PSHE & Citizenship

Jamia aims for students to develop emotionally and spiritually throughout their course of study. Jamia takes seriously its responsibility to nurture the spiritual and emotional development of all our students. Each student is expected to recognise right from wrong and develop a unique sense of his place in humanity.

Students develop their spirituality through the morning provision of the Islamic course. Afternoon assembly is often led by senior students who practice their oratory skills by discussing contemporary issues through the light of Islamic knowledge and understanding.

As indicated in our aims and objectives, students from Jamia are expected to become model citizens who play and active and positive role in their communities. Jamia promotes good citizenship throughout its curricula activities, both in the Islamic and secular provision. The table on the next page shows how citizenship is delivered at Jamia.
 

Forum and Context for Delivery	Nature of Delivery of Citizenship
Morning Islamic course	Tuition on developing personal responsibility. Recognition of different faiths, cultures and languages.
History Lessons	Lessons on Crime, development of human rights (such as the suffragette movement), development of electoral system, peace and conflict.
Religious Studies Lessons	Lessons on different faiths; religions and conflicts, Islam and the development of human rights, the rights of women.
Science Lessons	Recognising hazards in living things (looking at work of public-service bodies) Discussion of controversial issues (GM foods, reproductive technology) Discussion of Man’s effect on environment and balancing moral and economic arguments.
English Lessons	Charting the development of the English Language & technology. The use of language as a tool of power and influence over others. The use (and misuse) of language in the media, politics & society.
ICT Lessons	Understanding the importance of media in society by exploring the internet, e-mail and other forms of communication tools.
Mathematics Lessons	Developing problem-solving skills. Discussion of mathematical skills in context of citizenship issues such as electoral results, evaluation of claims made in statistics.