England - Scotland - Wales - Oxfam's Curriculum for Global Citizenship

Scotland

5–14 Guidlines
Standard Grade

5–14 Guidlines

Environmental studies: Social subjects
Education for Citizenship framework

Environmental studies: Social subjects

People and Place (Levels E and F)

The human environment: ways of life
Human-physical interactions: land use, resources and change
Human-physical interactions: environmental issues and sustainability

People in Society (Levels E and F)

People and needs in society
Rules, rights and responsibilities in society
Conflict and decision making in society

 

Education for Citizenship framework

Knowledge and understanding

contemporary local and global issues
opportunities for individuals and voluntary groups to bring about social and environmental change
global interdependence, and the effects of globalisation on human societies.

Skill and competencies

work independently and in collaboration with others to complete tasks
locate, handle, use and communicate information and ideas, using ICT as appropriate
question and respond constructively in debate and / or in writing.

Values and dispositions

develop informed and reasoned opinions about political, economic, social and environmental issues
express, explain and critically evaluate views that are not their own.

Creativity and enterprise

identify and frame questions and problems and suggest possible solutions
respond in imaginative ways to social, moral and political dilemmas and challenges
imagine alternatives to current ways of doing things.

Standard Grade

Geography
Modern Studies

Geography

The Physical Environment

Offers a range of possibilities for, and limitations on, human activities.
A resource which has to be used with care and its management is a global issue.

 

The Human Environment

Farming systems provide food and raw materials.
Economic change has social and environmental consequences.

 

International Issues

Dominated by a limited number of countries acting in conjunction with others.
Regions of the world are linked through trade.
Schemes of self-help, along with national and international aid, seek to encourage social and economic development.

Modern studies

International Relations

The interests of states often diverge causing competition and rivalry.
States co-operate and join international organisations to solve common problems and meet national interests.
States use trade and economic and military aid to pursue power and influence as well as to promote development





England - Scotland - Wales - Oxfam's Curriculum for Global Citizenship