Active Citizenship in Schools

Community Service Volunteers is known nationally for its high-profile citizenship and community learning schemes, and also provides a support and consultancy service for schools, education authorities and government. This book is based on that experience and is intended to carry CSV's approaches across the education sector.;The book provides the support needed for schools and other groups to develop citizenship and community learning links as an active part of their curriculum. Point-by-point advice for school leaders and managers is backed up by a range of national case studies and experiences, covering peer learning, community service, environmental work, intergenerational projects and initiatives to develop communities and schools through the arts, sciences and sports.

Community Service Volunteers is known nationally for its citizenship and community learning schemes, and provides a support and consultancy service for schools, education authorities and government. This book is based on that experience.

John Potter is Director of CSV Education for Citizenship, responsible for the full range of CSVs activities in the education field. In addition, the book includes a wide range of contributions from his colleagues across CSV who are working in this field.