After three years of campaigning and uncertainty, Government has published a revised National Curriculum for secondary schools in England. Citizenship has a clear and important role and remains a statutory subject for 11-16 year olds. Citizenship is here to stay! Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove MP launched the revised National Curriculum in a […]

Today the Department for Education have published their final National Curriculum for secondary schools in England, including the revised programmes of study for Citizenship at key stages 3 and 4. We are delighted that Ministers have listened to our concerns about their previous draft. The final curriculum contains a number of specific changes that we called for […]

Yesterday a new report from the thinktank IPPR called on schools to lead the way in shaping our democratic life. The report was launched in Parliament and Chris Waller from ACT, a leading partner in Democratic Life was there to support the event. A ‘Citizen School’ is defined as “a school that explicitly creates a […]