ACT : Association of Citizenship Teaching

British Pathe have launched the world's first finest digital news archive. This is a brilliant teaching resource! You can view film clips from the entire archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970.

Use the “search archives” function to type in local landmarks or areas/boroughs and see what has been recorded on film from there. The film clips are great to use in class to get pupils thinking about what used to happen in the local area, how things have changed, local/national identity etc. Film Archive

Pupils are asked to submit a human rights article of 200-250 words, either from personal experience (eg, bullying, being a refugee or being involved in a campaign) or their interpretation of a human rights news story. The Guardian Learnnewsdesk and Amnesty are looking for a Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year. The closing date for entries is 1 April 2010.

The 2009 Nuffield-ACT seminar on Citizenship education has been published online. The seminar, looking at the contribution to schools, communities and individuals by Citizenship education includes commentary from the Lib Dem and Tory House of Lords spokespersons-both of who took part in the seminar.

The aim of Spring Day for Europe 2010 is to “organise activities that help students think about Europe and express their views. The Spring Day web portal provides teachers with a rich package of supporting material that can easily be adapted to lessons. Schools can organise one or more Spring Day events and share their experiences through the portal.

Democracy in Action is a series of programmes made for BBC Learning, which aims to bring politics to life for younger audiences and explain complex issues in an engaging way. The programmes use teenage contributors wherever possible and much of the content has been filmed in the style of a "fly on the wall" documentary.

The Association for Citizenship Teaching with DCSF have developed 30 free downloadable CPD modules. There are designed to be used by Local Authorities to support their teachers. The modules cover a range of topics highlighted by local authorities as areas where teachers need further CPD. They have been authored by experts in the field of citizenship and have also been evaluated by local authorities and regional subject advisors.

These will be launched online in May and we are having two launch events to correspond with this -

24th May at the British Library, London

26th May at New Century House, Manchester

The launch events will feature workshops on key areas within citizenship right now including Community Cohesion (including PVE), assessment, the new Primary Curriculum and Post-16 citizenship. The events will run from 9.30am (registration) to 4pm at each venue.

If you think you would like to attend one of these events please email Will Ross and he can send you further details.