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Activate!

The answer to delivering Key Stage 3 Citizenship in the classroom

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.
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.
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.
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.
The three Online Case Studies cover Refugees, Football and e-commerce.
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.

Reviewer’s Comments

“A cleverly constructed series that’s well researched and easy to use. It is open to a wide range of uses within discrete courses or as a support to PSE. A worthwhile purchase.”TES

“This publication does contain everything you would want help with if you are in charge of planning a Citizenship scheme of work. It is a good resource and practical throughout.”RE Today