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

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.

Mi-Voice Participation is a secure electronic voting and consultation tool for teachers to run democratic events including elections, referendums and consultations. Once you've set-up the "event" pupils can take part online or by sending a text message. This is FREE to ACT members!!!!

Contact ACT to sign up. See Mi-Voice Website for details

Building on the previous run of eight successful EU and All That! conferences, the Hansard Society will be running a further six teacher conferences with the UK Office of the European Parliament across the UK.

The Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme is pleased to offer, for the first time, free centre-based (in house) training which responds directly to the needs of organisations requiring bespoke support to set up, or make improvements to, citizenship provision. Centre-based training is designed to improve the quality and range of your citizenship provision. The main focus will be to equip your staff with the skills and active, practical strategies that best support citizenship learning for students. More details or to apply.