Francion is involved in an anti-gun crime campaign in her school and believes that active participation is the best way to teach young people to be good citizens. "I prefer a hands-on approach," she says. "It is important to learn citizenship at school, but also to be able to put it into practice."
Since citizenship was introduced into the National Curriculum in 2002, the way in which it has been taught has been criticised for failing to win the hearts and minds of young people.
In a speech earlier this year, David Bell, chief inspector of schools at Ofsted, said citizenship was the worst taught subject at Key Stages 3 and 4. He argued that lessons should be combined with extracurricular activities such as community and charitable service. "The specifics are unimportant. What matters is the doing," he stated.
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