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Electoral Commission launches campaign to boost young people's democratic engagement.

Electoral Commission reignites campaign to boost young people's democratic engagement

This lesson can be used as an introduction to the legal system, and the difference between civil and criminal offences.

This lesson discusses ways we can make a difference to others and uses Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign.

This lesson discusses ways we can make a difference to others and uses Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign.

This lesson explains the democratic processes involved in local elections including the roles of political parties and the voting system.

This lesson gives comparisons between local and national government, describing different local councils and explaining the services they provide.

This lesson aims to introduce pupils to the concept of sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This lesson encourages students to discuss the principles of religious freedom and tolerance, and to consider criteria for limiting such freedoms.

This lesson gives an introduction and overview of human rights. It focuses on the human rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This lessons allows pupils to explore what young climate changemakers and campaigners currently do to create positive change.

This lesson is a first investigating the Criminal Justice System in England, student examine the challenges the system faces.

This is an introductory lesson to human rights, to get students thinking about their own perceptions of what ‘human rights’ are.

This lesson fits into a wider scheme about identity, students discuss what makes someone British.

This lesson explores the Youth Court and investigates the roles of those within it and the specific rules with which these courts operate.

This lesson encourages students to analyse local election manifesto leaflets, and create their own.

Split into two one hour lesson parts, students consider lawmaking, the importance of having laws and the role that the House of Lords play.

In this lesson, students are introduced to the skills needed for debate before taking part in a model second reading debate in the House of Lords.

This lesson introduces and defines the concept of Green Crime.

This lesson looks at how to register to vote, the voter registration drive, and why local elections matter in terms of power and control of councils. 

This lesson explores the roles within a council and enables students to engage with the issues in their local community.

In this article Steven shares some advice on developing political literacy in the curriculum. He has written this with non-specialist teachers in mind

ACT's 50th journal issue arrives in secondary schools.