Active Citizenship Projects - Guidance for Supervisors This guidance has been written by Kevin Walker. Kevin is a Citizenship teacher with many years’ experience as a project supervisor and centre co-ordinator. He is also a member of the senior team of examiners for Citizenship GCE and the EPQ. He acts as a projects advisor and provides CPD in Citizenship education.
'Tax Facts', and 'Junior Tax Facts' published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), have been awarded the ACT Quality Mark for Citizenship Teaching Resources.
This resources digest has been put together by the Expert Group for Citizenship.
The Expert Group for Citizenship comprises teachers and others from the subject community and works together to promote best practice in teaching the revised National Curriculum. The Group is supported by the DFE.
With the renewed interest in registration, elections and voting, there has never been a better time to engage young people in the democratic process, encourage them to be active citizens and register to vote. The Rock Enrol!® resource pack creates that opportunity by using fun, interactive activities.
The Prison Reform Trust has launched two new, free resources for the public under its Talking Justice programme, funded by the Monument Trust.
Where Do You Stand? - produced in collaboration with the U3A and the Citizenship Foundation - is a set of discussion tools about prison and community sentencing. This resource is primarily aimed at people aged 16 and above but will also appeal to younger age groups. What Can I Do? is a bumper new edition of the popular guide to volunteering in the criminal justice system, produced with Pact.
ACT have developed a range of CPD modules to support the training and development of all those engaged in teaching citizenship. Each module has the same structure with:
'Tax Facts', and 'Junior Tax Facts' published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), have been awarded the ACT Quality Mark for Citizenship Teaching Resources.
'Magna Carta' published by the British Library has been awarded the ACT Quality Mark for Citizenship Teaching Resources.
'Magna Carta: My Digital Rights' published by the British Library has been awarded the ACT Quality Mark for Citizenship Teaching Resources.