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 […]
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School Council Awards Scheme 2011 launched
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
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 […]
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Friday, November 12th, 2010
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, […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Rachael Warwick, Headteacher for Didcot Girl’ Schools has written to Democratic Life about her thoughts on citizenship education, stressing the importance of the subject in creating a Big Society. The full letter is copied below. ‘If the Big Society has any prospect of becoming a living reality in our country, then citizenship must remain a […]
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
A group of PGCE students have established a campaign called Defenders of Citizenship Education (DOCE) . Aware that the subject is under review following the change in Government, the group are aiming to get as many supporters as possible to sign their petition which they plan to send to Michael Gove . DOCE stated that […]
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
The Guardian has written about Unicef UK’s report which recognises that when children learn about human rights bullying, exclusion and challenging school environments can be reduced. The report followed an evaluation by researchers at the Universities of Brighton and Sussex of Unicef UK’s human rights projects in schools. Some of the key findings of the […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
The Law Society, the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales, has joined Democratic Life. We are tremendously excited to have an organisation who has championed young people’s entitlement to public legal education for many years on board and we are looking forward to working closely with them on Democratic Life’s campaign.
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
We are extremely pleased to announce that The Co-operative has joined Democratic Life. Commenting on their decision, Michael Fairclough, Head of Community & Campaigns at The Co-operative, said: ‘Given the chance, young people have the creativity and vision to affect tremendous change. As part of its Inspiring young people programme, The Co-operative is proud to […]
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Friday, October 29th, 2010
Democratic Life has sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove MP, asking that, as his department reviews the National Curriculum, he will consider the positive gains citizenship has made in secondary schools in England, as well as the role citizenship can play in supporting the Big Society. The full letter […]
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Studio Schools launch with an aim to prepare young people with the best skills for their future
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Yesterday I went to the Studio Schools launch at Allen & Overy’s swanky offices. As many of us within the education and third sectors know, language and terminology around schools is like a minefield at the moment and I wasn’t quite sure if this was an academy, a free school or something completely new. Studio […]
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