How can we promote independent learning and create learners for life – through and beyond the curriculum?
Written By: Author(s): Sarah Ritzenthaler
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Chartered College of Teaching · How can we promote independent learning through and beyond the curriculum?
The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues has highlighted and explored the role of youth social action (YSA) in creating effective 'learners for life' through its development of young people's character. YSA refers to 'practical action in the service of others to create positive change' (Jubilee Centre, 2014) and it covers a range of activities - including volunteering for a charity, caring for someone in the community, providing peer support online, campaigning or fundraising for a specific cause. YSA is a crucial way of reaching young people and helping them to develop both employment and life skills (Kirkman et al., 2016), as well as improving social integration and cohesion of the communities they live in (Birdwell et al., 2015). It allows young people to express their character while benefitting their community - this is referred to as the 'double benefit' o
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References
- Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues (2014) Statement on Youth Social Action and Character Development. Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham. Available at: https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/userfiles/jubileecentre/pdf/StatementSocialAction.pdf (accessed 26 June 2020).
- Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues (2017) A Framework for Character Education in Schools, Birmingham. Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham. Available at: www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/framework (accessed 14 July 2020)
- Arthur J et al. (2015) Building Character Through Youth Social Action: Research Report. Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham. Available at: https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/userfiles/jubileecentre/pdf/Research%20Reports/Building_Character_Through_Youth_Social_Action.pdf (accessed 26 June 2020)
- Arthur J et al. (2017) A Habit of Service: the Factors that Sustain Service in Young People: Research Report, Birmingham. Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham. Available at: https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/userfiles/jubileecentre/pdf/Research%20Reports/A_Habit_of_Service.pdf (accessed 26 June 2020).
- Birdwell J, Scott R and Reynolds L (2015) Service Nation 2020, Demos. Available at: https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/24131/1/ServiceNation2020.pdf (accessed 14 July 2020).
- Kirkman E, Sanders M, Emanuel N et al. (2016) Evaluating Youth Social Action: Does participating in social action boost the skills young people need to succeed in adult life? Behavioural Insights Team. Available at: https://www.bi.team/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/YSA-Report-Final-Version1.pdf (accessed 14 July 2020).
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