Archive for October, 2011

Parliament Week briefing

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Democratic Life has briefed all MPs and Peers ahead of Parliament Week, calling on Parliamentarians to use Parliament Week to visit citizenship education classes in schools and colleges in their constituencies. The briefing also provides a summary of Democratic Life’s evidence to the National Curriculum Review currently being undertaken by the Department for Education (DfE). Download our […]

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Celebrate Parliament Week (31/10 – 6/11) with FREE resources and events

The first annual Parliament Week is launching on 31 October 2011 and running through 6 November. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers and young people to explore the work and role of Parliament and, through the theme of ‘Stories of Democracy’, to see how decisions made in Westminster have an impact on everyone’s lives. […]

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Young people have a ‘huge appetite’ for political engagement, says campaigner

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

On stage at the Conservative Party Conference on Tuesday, Danny Bartlett, founder of Hands Up Who’s Bored, told delegates that young people have a ‘huge appetite’ for political engagement and that citizenship has become ‘the fastest growing GCSE subject’. Although they are often portrayed as being apathetic, Danny believes young people are just bored by […]

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