ACT : Professional Association of Citizenship Teaching

Explore the link between poverty and human rights through a case study of a slum community in Nairobi, Kenya - DVD, assembly, lesson plans, powerpoints plus guidance notes and resources for students to take action.

ACT is delighted to welcome Jan Newton OBE as our new president. Jan replaces Professor Sir Bernard Crick who died at the end of last year. Jan was a member of the advisory group on Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in Schools chaired by Bernard Crick. She was awarded the OBE in June 2003 for services to citizenship education and democracy in schools.

The fully updated second edition of Learning to Teach Citizenship in the Secondary School is an essential text for those wanting to improve their practice in Citizenship education and for students training to teach Citizenship as a first or second subject...

New resources about assessing Citizenship are available for ACT members with online ACT accounts...

But just in case you're feeling somewhat despondent by the state of British politics and lack of youth engagement, a new BBC film, made specifically for the citizenship curriculum should help restore your faith. Democracy in Action, an hour long film, has been made to illustrate the democratic process and bring politics to life for younger audiences. Much of it is filmed in a "fly on the wall" style documentary, and uses teenage contributors whenever possible...

ACT welcomes the report by the Youth Citizenship Commission. Having examined what Citizenship means to young people, The Youth Citizenship Commission have published a report with sixteen recommendations, the first of which says The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the devolved administrations should ensure that the delivery of Citizenship Education is consistent and effective.