences in development within and between countries
- effects of differences in development on the quality of life of different groups of people
- factors, including the interdependence of countries, that influence development
- study different parts of the world and different types of environments, including their local area, the United Kingdom, the European Union and parts of the world in different states of economic development
- study issues of topical significance
Links between citizenship and ICT
Global News addresses the links between citizenship and ICT by enabling students to:
- find, collate and combine information from different points of view
- use e-mail to communicate and collaborate with others, including those from different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds at a regional, national and international level
- publish information, including on the internet, for an authentic audience
- use models to investigate options and alternatives when problem-solving
- discuss the moral, ethical, environmental and social impact of ICT on society, including the impact on work and globalisation
- understand that the collection, processing and presentation of data is not a neutral process and to consider the use and abuse of statistics
Links between citizenship and geography
Global News addresses the links between citizenship and geography
by enabling students to:
- understand how decisions are made about places and environments across a range of scales (local to global) and appreciate opportunities for their own involvement
- reflect on and discuss topical social, environmental, economic and political issues
- understand the diversity of cultures and identities in the UK and the wider world
- understand the issues and challenges of global interdependence
- reflect on the consequences of their own actions in situations concerning places and environments
- understand their rights and responsibilities to other people and the environment.
Citizenship and Global News at Post 16
The following is based on the QCA's Post 16 Citizenship Guidance (QCA, June 2004) which offers a framework for citizenship teaching and learning at Post 16.
Post-16 citizenship should give young people opportunities to:
- identify, investigate and think critically about citizenship issues, problems or events of concern to them
- decide on and take part in follow-up action, where appropriate
- reflect on, recognise and review their citizenship learning.
The Global News activities provide an excellent opportunity to address many of the learning objectives of Post 16 citizenship.
Quote me on that!
"We aim at no
less than a change in the political culture of this country: for people
to
think of themselves as active citizens, willing, able and equipped to have
an influence
in public life and with the crucial capacities to weigh evidence before speaking
and
acting".
Professor Bernard Crick, Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy
in Schools (QCA, 1998)
