Completely agree! Let’s make it statutory!

We all know that schools are stretched. Until this is made compulsory too many children won’t have the opportunity to experience a subject that provides them essential life skills. Citizenship should be high quality and accessed by all students for their whole education.

According to new research, GCSE Citizenship makes a measurable difference to young people's political confidence. Join our free event on 17 June to hear from the academics behind it. Read more: ow.ly/qQ7w50W8RGf #DemocraticEducation #YouthVoice #CitizenshipEd

Teacher's Teacher of the Year awardee Jenny Tong discusses with us what it means to receive the award and why Citizenship education is so important. Read our latest blog the ACT Teaching Citizenship Awards 2025, which took place last week. ow.ly/8Rxt50W8SbO

What a pleasure to be the respondent to Joel Westheimer to share how we at ACT are implementing the vision for #citizenshipeducation in ‘what kind of citizen?’ Essential reading for all in education with an interest in social justice - hosted by knowledgehook.com

Why do people move? What shapes our communities? This Refugee Week, help your students explore the realities of migration with our lesson: How and why do people migrate to and from our communities? Available for School and College members: ow.ly/2PSE50WaABN #RefugeeWeek

A good discussion on #teachingcitizenship in wales in UK Parliament theyworkforyou.com/senedd/?id=202…

New research shows that students who take GCSE Citizenship Studies have a much higher level of understanding of political issues than those who had not taken the course, boosting their confidence and readiness to participate in democracy. Read the report: ow.ly/v3ey50Wg4CF

Always find some time for Citizenship related visits when in London.

Our final event of the year on one of the most important issues for us all - race equity is a matter for all of us and key to an effective and meaningful curriculum - hope to see you there 10 July - free to members ACT Department for Education

I wish I was closer. This sounds like a FANTASTIC event! Do go along, if you can!

Make sure you check out the latest ACT Teaching Citizenship Journal; Issue 61. A great read and includes a review I wrote of a really thought provoking book.

The complexities of todays world mean that now more than ever it’s time to equip young people to navigate this world safely and critically. That starts with strong Citizenship education. Read Liz Moorse's new piece on why this matters now more than ever: ow.ly/qRKT50WpQMs

“You belong here and your voice matters.” Zainab Ali, Chair of the AQA Student Advisory Group, delivered a powerful call for an equitable curriculum at the Youth Shadow Curriculum & Assessment Report launch. Read the full speech: ow.ly/EX1r50WyyYn #RacialEquity

In the latest issue of Teaching Citizenship, ACT Chief Exec Liz Moorse explores the vital role of #CitizenshipEd in the digital age to help uphold trust in democracy pp. 23-27: ow.ly/lsvn50Wyz7R #TeachingCitizenship

Giving 16- & 17-year-olds the vote is just the starting point. To ensure that this legislation truly empowers young people, this #InternationalYouthDay, Citizenship education must be recentred in the national curriculum from primary to post-16. ow.ly/VtSb50WC2O1

A massive congratulations to our Year 13 Politics students, who today received their A-level results 100% - A*-B Average Progress Score of 3.33 Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours, and we ask that you don’t forget about us! 🙌🏻

Getting ready for the new term? What no politics teacher - or politics student for that matter - should be without....

You’re a multi talented teacher 😊🙌

We’d love to get a copy to do a book review for our journal ‘TeachingCitizenship’ 😊ACT