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The only journal for Citizenship education teachers and teachers of political studies

ACT publishes Teaching Citizenship once a term in October, January and May. It is sent to all ACT members.

Teaching Citizenship contains articles about Citizenship education in primary and secondary schools and has case studies and lesson plans.

Primary schools and individual members receive one copy. Secondary schools and institutional members receive two copies, one for the subscriber and one for the staff room or the office.

Contributions Welcome!

If you would like to contribute to the journal with news, information or debate about Citizenship education contact Mick Archer. Articles should be 750-3,000 words long. Please include student comments wherever possible and all images are welcome!

To discuss a contribution idea/suggestion email as above. We cannot offer remuneration for articles nor can we guarantee publication.

Please note we do not welcome advertorials. For advertising see below.

Forthcoming copy/advertising deadlines:

Issue 28 Friday 7th September 2010

Issue 29 Monday 3rd January 2011

Issue 30 Friday 15th April 2011

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If you have immediate news to share with ACT and Citizenship teachers, this can be included on our website and in our monthly e-newsletter Citizenship Focus which is sent to all members in the first week of each month.

Sample Newsletter

News items of maximum 200 words and including a link to your website should be sent to ACT's Development Manager, Millicent Scott.

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Teaching Citizenship Summer 2010

issue 27 - on democracy and political literacy

Contents ACT members can logon to read the articles here

The Revised Primary Curriculum - what now? Many primary schools and local authorities had already begun preparing for the introduction of the new primary curriculum, which fell victim to the "wash-up" period before the dissolution of parliament. What should they do now? ACT makes the following suggestions...

Citizenship and Values Education - a call to action The call to action issued by the Five Nations Network aims to rally support for citizenship and values education in each of the member nations. Here, Teaching Citizenship describes its central tenets.

Community Cohesion Bob Windsor argues for a community-led curriculum through which children can learn to become active citizens.

Electing Young Mayors Teaching Citizenship introduces a classroom activity that links Citizenship education with careers information, advice and guidance.

Primary Perceptions Gillian O'Sullivan reports on a small-scale research project to discover the views of primary school pupils about the state of British politics.

Teaching about extremist and radical groups Billy Crombie and Amy Davies suggest some ways of addressing the issue of extreme and radical groups as part of the citizenship curriculum.

Deliberating the issues in Japan Ian Hosack reports on a project to explore the use of Deliberative Polls in educational settings.

Africa in Miniature From February to June 2009 Carries Supple was a volunteer with Help Out, a human rights NGO in Cameroon. Here she reports on the struggle for human rights in one of Africa's most diverse countries.

Civic Education in Germany In the first of a two-part article Dr Karlheinz Duerr describes the role of Citizenship education in a unified Germany.

Money and Morals Zoe Newman profiles a valuable resource that helps key stage 3 & 4 pupils explore the moral issues at the heart of our economy

Resource Reviews

Citizenship through... A series of books about teaching Citizenship through other subjects. Here we review Citizenship through English and Through History.

MP for a Week An online resource from the Parliamentary Education Service reviewed by ACT's Will Ross

Crisis Point A new resource for teachers at Key Stage 3&4 about the European Union.

ACT members with e-accounts can view the articles online here

If your school's already an ACT member then set up an e-account here

If you're not a member then become a member now!

Teaching Citizenship Spring 2010

issue 26

CONTENTS ACT members can logon to read the articles here

The Revised Primary Curriculum ACT explains the new Primary Curriculum that will come into schools in September 2011.

Citizenship and Assessment This is the easiest yet to use full colour guide to the eight-level scale of assessment in secondary Citizenship.

Trafficking in the Classroom An excellent year 9 project looking at issues of Human Rights, trafficking and modern slavery.

Animals in Art A year 8 activity using art to explore Citizenship.

Who Do We Think We Are? Two case studies from the 2009 "Who Do We Think We Are?" project. An inspiration for participating in June 2010. Start planning now!

Teaching Britishness A look at how "community cohesion" and "Britishness" are impacting Citizenship education.

Teaching About the Holocaust A teacher's experience of attending the Holocaust Educational Trust's teacher training course in Jerusalem.

Citizenship Established? This is ACT's brief response to Ofsted's report on Citizenship education published in January 2010.

