info@teachingcitizenship.org.uk 020 7253 0051
ACT is the professional subject association for those involved in citizenship education. This website offers resources and information to help you deliver excellent citizenship education.
Main Menu
- Home
- About ACT
- ACT E-Membership
- Citizenship News & Info
- Conferences & Events
- This Month's Theme
- Theme Archive
- Teaching Case Studies
- Ask the Experts
- Links
- Become a Member
Info Pages
- The proposed New National Curriculum
- How do I become a Citizenship education teacher?
- Citizenship education explained
-
National Curriculum - Secondary
- Citizenship education in the Secondary Curriculum
- Importance of Citizenship Education
- Key Concepts of Citizenship Education
- Key Processes in Citizenship Education
- Range and Content in Citizenship
- Curriculum Opportunities in Citizenship
- Eight Level Scale KS3
- Eight Level Scale KS4
- How to implement a Citizenship education curriculum and develop assessment
- National Curriculum - Primary
- CPD Modules
- ACT's Journal: Teaching Citizenship
- Teaching Resources (Secondary)
- Citizenship education outside England
- Quality Standard Award
- ACT Conference 2013
Members Only Area
All the Latest Citizenship
News & Info
Dialogue continues with DfE about Citizenship
04 July 2012
Last week, ACT and Democratic Life made further representations to the Department for Education about the future of Citizenship education. Concerns were raised that the on-going uncertainty about the subject and policy decisions were undermining support for the Citizenship in schools.
Though a positive dialogue continues between all parties, the DfE has not said when it will make announcements about the secondary National Curriculum, so the waiting continues. The curriculum review offers an excellent opportunity to clarify the status of the subject and provide a secure foundation for citizenship learning in secondary education.
ACT continues to ask the DfE to make a clear commitment to statutory Citizenship continuing in our National Curriculum and to support this with a review of the designation of the subject as ‘non-priority’ and proper allocation of places for teacher training.
