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Africa Now This challenge aims to teach students how hard it is to start with a small amount of money and create a business. It also shows students how different life is in Africa. It can be adapted for KS2, KS3, KS4 and post-16, as well as being linked to units in Citizenship and Geography and being a smaller alternative to Young Enterprise. There are information handouts for each key stage, as well as a teachers' pack.
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Citizenship Foundation The Citizenship Foundation is an independent education and participation charity that exists to encourage and enable individuals to play an effective role in democratic society.
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BBC Citizenship The BBC has created a online Citizenship section within their website. It includes a link to ‘Newsround’ which offers child friendly news reports on topical issues.
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Be Fearless @ Fearless.org Fearless is the new youth brand from the charity Crimestoppers. Download the new Fearless Primary and Secondary resources from the site.
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CND CND Peace Education provides young people with knowledge on peace and nuclear issues, and empowers them to form their own opinions. This is achieved through free resources for Key Stages 2 to 5 and free interactive schools workshops.
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Crown Prosecution Service resources The CPS has two lessons to offer KS3 and KS4 students based around the Citizenship curriculum. The lessons are interactive and educational, demonstrating the role of the CPS within the Criminal Justice System, and how young and vulnerable witnesses can be assisted in court to give their best evidence.
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Engaging Places Supported by English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, Engaging Places provides resources to support teaching and learning through buildings and places. Includes articles to stimulate curriculum planning, educational news and a search facility for finding activities and events near you.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission The Equality and Human Rights Commission works to break down inequality, build opportunity and support a civic society where fairness is not merely an ideal but a fact. One of our key priorities is to inspire the next generation to embrace the values of equality and human rights.
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European Studies Programme The European Studies Programme is a post-primary curriculum based programme linking schools in Ireland with schools across Europe through sustained collaborative projects furthering tolerance, mutual understanding and appreciation of the cultures of others.
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Hansardsociety. A dynamic Citizenship Education Programme working with young people through schools and colleges to educate and inform them about parliamentary democracy and develop innovative ways to involve them in participatory democratic activities.
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Headlight A national schools competition introducing students to the wide variety of job roles in the retail motor industry. Free student and teacher resources are available when you register, as well as the added benefit of linking your school to local employers.
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UK Youth Parliament. Run by young people, UKYP provides opportunities for 11-18-year-olds to use their voice in creative ways to bring about social change.
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Institute for Citizenship The Institute for Citizenship is an independent charitable trust. The aim is to promote informed, active citizenship and greater participation in democracy and society.
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Parliament's Education Service Parliament's Education Service aims to inform and engage young people about democracy and Parliament, and empower them to get involved.
We offer online, print and DVD classroom resources, an exciting range of visits to Parliament, and an outreach programme including events and training for teachers. Our services are free and have been designed to support the political literacy and citizenship requirements of the national curricula in the UK.
Visit our website where you can control a House of Commons debate, answer a quiz as you clean Big Ben, watch video tips from MPs and Lords, and create your own interactive diagram of Parliament and government.
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Public Concern at Work An Independent whistleblowing charity which has developed free interactive materials for KS3 pupils. A series of lesson cards deal with issues of social responsibility and explore the importance of speaking up about wrongdoing and what can happen when you choose to stay silent.
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Teachers Pet Text Tool for Teachers The Teacher's Pet Text Tool is a free add-on for Microsoft Word that can help you transform any text into a fun classroom activity. Developed by a teacher, here are just some of the things the tool can do: Crosswords Flashcards Bingo Cards Jumbles Gap-fill / Cloze tests
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Visual Geography Geography website which collects stunning photographs, useful images and other information about countries all over the world.
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Who Do We Think We Are? Educational programme engaging primary and secondary school teachers in the exploration of identity, diversity and citizenship with children and young people.
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Facebook Become a fan of Citizenship Teacher and enjoy a Facebook community
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www.google.co.uk/schoolelection2010 A range of lesson plans for use across the key stages, including a guide to running a mock election. You can post your mock election results on the site and allow your students to help create a unique portrait of political feeling among Britain's young people.
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