<html> <head> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <title>PSHE &amp; Citizenship from Nelson Thornes - Publishers of Educational Resources and Educational Software</title> <link href="generic_citizenship.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body rightmargin="0" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <table cellspacing="0" align="center" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#996699" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="60"> <table cellspacing="0" align="center" width="640" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="640" height="5" colspan="5"><img width="10" src="images/x.gif" height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40" height="61"><a href="http://www.nelsonthornes.com"><img width="30" src="images/nt_logo_white_trans.gif" alt="Click here to go to the Nelson Thornes web site" border="0" height="45"></a></td> <td width="20" height="61"></td> <td width="520" height="61"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="30" valign="top"> <font class="headtext"><b>Secondary Citizenship and PSE at Nelson Thornes</b></font> </td> </tr> </table> <font class="headtext"><b>Citizenship Home</b><b></b> | </font><font class="headtext"><a class="headlink" href="ks3_index.htm">Key Stage 3</a></font> <font class="headtext"><b></b> | <a class="headlink" href="gcse_index.htm">GCSE</a></font> <font class="headtext"><b></b> | </font><font class="headtext"><font class="headtext"><a class="headlink" href="sen_index.htm">SEN and G&amp;T</a></font> | <a class="headlink" href="scot_index.htm">Scotland</a><font class="headtext"><a class="headlink" href="#"></a></font> | <a class="headlink" href="contact_us.htm">Contact Us</a></font></td> <td width="20" height="61"></td> <td width="75" height="61" valign="top"><img width="10" src="images/x.gif" height="10">&nbsp;<br> <a href="http://www.nelsonthornes.com/shop"><img width="75" src="images/shoplink.gif" alt="Click here to go to the Nelson Thornes Shop" border="0" height="29"></a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#000000"> <td height="1" bgcolor="#000000"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td background="images/crumb_bground.gif"> <table cellspacing="0" align="center" width="640" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="18" class="crumbtext">You are here: <a class="crumblink" href="http://www.nelsonthornes.com">Nelson Thornes</a> &gt; <a href="index.htm" class="crumblink">Secondary Citizenship &amp; PSE</a> &gt; <a href="ks3_index.htm" class="crumblink">Key Stage 3</a> &gt; <a href="ks3_core_resources.htm" class="crumblink">Core Resources</a> &gt; Activate!</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#000000"> <td height="1" bgcolor="#000000"></td> </tr> </table><br><br> <table cellspacing="0" align="center" width="640" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font size="4">Activate!</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img width="640" src="images/line.gif" height="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><strong><font color="#9C659C">KS3 Links:</font><font color="#0066FF"><img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle"></font></strong><a class="bodylink" href="ks3_core_resources.htm">Core Resources</a><img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle">|<img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle"><a class="bodylink" href="ks3_elec_resources.htm">Electronic Resources</a><a target="blank" class="bodylink" href="../../catalogues/pdfs/english_orderform2.pdf"></a><img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle">|<img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle"><a class="bodylink" href="ks3_add_resources.htm">Additonal Resources</a><a target="blank" class="bodylink" href="../../catalogues/pdfs/english_orderform2.pdf"></a><img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle">|<img src="images/x.gif" width="10" height="16" align="absmiddle"><a class="bodylink" href="ks3_curriculum.htm">Curriculum</a><a target="blank" class="bodylink" href="../../catalogues/pdfs/english_orderform2.pdf"></a></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img width="640" src="images/line.gif" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <table cellspacing="0" align="center" width="639" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="462" valign="top"> <p>For Reviewer's Comments, Samples and Online Support, please <a href="#further" class="bodylink2">click here</a>. </p> <p><font color="#996699" size="2"><strong>The answer to delivering Key Stage 3 Citizenship in the classroom</strong></font></p> <p><img src="images/bullet.gif" width="13" height="13" align="absmiddle">Activate! offers an innovative and practical approach to Citizenship at Key Stage 3. It has been developed to provide effective material in this field for teachers and to provide a comprehensive resource package for schools facing the challenge of teaching this new subject.</p> <p> <img src="images/bullet.gif" width="13" height="13" align="absmiddle">The course has been written by the Institute for Citizenship and has also been extensively researched and tested nationwide. In addition, it has been developed in co-operation with a number of expert partners including The Refugee Council, The Kick Racism Out of Football Campaign and The National Consumer Council. This means that it is topical and authoritative and holds a wealth of relevant knowledge and expertise. </p> <p><img src="images/bullet.gif" width="13" height="13" align="absmiddle">With its flexible and clearly laid-out structure it is also an extremely usable resource. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and as such is ideal for classes of any ability.</p> <p><img src="images/bullet.gif" width="13" height="13" align="absmiddle">Activate! addresses a number of key issues including assessment, practical ideas for mixed ability teaching, materials for students with learning difficulties and links with Key Skills, as well as comprehensive coverage of the Key Stage 3 Programme of Study for Citizenship.</p> <p><img src="images/bullet.gif" width="13" height="13" align="absmiddle">The three Online Case Studies cover Refugees, Football and e-commerce.</p> <p><img src="images/bullet.gif" width="13" height="13" align="absmiddle">A course guide is available with more information including the structure of the course, a sample case study and an example of Activate! in practice.</p> <strong><font size="4"><a name="further"></a></font><font color="#9C659C" size="2">Reviewer&#8217;s Comments</font></strong> </td> <td width="178" valign="top"> <p align="center"><strong><img src="images/activate1.jpg" alt="Directions" width="149" height="200"></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.citizen.org.uk" target="_blank"><img src="images/institute_logo.gif" alt="Institute for Citizenship" width="87" height="55" border="0"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.nelsonthornes.com/stoic/pa_search.pr_singlesearch2?new_sd=title&p_svalue=activate&p_go=1"><img src="../../common/images/buyonline.gif" alt="Buy Online" width="75" height="29" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="ic.htm"><img src="../../common/images/icon_evaluate.gif" alt="Evaluate These Products" width="100" height="32" border="0"></a></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" align="center" width="640" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td colspan="8"><table width="100%" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#9C659C" bgcolor="#CECFFF"> <tr> <td> <p><em>&#8220;A cleverly constructed series that&#8217;s well researched and easy to use. 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