How do we prepare
learners for tomorrow

The world our children are growing into looks nothing like the one we grew up in.

The jobs, challenges, and opportunities ahead of them are changing. Many haven’t been invented yet.

The question isn’t whether education needs to change. It’s whether your child’s school has actually changed. Citizens was built from scratch around that question.

46%

of global workforce
already work for themselves.

65%

of 2030 jobs don’t
exist yet, according to WEF.

The Citizens future framework

Based on research and learning science to develop skills, mindsets, and relevance learners need to thrive in an uncertain world.

The Citizens Future Framework brings together academic learning with human development, guiding learners to become resilient, curious, and purposeful individuals.

Five distinctive pillars shape how learners experience education at Citizens every day. Through that experience, learners develop six essential skills, practised repeatedly in real contexts. Over time, the skills and mindsets lead to thriving: confident, capable humans who are ready for whatever comes next. Not exams. Not university. Life.

How mentors facilitate learning

How learners  
learn

How progress is measured

What success actually looks like

How failure can propel you forward

five pillars That Drive How Learning Happens

Every lesson at Citizens follows the same deliberate rhythm Inspire, Empower, Thrive.  It changes how learning unfolds.

Entrepreneurship

Turning ideas into ventures.

Initiative is daily practice — not a special assignment. Learners spot opportunities, take risks, and bring ideas to life across every subject.

Start with Curiosity

From context to questions.

Mentors design lessons around questions, problems, and real-world hooks. Learners construct their own understanding through exploration.

Project-Based Learning

Projects are the curriculum.

Real-world challenges that connect subjects, build purpose, and turn mistakes into learning. Mentors adapt pace and support as learners grow.

Everyone Known & Known Well

Getting the complete picture.

Every learner is recognised as an individual. A daily practice of noticing, adjusting, and building relationships that make each child feel seen.

AI Literacy

More than devices.

Citizens learners use technology to create, build, and solve problems — not just consume. They learn AI fluency from age 8, develop the judgement to know when not to use tech, and build the habits to navigate a digital world with confidence and care.

six Essential Skills For Learners To
develop and measure

Across every pillar and every year group, Citizens measures progress in six essential skills. They’re developed deliberately, embedded in lesson design, and tracked alongside academic attainment so growth is visible.