A report evaluating Deptford Green's 'TEACH' Citizenship Outreach Programme, which has sought to spread best practice in Citizenship Education to over 300 stakeholders over the past 18 months.
1. Citizenship ‘TEACH’ outreach programme Results of Stakeholder evaluations, 2007-2009 Ben Hammond Citizenship Co-ordinator 28 th November 2008
2. Citizenship ‘TEACH’ outreach programme What participants had to say… “ We watched an inspirational class taken by the course leader and saw what can be achieved if we truly believe in and fight for the subject” “ It was tailored to the specific needs of our school and answered many of our questions.” “ Friendly and engaging staff. Good range of activities. Super to see the structure of citizenship across the curriculum.” “ Risk taking and active” “ Well presented, practical and transferable ideas given” “ The teacher conducted an absolutely brilliant lesson. I enjoyed it, and am glad to be heading my career in such a subject.” “ My group got involved with lots of activities that gave us a good insight… and lots of ideas. There was also a chance for questions and reflection at the end of the day that was really helpful”
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4. Commentary: the vast majority of educationalists learn about our pioneering Citizenship work through word of mouth; people speak extremely highly about Deptford Green through their formal and informal networks.
5. Commentary: educationalists from subjects or positions other than directly relating to Citizenship received the majority of training. This highlights how other schools are grasping that Citizenship is more than a subject, extending 1) through student voice and leadership to impact upon the culture and ethos of the school, and 2) as a pathway to bring relevance and engagement to learning experiences in any subject.
6. Commentary: the quality of Citizenship and student voice/leadership training delivered by Deptford Green is very high.