Life in the UK: Citizenship Study Support

An original Mai Studies study-support course covering the themes people study before a UK citizenship or settlement application: the values and principles of the UK, history, government and the law, and everyday life. Mai Studies is independent of the Home Office. This course contains no official question bank and no official handbook text, is not an official preparation product, and passing it does not affect any application.

6 weeks 15 guided hours Foundation

Join membership to study

Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.

Life in the UK: Citizenship Study Support course artwork

What you will achieve

Explain the values and principles underpinning UK life
Describe how Parliament, devolution and elections work
Outline the main rights and responsibilities under UK law
Answer test-style practice questions with confidence

Entry guidance

— Reading English at everyday level

Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.

Programme syllabus

3 applied modules

Lessons: 3
Assessed tasks: 3
Practice questions: 36
Timed mock papers: 2

Values, principles and history

What the UK stands for and the events that shaped it.

1 lesson · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Values, principles and the shaping of the UK21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
The fundamental principles of UK life and the historical events behind them.

Values, principles and history: marked task — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Government, law and elections

Parliament, devolution, courts and how people vote.

1 lesson · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Government, law and elections21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
How Parliament, devolved government, courts and elections actually function.

Institutions in practice — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Everyday life in the UK

Work, services, community life and practical responsibilities.

1 lesson · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Everyday life and responsibilities21 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Work, services, money and community participation in practice.

Everyday life in the UK: marked task — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Timed mock papers

Life in the UK: Citizenship Study Support: timed mock paper 1 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks
Life in the UK: Citizenship Study Support: timed mock paper 2 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks

Lesson pages, assessed tasks and mock papers open the moment you join this programme. Teaching material is studied online; the notes you write are yours to download.

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