Democratic Life has written to the Secretary of State, Michael Gove MP and the Chief Executive of the Training and Development Agency to clarify the plans for Initial Teaching Training for Citizenship. The plans, published on 8 November 2011, leave Citizenship as a ‘non priority’ subject and without any bursaries to help attract the best [...]

Democratic Life has briefed all MPs and Peers ahead of Parliament Week, calling on Parliamentarians to use Parliament Week to visit citizenship education classes in schools and colleges in their constituencies. The briefing also provides a summary of Democratic Life’s evidence to the National Curriculum Review currently being undertaken by the Department for Education (DfE). Download our [...]

Hands Up Who’s Bored, a new campaign to protect the future of political education, has been backed by celebrity Reggie Yates and a £1.25 million cinema promotion. With the Government considering the fate of citizenship education as part of its ongoing review of the national curriculum, this new campaign launches today to inspire young people [...]

This November will see the UK’s first ever Parliament Week. It’s a great opportunity to get your MP in to your school to talk with students and staff about the relationship between youth, politics and citizenship. Why not invite them to one of your Citizenship lessons (or even to teach one)? You can then ask [...]

Party conference season is fast approaching and with it comes innumerable opportunities for campaigns to gather information and influence debates. We know many of our supporters will be attending party conferences and we’re hoping that you will help spread the word about our campaign to keep citizenship education in the National Curriculum. Whether you’re attending [...]