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Key Stage 2

🌎 Global Citizenship

Develop empathy, respect, and global awareness through age-appropriate exploration of people, cultures, and communities.

Overview

Primary Global Citizenship helps pupils understand their role in a connected world by exploring identity, fairness, diversity, and responsibility.

Through discussion and project work, children build communication, reflection, and collaboration skills while learning to value different perspectives.

What Students Study

Identity, Belonging and Community

Pupils explore who they are, where they belong, and how communities function.

  • Personal identity and shared values
  • Family, school, and local community roles
  • Respecting differences and building inclusion

Global Awareness

Children investigate how people live in different parts of the world and the issues they face.

  • Culture, traditions, and everyday life
  • Global interdependence and cooperation
  • Introduction to fairness and sustainability

Action and Responsibility

Learners consider how their choices affect others and how they can contribute positively.

  • Responsible decision-making
  • Teamwork and shared problem solving
  • Simple citizenship projects and reflection

Assessment & Progress

Progress is assessed through discussion, reflection tasks, and project-based outcomes.

  • Participation and communication skills
  • Reflective responses and personal targets
  • Collaborative project evidence

Course Details

Assessment

There are no external exams for this subject - only internal assessments.

Course Duration

The Primary programme runs across Key Stage 2 (Years 4 to 6). Students have access to live online lessons, interactive learning materials and regular teacher support throughout the programme.

Entry Requirements

  • Students should be aged 8 to 11 (Years 4 to 6)
  • A prior school report or internal placement assessment may be required
  • Students whose English is not their first language will be assessed for English proficiency at an age-appropriate level
FAQs

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