The Ajegbo report was published in and, as it states, was a response to the growing debate over the place of national identity in. ‘Age of Catastrophe’, Ajegbo Report, All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education,. 24А American War of. Independence, largely avoiding a critical examination of race and racism (Osler ); this strand has since been incorporated into the curriculum. The Ajegbo report notes that.
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How to be British
Resolving this dilemma is at the heart of Ajegbo’s report. Last year schools inspectors Ofsted said the subject was taught badly in one in four schools in England. How dare feport try to teach Britishness in only English schools!
Citizenship is already compulsory in secondary schools. The pursuit of Britishness is really a search for cohesion, based on mutual respect. The report, ajegbp Sir Keith Ajegbo, says pupils should study free speech, the rule of ajdgbo, mutual tolerance and respect for equal rights.
Yet history is no longer a compulsory subject at key stage 4, and those students who do progress to GCSE tend to be taught topic by topic, rather than in a developing narrative.
It wasn’t a question that should have caught Alan Johnson on the hop. E-mail this to a friend.
The guerilla plant How the world’s oldest clove tree defied an empire. The values our children learn at school will shape the kind of country Britain becomes Alan Johnson, Education Secretary Sir Keith said: Schools can give distinct lessons on the subject or introduce elements ajegob it in various lessons.
After all, it was the secretary of state for education who, as a response to the London bombings of Julylast year commissioned Sir Keith Ajegbo to write a review of diversity in schools, amid concerns about growing disaffection among some ethnic minority groups. News services Your news when you want it. Chris Davies, Amersham Send us your comments Sir Keith said citizenship lessons had been introduced as a response ajegob political apathy but it was now time to broaden their remit.
There seems to be no consensus on how issues such as the British empire should be reporh and what teaching resources should be used.
It is Ajegbo’s prescription that has sparked off the debate. Ministers see schools as a key place to promote understanding between communities and to combat intolerance and religious extremism. I’ve no problem with bringing history into citizenship lessons when discussing asylum seekers, but the July 7 bombings repotr about values, they were about politics.
Where could pupils bring those difficult questions if not to school, he asked. New topics for citizenship Immigration Devolution Slavery British Empire’s legacy The European Union Rule of law Democracy Equality “More can be done to strengthen the curriculum so that pupils are taught more explicitly about why British values of tolerance and respect prevail in society and how our national, regional, religious and ethnic identities have developed over time,” he said.
On the margins Many citizenship teachers seem quite happy to take on the proposed responsibilities. Alison Johnston, from the Professional Association of Teachers, said: So last Thursday, the day Ajegbo’s report was published, when Johnson was asked, “What is Britishness?
The values our children learn at school will shape the kind of country Britain becomes.
Understanding the make up of the UK and the recent history of Britain was crucial, he said. Few would argue with Repot diagnosis.
Nick Johnson, from the Commission for Racial Equality welcomed the report: You couldn’t quibble with the ideas, but it was hard to see what made any of these values uniquely British.
Citizenship became compulsory in England’s secondary schools in In some communities schools are ajfgbo only places where students are encouraged to embrace diversity, tolerance and understanding, and they are working against the prejudices instilled in children by others. They are things that are fundamental to our society. So I’m not sure citizenship lessons aren’t being diverted into being something other than originally intended.
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Do you think that schools should aiegbo ‘Britishness’? The BBC re;ort not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Many indigenous white pupils have negative perceptions of their own identity. White children in areas where the ethnic composition is mixed can often suffer labelling and discrimination. His report says more could be done to ensure children “explore, discuss and debate their identities within their citizenship lessons”.
The report said it was best taught as a separate subject. Welcoming the report, Mr Johnson announced it would become compulsory for secondary school pupils up to the age of 16 to learn about shared values and life in the UK in their citizenship lessons.
How to be British | Education | The Guardian
He believes plenty needs to be done to raise pupils’ attainment and sense of belonging, such as reconnecting with traditional working-class values, but argues ajebo citizenship curriculum is not the right place. They can feel beleaguered and marginalised, finding their own identities under threat as much as minority ethnic children might not have theirs recognised.
Besides which, social cohesion is achieved through empowerment rather than a discussion of values.