News archive

Here are some past news items which are still relevant to Teachers of Citizenship.

Rewarding participation The Philip Lawrence Awards reward outstanding achievements in good citizenship by young people aged 11 to 20. (2 Jan 2007)

Looking to the Future The Nuffield Foundation and the Association for Citizenship Teaching joined forces recently to hold a seminar which aimed to explore the future of Citizenship. (27 October 2006)

Still not taken seriously? Some headteachers still regard Citizenship as a bit of a pain – despite Ofsted’s requirements that they take it seriously.

Building Reasoning Skills for the Future A conference for teachers and policy makers. (1 June 2006)

Want your headteacher to take notice? ‘Engaging Students’ - a hotseat on the National College of School Leadership website. (31 May 2006)

An invitation to Citizenship Teachers The Nuffield Curriculum Centre has joined forces with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics to develop balanced materials to help teachers explore the issue of using animals in research. (18 May 2006)

QCA's Criteria Consultation QCA is holding a consultation on the criteria for AS and A2 Citizenship. (April 2006)

International News TakePartToo brings together young people from UK, Romania and Denmark to discuss issues affecting countries in the European Union. (Feb 2006)

Citizenship lessons for Subject Areas Lessons for subject teachers to use to satisfy the requirement to include Citizenship in subject specialisms: Business Studies, Geography, History, Mathematics and Science. (Feb 2006)