ACT : Professional Association of Citizenship Teaching

Edexcel are continuing the recuitment of Citizenship examiners for the upcoming examination series. See their advert here

The National Youth Parliament Competition helps bring to life the processes of parliament, government and politics by offering young people the opportunity to set up and video their own parliamentary debate. The competition is open to 11-18 year olds.

News has broken today about the Saudi-owned oil tanker hijacked by Somalian pirates to fuel the war in Somalia. Teach an up to the minute lesson with this ACT devised lesson plan.

FREE Citizenship workshops are available for Secondary, Further and Higher Education groups of more than 10 participants to accompany the Taking Liberties exhibition at the British Library from 31 October 2008 to 1 March 2009. The exhibition is also available online.

These interactive workshops will take place in the exhibition, using artefacts and multimedia material to bring to life the struggle for rights in the UK.

The workshops are most suitable for those studying History, Citizenship or Politics. They are available from 3 November 2008 to 27 February 2009.

The Youth Citizenship Commission (YCC) has recently launched a consultation called: ‘Old enough to make a mark? Should the voting age be lowered to 16?’ which asks people their views on whether the voting age should be lowered to 16, as part of their wider remit to consider ways of getting more young people involved in the political process. They are very keen to hear directly from young people and adults and will report on their findings to the Government next Spring.

Click here to see the paper.

ACT encourages all teachers to look at raising issues about remembrance, commemoration and reconciliation with pupils during the week starting Monday November 10th.