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A conference
exploring Global
Citizenship issues 

 

Using the best-selling educational computer game President for a Day

"The only downside of this game is that it will be difficult to drag students away from it." 

The Times Educational Supplement


"A highly engaging, relevant and thought-provoking day. It should be part of any school curriculum which takes pupils' global citizenship seriously."

L. Riley, Head of RE at
Broxbourne School, Hertfordshire

 
 This conference is suitable for:
  • Years 12 and 13, as a 2½ - 3½ hour conference with 50-250 students
  • High-ability Year 10 and 11 students, as a 2½ hour conference with 50-100 students (for more details see the Key Stage 4 box below)

 Learning objectives

  • Consider issues of social justice and equality, wealth and poverty, and reconciliation and peace
  • Explore the interdependence of the world's population and the importance of global citizenship
  • Take part in democratic processes and recognize the importance of participation
  • Explore the Bible's teaching on wealth and poverty, and understand why Christians are motivated to be active global citizens
  • Understand the dilemmas facing leaders of all countries, but particularly those in the developing world
  • Discover opportunities for influencing global issues through participating in a diverse range of campaigns

Learning outcomes

  • A personal worksheet tracking the individual's participation in the decision-making process through the game, and reflection upon the outcomes
  • A prepared presentation expressing their response to one of the conference's discussion questions - delivered in a choice of media (e.g. talk, dialogue, sketch, poem)

Supplementary material

This conference comes complete with 10 hours' worth of supplementary material consisting of lesson plans suitable for use by non-specialist teachers in RE lessons, General Studies lessons and tutor group periods. These are specifically designed to cover the learning objectives of the National Framework for RE.

You can download samples of the President for a Day Experience supplementary material below - you can access the whole package when you book the conference.

Introduction to the President for a Day Experience supplemental material  

 

Sample module ("Taking Action on Injustice")

 

Rough timings for this conference

  1. Icebreaker and introduction to President for a Day game - 15 mins
  2. Plenary session - President for a Day game plus teaching on British political system, including quizzes, debates and other student participation - 1 hour
  3. Break (very flexible - can be moved to fit in better with school day) - 10 to 20 mins
  4. Plenary session (as above) - 40 mins
  5. Optional: small group work preparing presentations - 15 to 45 mins
  6. Plenary session - students giving their own view, giving group presentations if this option is used (Year 12/13 only) - 10 mins to 1 hour

N.B. Presenters can adjust this timetable to a certain extent to fit school-day timing and attention span of students.

Key Stage 4

We are very happy to provide the President for a Day Experience for high-ability students from school years 10 or 11 (such as Gifted and Talented). Our experience of doing these conferences in the past has led us to recommend the following for these conferences:

  1. The conference should run for no more than 2½ hours
  2. We recommend a maximum of 100 students - if students are especially bright and well-disciplined, then 150 students is possible
  3. We highly recommend seating the students in groups around tables, with a teacher or sixth-former on each table acting as a facilitator for the group.

These recommendations are the result of doing many conferences for Key Stage 4 students. We have found that students of this age cope much better with shorter conferences and in smaller groups and this enables them to get the most out of the President for a Day Experience.  

The President for a Day Experience is provided in partnership with various organisations who provide students with opportunities to follow up the conference in a variety of ways - for information click here.

Other information:

To book this conference contact us

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