Citizenship in Y10 and Y11- all students take part in the Asdan accredited curriculum programme. 

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https://www.asdan.org.uk/about-us/

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Asdan short course modules for Citizenship in KS4 - 

1. Rights and Responsibilities

2. Community and Volunteering

3. Government and Democracy

4. Law and Order Finance

5. Global Citizenship 

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Statement of Intent ASDAN Citizenship  –

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Our Citizenship ASDAN short course will help the young people here at HRPRS  develop a range of skills, and develop and demonstrate understanding of Citizenship issues. Our course offers a wide choice of activities and challenges, across a range of platforms, making good use of the resources we have around us in the town of Northallerton and on the internet.

The Citizenship Short Course contains six modules:

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• Rights and responsibilities

• Community and volunteering

• Government and democracy

• Law and order

• Finance

• Global citizenship

 

The flexibility of our ASDAN Citizenship course means it can be carried out in a variety of settings, over a time period to suit our young people. It is possible for our students to take their collated ASDAN points with them to their next school.

We interpret the challenge descriptions and adapt them according to our unique situation here at the HRPRS.

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Our ASDAN Citizenship course works on a multi-level, the focus being on completing challenges and on skills development according to individual ability. Our group sizes here at the HRPRS are small, so ASDAN works well in these smaller and more informal settings.

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Throughout our ASDAN course we regularly explore and use the local environment, making good use of such places as County Hall, The County Records Office, The Library and the Heritage Hub. We have cultivated good connections with local volunteer-led groups, library staff and NYCC staff.

 

 

Learners must present evidence of their activities in an organised portfolio – at HRPRS we record our research digitally in student folders. Students’ digital folders will have -

• a record of challenges completed, with supporting evidence for each challenge

• recording documents, showing how learners have planned and reviewed their activities

• summary of achievement, highlighting skills development

• a final personal statement

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We use a variety of evidence to record our challenge outcomes –

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A diary or log

Academic work

Witness statements

Surveys

Photos

Letters or emails

Diagrams

Notes

Powerpoint presentations

Charts

 

Each learner will tackle the ASDAN Citizenship course at their own pace and at their own level.