Islam and citizenship education

Supporting the development of a citizenship curriculum for madressahs

This project supports the development of a curriculum for use by madrassahs (Mosque schools) to educate young Muslims on aspects of citizenship.

It aims specifically to:

• educate children aged between 7 to 14 (Key Stage 2 and 3), attending Madrassahs/Mosque schools, about Islamic tradition, values and their roles and responsibilities in society as good Muslims
• promote good teaching practice in madrassahs by developing appropriate online resources and materials for Imams and students to use
• pull together and build upon the existing work done by many Muslim communities across England (such as the Nasiha project in Bradford) in teaching Islamic values and citizenship
• support mainstream schools in identifying where they could teach Islamic traditions and values in the school citizenship curriculum.