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Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Global Citizenship 4GL1
144 points in 5 topics, with Edexcel's codes and titles.
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A Citizenship Community Action Project
- A.1 Key principles of undertaking a citizenship community action project
- A.2 Planning a community action project
- A.3 Undertaking and reviewing a community action project
- A-S1 Identifying a citizenship community action project
- A-S1.a Identifying an issue or social need
- A-S1.b Approaches to citizenship action in society
- A-S1.c Methods of citizenship action
- A-S1.d Case studies of campaigning organisations and projects
- A-S2 Undertaking primary and secondary research
- A-S2.a Identifying and sequencing research questions
- A-S2.b Primary research
- A-S2.c Analysing research responses
- A-S2.d Secondary research on a citizenship issue
- A-S3 Represent their own and different points of view
- A-S3.a Understanding the issue and different perspectives
- A-S3.b Reviewing evidence and viewpoints
- A-S3.c Communicating the case for action
- A-S4 Plan the action
- A-S4.a Targets, goals and success criteria for the action
- A-S4.b Planning methods and a clear plan of action
- A-S4.c Roles, tasks and recording progress
- A-S5 Apply skills of collaboration, negotiation and influence as they deliver the activity
- A-S5.a Organising an advocacy event, meeting or campaign
- A-S5.b Organising a social action project or enterprise
- A-S5.c Delivering a social community action project
- A-S6 Critically evaluate their learning and the impact of the action
- A-S6.a Whether the action achieved its intended effect
- A-S6.b Evaluating the chosen method
- A-S6.c Impact of the action on own citizenship learning
- A-S7 Citizenship in action
- A-S7.a Citizens assisting the development of other societies
- A-S7.b Educating others about global development issues
- A-S7.c Campaigns on local and community issues
1 Politics and Governance
- 1.1 Governance, state and sovereignty: key ideas
- 1.2 Citizens' rights, responsibilities and politics
- 1.3 Participating in democracy and governance
- 1-S1 Democracy, state and sovereignty
- 1-S1.a Representative and direct democracy
- 1-S1.b Definition and function of the nation state in global politics
- 1-S1.c Challenges to the sovereignty of nation states
- 1-S2 Systems of government
- 1-S2.a Political systems in high, medium and low HDI countries
- 1-S2.b Democratic, autocratic and totalitarian regimes
- 1-S2.c The concepts of monarchy (constitutional or absolute monarchy)
- 1-S3 Human rights
- 1-S3.a Human rights and the Universal Declaration
- 1-S3.b Cultural interpretations of human rights; rights in conflict
- 1-S3.c Duties of citizens to respect rights and the law
- 1-S4 International law
- 1-S4.a Origins and role of international law
- 1-S4.b Key institutions of international law
- 1-S4.c Social movements, charities and NGOs in international law
- 1-S5 Citizenship in action
- 1-S5.a Campaigning for global political change
- 1-S5.b Education and global issues
- 1-S5.c Where citizenship action has failed to make a difference
- 1-S5.d Political parties, elections and electoral systems
- 1-S5.e Organisations campaigning for political change
2 Economic Development and the Environment
- 2.1 Growing economies and the environment: key ideas
- 2.2 Economic growth and its effects on people
- 2.3 Positives, negatives and sustainability of economic growth
- 2-S1 The process of economic development
- 2-S1.a Global wealth, education and health disparities
- 2-S1.b The roles of free and fair trade in economic development
- 2-S1.c International migration, remittances and development
- 2-S2 The role of international organisations
- 2-S2.a International organisations for development and welfare
- 2-S2.b Long-term and emergency development assistance
- 2-S2.c Citizenship involvement with international organisations, including volunteering and donations
- 2-S3 Protecting the environment
- 2-S3.a Climate change: causes, consequences and responses
- 2-S3.b Economic development and the Global Commons
- 2-S3.c Protecting the environment while supporting growth
- 2-S4 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- 2-S4.a UN work for development before 2015
- 2-S4.b The Sustainable Development Goals
- 2-S4.c Progress made towards meeting SDG targets in two contrasting world regions
- 2-S5 The growth of regionalisation
- 2-S5.a Growth of regional multi-governmental organisations
- 2-S5.b Economic consequences of MGO growth
- 2-S5.c Political reactions to globalisation and MGOs
- 2-S6 Citizenship in action
- 2-S6.a Citizens assisting the development of other societies
- 2-S6.b Educating others about global development issues
- 2-S6.c Charities and NGOs campaigning for global development
- 2-S6.d Organisations improving education in developing countries
3 Culture and Community
- 3-S1 Global and national cultures
- 3-S1.a Growth towards a global culture
- 3-S1.b Rejection of globalised cultural change
- 3-S1.c National culture as a development strategy
- 3-S2 Identity and migration
- 3-S2.a The main economic, political, cultural and environmental reasons for increased international migration
- 3-S2.b Factors shaping individual and community identities
- 3-S2.c Migration, identity and diversity
- 3-S3 Social attitudes and changing lifestyles
- 3-S3.a Changing attitudes to global events and issues
- 3-S3.b Impact of cultural activities on communities
- 3-S3.c Lifestyle changes, including global increases in longevity (ageing) and obesity (malnutrition)
- 3-S4 Global language and communication
- 3-S4.a Spread of European languages, Chinese and Arabic
- 3-S4.b Communications technology and language
- 3-S4.c Accessibility of travel within and between countries
- 3-S5 Cultural change in emerging economies
- 3-S5.a Changing patterns of wealth and poverty in emerging economies
- 3-S5.b Cultural change linked to rising incomes
- 3-S5.c New identities, lost traditions and environmental pressure
- 3-S6 Citizenship in action
- 3-S6.a Laws in society and changing behaviours
- 3-S6.b Education, literacy and cultural bias
- 3-S6.c Awareness of shifts in cultural traditions
- 3-S6.d Organisations promoting respect for cultures and identities
4 Technology
- 4.1 Technology and global development: key ideas
- 4.2 Citizens' rights, responsibilities and technology
- 4.3 Technology and engaging with change
- 4-S1 Technology and economic development
- 4-S1.a Communications technology and economic development
- 4-S1.b Communications technology in trade and investment
- 4-S1.c Communications technology and tackling inequality
- 4-S2 Technology and communities
- 4-S2.a Communications technology and diaspora communities
- 4-S2.b New technological opportunities and threats for communities
- 4-S2.c Emerging cross-border threats such as cyberterrorism
- 4-S3 Technology, politics and citizenship
- 4-S3.a Communications technology and campaigning
- 4-S3.b Communications technology in elections
- 4-S3.c Censorship and bias in communications technology
- 4-S4 Technology, energy and climate change
- 4-S4.a Energy-saving technologies
- 4-S4.b Alternatives to fossil fuels
- 4-S4.c Technologies to tackle or adapt to climate change
- 4-S5 Social media identities and freedoms
- 4-S5.a Social media and personal identity
- 4-S5.b Personal rights and free speech on social media
- 4-S5.c Changing patterns of media use
- 4-S6 Citizenship in action
- 4-S6.a Engaging with technological change, including campaigning about safety or censorship issues
- 4-S6.b Law-making on technology access and protection
- 4-S6.c Promoting technological skills and awareness
- 4-S6.d Organisations improving access to technology