Posts Tagged ‘students’

Youth Select Committee Inquiry into ‘Curriculum for Life’

Monday, July 1st, 2013

On Friday our Chair, Liz Moorse, was the first witness at the Youth Select Committee at the Houses of Parliament. This group of young people is conducting an inquiry into whether the current National Curriculum and schooling more generally provides young people with the skills they need in life.

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How is it possible to educate the future generation if we cannot even provide them with the knowledge of how our world works?

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Some children do not have families who encourage them to read newspapers to know what is happening in the world at that current moment. Whether or not you are not interested in politics, it doesn’t differ as no matter what you say politics will affect you. Not to mention that this generation of young people […]

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PGCE students campaign for citizenship

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

A group of PGCE students have established a campaign called Defenders of Citizenship Education (DOCE) . Aware that the subject is under review following the change in Government, the group are aiming to get as many supporters as possible to sign their petition which they plan to send to Michael Gove . DOCE  stated that  […]

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