Category Archives: Citizenship

Sixth formers must look beyond the classroom to impress

Posted on August 26, 2011 by MThompson

A fistful of A*s may not be enough to impress a university: sixth-formers must look beyond the classroom, says English teacher John Schmitt in an article in the Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Lesson from the riots: don’t get rid of citizenship

Posted on August 17, 2011 by MThompson

If the riots have taught us anything it’s that young people want their voices heard. So why are we talking about getting rid of citizenship education, asks Emma Jones in the Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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NUS president praises non-violent tactics

Posted on August 10, 2011 by MThompson

Liam Burns urges students to learn from the example of protest group UK Uncut in their direct action against education cuts, reports Jessica Shepherd in The Guardian. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Heads challenge parents over riot youths

Posted on August 10, 2011 by MThompson

Head teachers’ leader, Brian Lightman, says there need to be some “hard questions” and “uncomfortable truths” for parents and families, after youngsters were caught up in an unprecedented night of violence and looting. The BBC’s Sean Coughlan has the story. … Continue reading →

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Why schools need citizenship

Posted on April 15, 2011 by CHoward

Alicia Brown reports in guardian.co.uk: “Nah, Miss! They can’t do that!” That was one comment from a student whose engagement in most lessons is usually limited to how best to annoy the teacher. Then another, which really took me by … Continue reading →

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Citizenship education is integral to ‘big society’

Posted on January 19, 2011 by LWhitehill

Neil Rose at The Guardian warns the government against ditching the subject from the secondary school curriculum. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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