Transformers Two local authority advisors explain what they've done to transform Citizenship teaching in their authorities.

Changing Communities - The Crick Challenge Awards Quick report on a scheme putting young people's involvement at the heart of community change.

Resource reviews

Citizenship Through... A series of books about teaching Citizenship through other subjects. Here we review Citizenship through ICT.

Your Justice, Your World A review of the online teaching resource from the Ministry of Justice.

ACT members can logon to read the articles here

Teaching Citizenship Autumn 2009

issue 25

Making cross-curricular Citizenship count Tried-and-tested guidelines for cross-curricular work

Attainment Our at-a-glance guide to the proposed new levels! This article provides a clear overview of the existing and revised Level Descriptors.

Going Global Kit Whitely reports on how Somerset's school-centred ITT course prepares trainees to deal with global issues.

PSHE and Citizenship Stronger apart - ACT's National Subject Lead states the case for these two subjects to remain separate.

Every School a Citizen School? Ben Hammond (ACT Regional Subject Adviser for London and Citizenship Schools Co-ordinator) describes the setting up of the Citizen Schools Pathway, a one-year applied development programme at the Citizen Organising Foundation

Citizenship Education in Schools and Colleges Testimonies from teachers involved in Citizenship education since its inception in 2002.

Demand Dignity - Amnesty International UK reports on its new campaign on social, economic and cultural rights.

Citizenship - the second decade To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the publication of the late Professor Sir Bernard Crick's landmark report on Citizenship education, ACT asked Tony Breslin, Chief Executive at the Citizenship Foundation, to commission a series of articles from key thinkers exploring the challenges facing Citizenship teachers and the Citizenship curriculum over the next ten years. Here three views are given on the topics: Citizenship and community cohesion; Citizenship and fighting racism and Developing political literacy.

ACT members with e-accounts can view the articles online here

If your school's already an ACT member then set up an e-account here

If you're not a member then become a member now!

Teaching Citizenship Summer 2009

issue 24

Campaign! Make an Impact How history's great Campaigners achieved social change

Your students' Voice - Lessons from Portsmouth on listning to students

To the heart of the rainforest A once-in-a-lifetime trip made by year eight and teachers to Cameroon

Civic Competency: the Ukrainian challenge Prof. Oleana Pometun reports on the work of the Civic Education Project in the Ukraine

What it means to be an active citizen Five traininee teachers share their experiences of learning about Citizenship

LESSON PLANS

AND MORE...

Teaching Citizenship Spring 2009

issue 23

This edition is a tribute to Prof. Sir Bernard Crick, the father of Citizenship education in the UK Articles by David Blunkett MP, Dvid Barrs, Chairman of ACT, Andrew Lockyer, Chris Waller and more..

Assessing Progress Claire Larkman and Liz Craft from QCA explain the new arrangemtns for assessing progress in Citizenship.

Citizenship - The Second Decade How should Citizenship education evolve in the next decade?

Where there's a Will... How Shakespeare's plays can be used to address issues such as conflict resolution by Brian Lighthill

Lesson Plan: Wot R U w8ing 4? Roy Honeybone describes an intergenerational project that involves young people teaching older people to text.

AND MORE...

Have you received your copy? Contact Anna at ACT

Teaching Citizenship Autumn/winter 2008

issue 22

ACT members with online accounts can download the articles here.

Sustainable Development - Thought of addressing global citizenship by becoming an eco school? Beech Grove Primary shows you how!

Who cares about the Carers? How many young carers are there in your school? Do you know who they are? Are you accommodating them?

A Call to Action! Want to know how to maximise your school's Citizenship provision? Pete Pattisson tells you how.

Tackling gun and knife crime at school. What are you doing to make your area safer? George Mitchell School in South London shows how you can make a difference with a Citizenship drop day.

Good Morning Children! What will you be doing for the summer holiday in 2009? Could it be time to plan something really exciting? Read ACT's Millicent Scott's stories of teaching English in sunny Sri Lanka.

Dealing with controversial issues in the classroom Issues such as racism, religious intolerance and well-being arise frequently in Citizenship lessons, but how do you deal with them?

Puzzled by Citizenship in Primary? Five trainee teachers tackle the issues.

Tackling Racism Internationally A report from the EU-Israel seminar on anti-semitism, racism and xenophobia.