The document summarizes a training session for Citizen Schools Pathway, a 1-year program to educate 100 leaders from 18 schools to teach citizenship education and community organizing to thousands of students. The training included role playing negotiation exercises which received positive feedback from students, parents, and governors. Areas for improvement included mixing up participants from different schools more and ensuring full attendance from each school's leaders.

1. Evaluation The Citizen Schools Pathway A 1 year development programme: Citizenship Education & Community Organising 18 Schools – 100 leaders – education for 1000s of active citizens Training Session D – week beginning 16.11.09

2. Context The Citizen Schools Pathway 18 Schools – 100 leaders – education for 1000s of active citizens Having all been busy launching Citizen Schools, our partner schools and leaders come together to share their progress and ideas, and begin their negotiation training - essential if students' ideas for community change are really going to happen.. A 1 year development programme: Citizenship Education & Community Organising

3. The Citizen Schools Pathway A 1 year development programme: Citizenship Education & Community Organising

4. Highlights... A 1 year development programme: Citizenship Education & Community Organising “ Role playing was first class – gave the kids a very good taste of what it would be like” – Parent “ Everything was perfect” – Student “ I loved it. We discussed a lot of issues. It gave me the chance to know what other people are doing.” – Student “ The interaction in the role-play was thought-provoking.” - Governor “ We realised that we can be successful!” – Teacher/Governor “ I got involved more than I usually would” - Student