School Council and Shura

Suggested Duration: 60 minutes

Learning Objectives

• To explore the nature of citizenship in the context of the school and to show that this is similar to what goes on in local and national government
• To provide some examples of shura and show how this helps to build a stable and happy community

Key Words

• Consultation, democratic, democracy, shura - to seek advice from one another, mutual consultation

Islamic Values

Islam encourages us to engage in dialogue with each other, consult widely, and try to reach some common ground between us.

Citizenship Values

Citizenship encourages us to work closely together, to come to agreed decisions and, if a common view cannot be found, then to agree to differ.