In your own life, your school or placement, how have you established an approach to active citizenship and how does this relate to Sir Bernard Crick’s recommendations and to Osler and Starkey’s criticisms of them?

... In your own life, your school or placement, how have you established an approach to active citizenship and how does this relate to Sir Bernard Crick's recommendations and to Osler and Starkey's criticisms of them? The idea of citizenship was brought in by Sir Bernard Crick, an influential political theorist and the teacher, adviser of former Home Secretary David Blunkett. In 1998 report "Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in School", also known as Crick Report was written by a team led by Sir Bernard Crick. In this report, it included "the importance for citizenship education and school of positive relation and interaction with communities and community organisations." (Crick, 1998) It set to help young people to develop a full understanding of their duties and roles as active citizen in an organized society. It also became essential requirement from the Home Office for people who want to apply settlement

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