How do we engage with other people in an increasingly globalised world? This competency looks at how we can help people develop the skills to contribute better to the social groups they engage with. As the groups they become part of change over time, they need to be able to think about their roles within them, and how they contribute positively to them. They also need to improve their ability to work and link up with people from very different backgrounds and cultures to their own. There is, in addition, the need to step back and see their social engagement from a more global perspective: what are the major issues affecting the world and how do they relate to their own lives?

We have identified three Core Areas within Citizenship:

• A global perspective

• Commitment to humans equity and wellbeing through empathy and compassion for diverse values and world views

• Genuine interest in humans and environmental sustainability

• Solving ambiguous and complex problems to benefit