Summary: Produced in partnership with the Citizenship Foundation the Understanding Citizenship series has been revised and updated to meet the content requirements of the 2008 revised Key Stage 3 National Curriculum. This three-book course and brand new teacher support material aids the teaching and learning of Citizenship in a stimulating and relevant way and provides: A complete, straightforward and up-to-date course of study for the teaching and learning of Key Stage 3 Citizenship Brand new material on 'Britishness' and Identity and what this means for young people in Britain today A progressive approach that builds on the interests of young people and features topical case studies and issues to bring key citizenship themes to life Imaginative and interesting activities which develop key knowledge and understanding and stimulate the critical thinking skills of discussion and enquiry. This Teacher's Resource website fully supports the teaching and learning of the course through: * mapping the pupil's books to the Programme of Study and giving advice on how to plan a Citizenship course * giving detailed guidance on how to best carry out the acitivities on each spread of the pupil's books * providing a more developed activity on each of the key themes, along with worksheets and supporting material. Visit www.hoddereducation.co.uk/understandingcitizenship for more details and to access the Teacher's Resources.
Is written by a leading Citizenship author and edited by the Citizenship Foundation.Fully supports the new editions of the pupil books and gives advice on how to best use them in the classroom.
About the Author(s): Tony Thorpe is a freelance writer and consultant for the Citizenship Foundation.
Readership: KS3 Citizenship Teachers
