Understand society — with AI alongside
Get perspectives from multiple sides, analyse sources critically and run your own democracy simulations. Built for KS3 and KS4.
Multi-perspective
AI presents arguments from several political and social angles.
Source criticism
Analyse articles and posts — get bias, credibility and missing voices.
Concept bank
Built-in glossary of citizenship key terms.
Democracy simulator
Take the role of a politician — see consequences of your decisions.
Live news with bias check
Drop in a current article — the coach flags angle, missing voices and source interests.
Concept bank with examples
Look up key terms like sovereignty, separation of powers and progressive taxation with concrete UK political examples.
Citizenship coach
How it works
Choose a topic
From the teacher’s scheme or pupil’s own interest.
Explore perspectives
AI presents facts and angles in structured cards.
Train critical thinking
Pupil analyses sources and debates.
Get feedback
AI assesses argumentation; teacher sees progress.
Use cases
Politics & democracy
From local elections to EU policy.
Media & manipulation
Spot bias and propaganda.
Current affairs
Climate, inequality, digital, migration.
Mock general election in Year 9
Pupils take party roles and negotiate a budget proposal.
GCSE Citizenship case study
AI helps with source attribution, counter-arguments and synopsis structure — never the writing itself.
Connects with the rest of the platform
Teacher & school — two angles on one tool
For the citizenship teacher
The AI coach always runs with source criticism and multiple perspectives — pupils argue, the AI plays opponent.
- ·Per-topic democracy simulator
- ·Built-in source criticism
- ·Political balance by default
For school leadership
The school gets documented work on citizenship and democratic formation — important for quality reports and inspections.
- ·Coverage of citizenship aims
- ·Compare year groups
- ·Export to quality report
Research base
- IEA (2022). ICCS 2022 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study. iea.nl
- Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet (2019). Fælles Mål for folkeskolens fag. emu.dk
- Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 80(2)
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI politically neutral?
Yes. The coach presents multiple perspectives without taking sides.
Suitable for exams?
Yes — especially for project work and synopses.
Which curriculum goals does the Citizenship coach cover?
The coach is mapped to England's National Curriculum for Citizenship (KS2–KS4 programmes of study) and AQA/Edexcel/OCR specifications at GCSE. Teachers see coverage per lesson and per year plan.
What happens to personal data in the conversation?
Every prompt is scrubbed for NI numbers, email and pupil names before it reaches the AI (our PII guard returns 422 on a hit). Nothing is used for training, and only the school admin can review prompt audit logs.
Can the teacher turn the AI coach off for individual pupils or classes?
Yes. The AI coach can be disabled per class, set or individual pupil under Productivity AI controls. Pupils then see the same workspace without the AI buttons.
How does coach activity show up in My Learning and the Gradebook?
Each session is logged on the pupil's knowledge map and can be linked to lesson preparation and the year plan. Teachers see engagement, AI use and artefacts in the Gradebook — AI answers themselves never produce a mark.
Ready to bring citizenship to life?
Every pupil gets a personal coach — you get time for depth.
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