Democratic Life has created a form to make submitting your response to the National Curriculum Review’s Call for Evidence easier. We’ve included our key messages for the Department for Education on citizenship education in this template. If you agree with the statements, keep them in and add comments. If you do not agree with a […]
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Teachers: help shape our response to the National Curriculum review!
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
We want your views to inform our response to the National Curriculum review. By answering just 10 questions about citizenship education, you’ll help us better represent how teachers feel about citizenship education and how citizenship is being taught in schools. Respond to the questionnaire here. We need as many teachers to answer this as possible […]
…Continue reading 'Teachers: help shape our response to the National Curriculum review!'We need more citizenship education, not less
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Two days ago Alastair Campbell wrote that we need more politics teaching in schools. Here he explains why he thinks citizenship education is worth fighting for. The hints that the Government is thinking about removing citizenship from the curriculum are becoming a little louder. It would be yet another mistake by Michael Gove, at a […]
…Continue reading 'We need more citizenship education, not less'Democratic Life submission to the EBacc inquiry: summary
Monday, March 7th, 2011
We have submitted evidence to the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into the EBacc to argue that Citizenship Studies, with its requirement for active citizenship, should be an essential inclusion in any broad and balanced measure of student attainment. Our evidence: IB, Welsh Bacc and England’s standing in the ICCS A ‘Baccalaureate’ is respected for a […]
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Citizenship education is too important to be left to chance
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Citizens in a democratic society have a fundamental responsibility to engage in public life. Teachers and students have an obligation to promote equality, justice, respect for others and democratic participation. These ideals should be integral to cultures of educational institutions and embedded within and beyond the curriculum in schools. Education for democratic citizenship is a […]
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