Places going fast... Drayton Manor High School becomes part of the Citizen Schools Pathway

Great news from West London - Drayton Manor High School, who specialise in citizenship through their humanities college status, have joined the Citizen Schools Pathway.

After running through the programme during a meeting with their specialist teaching team, Kate Ricks (Head of Citizenship) and Varinder Kahnna (Specialist School Manager) took the idea to SLT who confirmed their backing of the four criteria schools must meet to be a part: belief (in education for active, responsible citizens), commitment (to a specialist team), finance (an average of £2000 for a school to participate - though schools meet this in a variety of ways) and staffing (finding and recruiting the 5-6 participants).

It's brilliant news - with a specialist team, with citizenship as a specialist subject, with the team aiming to break new ground in the active citizenship experiences they provide for students, and with a specialist school manager to oversee the programme at the school, the seeds are set for a successful year ahead. See everyone at the Launch event!