Following the launch of  “The Importance of Teaching” white paper in the House of Commons yesterday, the white paper was introduced to the  House of Lords by Lord Hill of Oareford, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools. Whilst there was no explicit mention of citizenship in the paper itself, Lord Beecham raised the issue in […]

Today the Department for Education has published ‘The Importance of Teaching’, the schools white paper outlining the Government’s plans for reforming England’s school system. White papers are issued by the government and lay out policy, or proposed action, on a topic of current concern, and can lead to public consultations or review processes. The White […]

Liverpool Mp Stephen Twigg made a short speech on citizenship education in an education debate on Wednesday 17th November. We’re really pleased that he has become such a vocal champion for citizenship and that he is so supportive of Democratic Life. In the debate he said; “My final point is about citizenship education. As a […]

Democratic Life has published a press release which calls on the Secretary of State for Education to pay heed to two new pieces of research that highlight the need for high quality citizenship education lessons in schools, taught by specialist teachers. The studies published today, both conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) […]

Last Thursday (18 November), the House of Lords held a debate entitled ‘To call attention to the role of active citizenship in society’. Citizenship education’s contribution towards building the knowledge and skills young people need to become active citizens was promoted by no less than seven Peers during the debate. In particular, Lord Norton of […]

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has written to all schools urging them to take part in his School Council Awards, designed to celebrate the achievements of students’ school councils. The awards are given to projects, according to age categories, that have made a difference to relationships in school or with the […]

A new survey dispels the widely held myth that young people just want to be famous. The research released by The Co-operative – as part of its ‘Inspiring Young People’ campaign – shows that more than half of adults (58 per cent) think that the younger generation just wants fame and celebrity status. The reality, […]