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Talking bin helps reduce litter
Talking rubbish bins are being installed in schools and nurseries across the UK to encourage children to dispose of their litter properly. The bins, which have been developed by British company Amberol (www.amberol.co.uk), can be programmed to respond with a message every time litter is put into them.
Greetings can be selected from a pre-programmed [...]
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Now open…The Community Education Awards 2012
Following the fantastic success of the first ever Community Education Awards nominations are now being accepted for next years event.
There are more awards this year covering six categories including: environment, internet/technology, health and lifestyle, community, finance and mentor/individual.
Again there will be The Citizenship Magazine Award for Outstanding PSHE/Citizenship Teacher so be sure to nominate a [...]
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AV and ‘first past the post’ explained
With the referendum on the UK voting system now just a month away, we thought this would be a good time to share this excellent animated video produced by the Electoral Commission. It offers a very simple explanation of both systems as well as the referendum itself.
Children’s media buzzwords and trends
To supplement the recent media issue, we have put together a guide to the latest buzzwords and concepts exciting the world of children’s media. Here goes…
Edutainment
Is learning fun? Of course it is. Do kids always agree? Of course they don’t. Media producers, therefore, have taken to dressing it up in a range of ever more convincing [...]
Alastair Campbell backs citizenship education campaign
Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has come out in support of citizenship education.
With Conservative education minister Michael Gove having pledged to ’slim down’ the list of core subjects as part of his curriculum review, the future of citizenship is in doubt.
But Tony Blair’s former communications chief has responded by penning a defence of the subject for Democratic Life – the [...]
Future of citizenship uncertain as curriculum review is launched
The future of citizenship education is uncertain today after the government launched its review of the National Curriculum by pledging to slim down the number of core subjects and give schools greater control.
While citizenship is optional at primary school age, it is one of just seven subjects that are statutory for high school students (English, maths, [...]
Panorama investigation into sexualisation of children reveals scale of problem
A Panorama investigation into the sexualisation of children will be screened tonight amid fears that children are being bombarded with sexual images.
The show will be presented by newsreader Sophie Raworth, who says she was inspired to look into the issue after being disturbed by what her daughter was watching.
She described her reaction to viewing a pop [...]
PSHE teachers to be given more freedom
The government has stressed the importance of PSHE in the battle against drug and alcohol misuse and announced that teachers will be given more flexibility to deliver lessons in the future.
The new drug strategy emphasised the importance of education and stated that pupils should continue to be taught about the effects of drugs, including alcohol [...]
‘Pressure groups have too much influence on curriculum’
Pressure groups have too much control over the National Curriculum, researchers have warned.
Cambridge University’s National Curriculum study also states that continuous changes to the curriculum are encouraging a “tick list” approach to teaching and that, with subjects such as citizenship and PSHE having been introduced over the last decade, teachers are being “overloaded”.
Report author Tim [...]
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