Delivering GCSE Citizenship remotely

Hints and tips - 3 minute read

Phoebe Davis - Subject Support Co-ordinator

Teaching remotely is a big change for most teachers and students. With that in mind, I wanted to draw your attention to the resources below to help support teaching and learning.

General resources

Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International) have a section on their website all about teaching and learning when schools are closed. Some of their advice is specific to Cambridge International, but most of it is applicable to any subject, and any exam board. They have written resources and webinars too and will be adding more webinars soon.

The June 2019 papers for GCSE Citizenship are available on Interchange, along with exemplars and examiners’ reports that you can download and email to your students.

We’ve added a new page to our website all about how students can use past papers to help them learn – you could send your students the link or print off the page and post it to them, along with hard copies of the papers.

Your Money Matters textbook

Young Enterprise have made their Your Money Matters textbook available, along with a teacher guide. Your students could download this free textbook and work through certain areas or topics – equally, certain areas could be printed off and posted to them too.

The Association for Citizenship Teaching

The Association for Citizenship Teaching is offering free membership to teachers during the school closures. They have also created a list of resources that can be used to support remote learning. More resources will be added to the list, and they are also planning a series of online CPD events for teachers to develop their own subject knowledge.

Cre8tive Resources, resources

The Cre8tive Resources website is another good place to look for materials to support you and your students. They have resources for Citizenship, PSHE and wellbeing, and include lots of helpful ideas and suggestions. They’re also working on a GCSE Citizenship app, to help students learn and revise.

Stay connected

Many more great online resources are available, so join the conversation by sharing your ideas and resource links in the comment box below.

If you have any queries or questions, you can email me at citizenship@ocr.org.uk. You can also sign up to subject updates and receive email information about resources and support.

About the author

Phoebe Davis - Subject Support Co-ordinator

Phoebe is a Subject Support Co-ordinator and has worked for Cambridge Assessment in various roles since 2015. Since joining the Subject Team in 2018, Phoebe has been responsible for a range of subjects including Law, Citizenship and The Extended Project Qualification.