Citizenship & civic engagement

Notes on Citizenship in schools

  • February 21, 2007 at 10:55 am
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement,Education

  • Just found this blog entry, which comprises ‘some more notes on the Citizenhsip agenda in [UK] schools for all to peruse‘.

New citizenship education calendar

  • February 13, 2007 at 1:09 pm
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement,Education

  • A calendar for citizenship education events in the UK has recently been started. Anyone can view it, and extra features (such as searching) are available to those with a Google account (grab a Google account here). If you have an event you would like to see there, or you would like to be considered as [...]

Looking for school websites with Citizenship pages

  • February 2, 2007 at 6:52 pm
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement,Education

  • The Citizenship Foundation is collecting examples of school websites with Citizenship pages or sections. If you know of one, they’d love you to tell them about it.

Podcasts for citizenship teachers

  • August 2, 2006 at 6:10 pm
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement,Education

  • I’ve just come across these (can’t listen to them though, as I’ve no speakers on this machine!). First is a list of ‘podcasts for general studies and citizenship‘. Second is the Grassroots Channel, inspired by the Birmingham Community Empowerment Network, which “tells the stories of ordinary people who decided to change the world around them”.

Citizenship education: An appeal to the sceptics!

Human Rights Act seminar

  • May 25, 2006 at 8:37 am
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement

  • I’ve just been forwarded details of this: ‘Is the Human Rights Act in Danger – and does it matter?’ Hampstead Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 Wednesday 21st June 2006, 7.45pm for 8.00pm £5 on the door, £3 concessions Geoffrey Bindman, Francesca Klug and Mustafa Suleyman will be speaking. More info at www.jfjhr.org.

What are ‘core British values’?

  • May 24, 2006 at 5:22 pm
  • Categories: Citizenship & civic engagement

  • Bill Rammell (the UK’s Higher Education Minister) recently suggested that ‘core British values’ should be taught in schools. I don’t know whether I am actually lacking the intellect to sufficiently understand what is meant here, or am just trying too hard. Whatever the case, I can’t pin down any one value that is uniquely ‘British’: [...]

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