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

Wales

Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4

Key Stage 3

Geography
PSE
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

Geography

Geographical enquiry and skills

9 Use ICT to gain access to additional information sources and to assist in handling, presenting and analysing geographical evidence.

 

10 Use problem-solving and decision-making skills to address geographical issues.

Pupils should be taught about three countries: Wales, [one country from the European Union other than those in the United Kingdom,] one less economically developed country.

 

Places

5 Examine the changes taking place and the processes leading to change in Wales. Recognise that decisions made at different levels – local, regional, national and international – can affect Wales’ current and future development and the quality of life of different groups of people living within it.

 

Themes

7 Economic activity

• about different types and classifications of economic activity
• about the geographical distribution of one economic activity
• how and why the distribution has changed and is changing, and the effects of such changes

 

9 Resource issues

• how considerations of sustainable development affect resource planning and management

PSE

Attitudes and Values

• Be moved by injustice, exploitation and denial of human rights

Skills

• Communicate confidently one’s feelings and views and maintain with conviction a personal standpoint
• Critically evaluate others’ viewpoints and messages from the media
• Empathise with others’ experiences and feelings
• Make moral judgements and resolve moral issues and dilemmas
• Work both independently and co-operatively

Knowledge and understanding

• Understand the nature of local, national and international communities with reference to cultural diversity, justice, law and order and interdependence
• Have insight into their beliefs and values in the context of those in society and propagated by the media
• Recognise moral issues in life situations
• Understand the interdependence of global systems and the effects of natural processes and human development
• Understand the key issues of sustainable development, including actions that will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for the future

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

Questions to ask in relation to standards in sustainable development and global citizenship

• Are the statutory requirements for sustainable development and a global dimension in geography being met?
• Does the PSE provision give enough attention to sustainable development and global citizenship?
• Do pupils show an appropriate level of awareness and understanding of sustainable development knowledge, understanding, skills, attitueds and values necessary to become a global citizen?

Copies of the Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship, which contains Estyn guidelines for the inspection and evaluation for these areas, can be downloaded here.

Key Stage 4

PSE

• Be moved by injustice, exploitation and denial of human rights.


• Have a sense of personal responsibility towards the environment and be committed to live and act sustainably
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Skills

• Listen attentively in different situations and respond appropriately.
• Appreciate, reflect on and critically evaluate another person's point of view.
• Make decisions and choices effectively.
• Make moral judgements and resolve moral issues and dilemmas.
• Work both independently and co-operatively.

Knowledge and understanding

• Know how democratic systems work and understand how individual citizens, public opinion, lobby groups, and the media can contribute and have an influence and impact.
• Have a developing global awareness of contemporary issues and events, including human rights and sustainable development.
• Know how their values and beliefs affect their identity and lifestyle.
• Be aware of the factors involved in making moral judgements.
• Understand a range of economic and industrial issues related to their role as consumers and future providers and their responsibilities in personal finance
• Know about the main global issues which pose a threat to the environment.

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