Yesterday, Democratic Life Partners the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) and the Citizenship Foundation attended a meeting with the DFE, Ofqual and Awarding organisations to discuss updating the GCSEs for Citizenship Studies. The meeting was to begin the process of reviewing the subject criteria which are used by Ofqual to ensure the quality and rigour […]
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International summer conference on raising standards in citizenship education
The tenth International citizED conference takes place on 17-19 July 2014 at the University of Birmingham. The theme: ‘Raising standards in citizenship education: ideas, ideals and issues from around the world’. Places are £100. To book yours, email Aidan Thompson at Birmingham University. The organisers are also calling for papers. They are after proposals that […]
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Monday, February 10th, 2014
Alongside their Young Songwriter Awards, Amnesty’s Young Reporter Awards ‘celebrate talented young writers reporting on a human rights issue’. The competition is supported by playwright Tom Stoppard, who believes journalism to be an unrivalled tool to address injustice. ‘Art can change things in the longer term,’ says Stoppard, ‘but, if you want to change the […]
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Thursday, February 6th, 2014
Over the years, writers and musicians have found inspiration in human rights issues and written powerful protest songs to change the world. Amnesty International is challenging your students to write compelling protest lyrics, or to perform songs highlighting the human rights issues of today. Jerry Dammers of The Specials, and author of Free Nelson Mandela, […]
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Friday, January 24th, 2014
National Voter Registration Day (5 February 2014) helps young people understand registration changes and ensure they’re eligible to vote at the next election. New changes put many first-time voters in danger of unwittingly finding themselves without a vote. But new, free classroom resources can help. In the past, voters were registered by the head of […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Democratic Life founding member the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) has joined forces with National Citizen Service (NCS) to launch a new resource to support high quality Citizenship teaching and social action in schools. The ‘NCS and Citizenship Curriculum Materials’ have been developed to support Citizenship at key stages 3 and 4 and promote active learning […]
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
In a statement in Parliament yesterday, the Minster of State for Schools, David Laws MP launched a new measure of attainment by which school performance will be judged. The new ‘Best 8’ measure of pupil performance at GCSE includes a wider range of subjects including Citizenship Studies as well as art, music, drama and engineering. […]
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Last Friday, Ofsted published their long awaited subject report into Citizenship provision in primary and secondary schools across England. The survey is based on data collected from 126 maintained schools and 4 special schools between 2009 and 2012. The report confirms that overall improvements in the quality of Citizenship provision are evident. However Ofsted say […]
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
After three years of campaigning and uncertainty, Government has published a revised National Curriculum for secondary schools in England. Citizenship has a clear and important role and remains a statutory subject for 11-16 year olds. Citizenship is here to stay! Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove MP launched the revised National Curriculum in a […]
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Magna Carta anniversary convention – send your KS4 students
On 25 April, 100 students from across the country will unite at Royal Holloway University to debate and draft a modern-day Magna Carta for the nation. The young law makers will gather at Royal Holloway to debate and draft a modern-day Magna Carta for the nation. It will be the first in a series of […]
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