May 2024 Citizenship Studies subject update
Welcome to your Pearson Edexcel Citizenship Studies May 2024 subject update!
This academic year seems to have passed over quickly so far and the exam season is now upon us. From everyone within the GCSE Citizenship Studies team, we wish students every success with their upcoming exams!
As always, if you have any queries about anything in this subject update or about our qualification, then please do get in touch with me.
Best wishes,
Susan Currey
Citizenship Studies Subject Advisor


Help your students feel as prepared as possible for the upcoming exam season.
In addition to all the support you provide, both Ofqual, JCQ and Pearson have a range of information to help inform and guide your students during this busy time. Please take a look at the information we’ve summarised below and pass it on to your students.
Assessment and Marking event resources
In April, we ran an 'Assessment and Marking' online training event. Thank you for all of the fantastic feedback you sent it regarding this event.
For those who were unable to attend, you can access the resources on our website, under 'past training materials' and these are also linked below. You will need your Edexcel Online login to access these materials.
Citizenship action submission
Citizenship action is a planned course of informed action to address a citizenship issue or question of concern and aimed at delivering a benefit or change for a particular community or wider society. This is a required part of the GCSE Citizenship Studies course and students are examined on their action as part of Paper 2.
Each year, centres must certify that candidates have completed their Citizenship Action and submit a form to confirm this.
This must be submitted by 15th May.
The links to the Citizenship Action form and the authentification submission are below:

Citizenship Action Guidance
For further support around Citizenship Action, we have the following guide available to centres:
ACT Citizenship Teaching Awards 2024 - extended deadline
Do you know of someone who’s gone the extra mile to support students and provide effective Citizenship education?
The Association for Citizenship Teaching awards recognise and celebrate schools, teachers and organisations who have shown commitment to Citizenship education, and represent its core values.
It’s a great opportunity to acknowledge the fabulous work of individuals and organisations that go the extra mile to support students and provide effective Citizenship education.
APPLICATION ENTRY DEADLINE: Midnight, Sunday 12 May 2024
You can nominate them at the link below:
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ACT Citizenship Teaching Awards webpage
To find out more about nominations, categories and guidance, read more on the ACT website

UK Parliament T&L session
The UK Parliament are offering a free useful on-demand session focusing on:
Learn Live: How Laws are Made
This session will cover the process of making legislation in UK Parliament in detail. Your students will track the passage of a real bill through both houses, followed by watching a panel of members of both Houses and a legislative clerk. The panel will discuss their experiences working with different types of legislation (public, private, hybrid), Private Members Bills and legislative committees – responding to questions submitted by you.
I hope you found this update useful.
Please get in touch with me if you have any questions!
Subject advisor
Jenna Wyatt
Citizenship
