Teachers:
Ms Michaela Collins (Coordinator)
Miss Edel Brady
Mr Jim Doyle
Ms Margaretta McCann
Ms Lisa McCluskey
Mrs Emma McGlone
Ms Anne McGowan
Miss Shauna McGreevy
Miss Louise McNamara
Mrs Joanne Mulholland
Mr Damian O’Hare
Mrs Patricia O’Hare
Local and Global Citizenship has been taught in the College, as part of the SEELB pilot since September 2003. Local and Global Citizenship is based on the following key themes – Diversity and Inclusion, Human Rights and Social Responsibility, Equality and Social Justice and Democracy and Active Participation. These themes are closely interrelated and are addressed in local, national and global contexts. The Curriculum reflects the aims and objectives of the College to promote mutual understanding, awareness, sensitivity and respect for all.
In Year 8 students explore Diversity and Inclusion as well as Human Rights and Social Responsibility. Classes are given two periods per week. In Year 9 students examine Equality and Social Justice and in Year 10 Democracy and Participation. Classes are given two periods a week which rotate with ICT.
All Year 11 students began the vocational GCSE, Learning for Life and Work in September 2006. The GSCE has four modules - Local and Global Citizenship, PSHE, Learning for Work and Applying Learning for Life and Work. It is delivered to Year 11 and 12 students in three periods per week. In Years 13 and 14 Citizenship continues to be delivered through the Pastoral Care Programme.
The Citizenship and Learning for Life and Work Programme promotes active learning, participation and essential skills such as communication, literacy, using mathematics and ICT. Action Based Projects are considered vital components of Citizenship Education and provide the opportunity for students to develop their interests and engage with a particular issue. They also aim to establish closer links with the wider school community and the wider community in general. In recent years we have successfully completed Action Based Projects in close collaboration with Amnesty International and Save the Children. We welcome the impute of NGOs and strongly support the work of Trocaire. We have an annual conference for our Year 9 students on poverty which has proved particularly successful.
The Citizenship Society is extremely active in the College. Senior members annually participate in the European Youth Parliament. In 2008 our Year 13 Students won the NI heat and are going to Durham in October for the National Heat. In 2003 the seniors won both the local and national heats and represented the UK in the 44th International EYP session in Tallinn, Estonia. In recent years the junior members have been involved in the NI Wake up to Waste Campaign and work on a display for Europe Day every year. The College also works closely with the Council for Education in World Citizenship in NI, regularly participating in their conferences and in the Model United Nations General Assemblies. Three of our Year 13 students won the Senior MUNGA in September 2006. In June 2004 we worked with the GTC(NI) to produce the DVD promoting the Council in NI. This has been distributed to all schools and colleges throughout the Province. Members of the Department attended the launch of the Education Charter for NI in June 2006 and over the last two years have been working closely with CCEA re the implementation and delivery of GCSE Learning for Life and Work.