PGCE Citizenship
Dear Student
Welcome to the Citizenship PGCE course at Sheffield Hallam University. I hope that you will enjoy studying here with us and working with our partner schools in the region. The PGCE course is an intensive one and each of you will embark upon the course with different strengths and areas to develop. Therefore we have suggested some things below that you might like to undertake to help you prepare for September. Also if there were conditions attached to your offer (e.g. successful completion of a course or qualification) you will need to inform the Admissions team that they have been fulfilled
Key Preparations/Readings (3 or 4):
Huddlestone, T. and Kerr, D., eds. (2006) Making Sense of Citizenship. A continuing professional development handbook, London, Hodder-Murray
Gearon, L. (ed) (2007) A Practical Guide to Teaching Citizenship in the Secondary School, Routledge
Gearon, L., (ed.) (2010) Learning to Teach Citizenship in the Secondary School: A companion to school experience 2nd edition Routledge Falmer
Kiwan, D. (2007) Education for Inclusive Citizenship London, Routledge
Reading Lists:
Arthur,J., and Wright,D., (2003) Teaching Citizenship in the Secondary School, David Fulton
Arthur, J. and Cremin, H. (2012) Debates in Citizenship Education, Routledge
Bhargava, M (2005) The role of citizenship education in schools London Metropolitan University
Birdwell, J and Bani, M (2014) “Today’s teenagers are more engaged with social issues than ever …”
INTRODUCING GENERATION CITIZEN Demos, London http://www.demos.co.uk/files/Generation_Citizen_-_web.pdf?1392764120
Breslin, T., and Dufour, B., eds. (2006) Developing Citizens: A comprehensive introduction to Citizenship Education in the Secondary School London, Hodder-Murray
Huddlestone, T. and Kerr, D., eds. (2006) Making Sense of Citizenship. A continuing professional development handbook, London, Hodder-Murray
Gearon, L. (ed) (2007) A Practical Guide to Teaching Citizenship in the Secondary School, Routledge
Gearon, L., (ed.) (2010) Learning to Teach Citizenship in the Secondary School: A companion to school experience 2nd edition Routledge Falmer
Kiwan, D. (2007) Education for Inclusive Citizenship London, Routledge
Osler, A. and Starkey, H. (2005) Changing Citizenship: Democracy and Inclusion in Education Maidenhead, Open University Press
Wales, J, and Clarke, P (2005) Learning Citizenship: Practical Teaching Strategies for Secondary Schools Routledge Falmer, Abingdon
| Link to subject association website (if appropriate):
http://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/ |
Curriculum and/or Key Specifications:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/citizenship/gcse/citizenship-studies-4105
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/citizenship/a-level/citizenship-studies-2100
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-citizenship-studies-j269-j029-from-2012/
https://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE_Citizenship_Spec_2012.pdf
Preliminary Subject Knowledge Audit:
After reading through the curriculum and key specifications above, identify the following:
- 3 key areas in which you feel confident / have substantial experience.
- 3 key areas where you feel less confident / lack experience in.
You will be required to complete a more detailed subject knowledge audit at the start of your course
In order to keep up to date with developments in education we recommend that you read the TES (Times Educational Supplement- www.tes.co.uk) and the Guardian Education supplement (www.theguardian.com/education). We also recommend that you regularly read a broadsheet newspaper.