Tag Archives: Citizenship
Champion of children’s interests under review
Education secretary Michael Gove has announced that the role of England’s Children’s Commissioner is to be reviewed.
Dr Maggie Atkinson, who currently holds the post, is charged with promoting the views of young people and representing their interests in public policy.
However, Michael Gove MP said that there had been continued debate about the remit of the [...]
July 7 bombings inspiration for school anti-racism comic
A graphic novel inspired by the July 7 bombings has been made available to UK schools.
Death’s Door: Ignorance Likes Company has been produced by British artist Jag Lall as an educational tool designed to combat racial stereotypes.
He said that following 9/11 and the July bombings he had been dismayed at the treatment given to people [...]
Time banking – It’s all about give and take
In the mid-80s a civil rights lawyer in America had a ground-breaking new idea. Edgar Cahn, who had devoted his career to helping the less fortunate, struck upon a concept that would allow every member of a community to help each other while at the same time helping themselves. He called it time banking.
The idea [...]
Too much time spent on social problems, headteachers complain
Teachers are spending too much time tackling issues like health and social skills, according to a new report published by the Prince of Wales’ education charity.
Headteachers who attended the Prince’s Teaching Institute annual conference suggested that 20 years of political encroachment into education had resulted in schools “being asked to mop up all kinds of [...]
Rapper plots his plan B – ‘I’ll create my own political party’
UK rapper Plan B has spoken out against negative attitudes to young people and revealed that one day he hopes to set up his own political party.
The London-born musician, who attended a pupil referral unit after being violent in school, complained to the Daily Record that none of the existing parties represented him.
And though he worries [...]
Junior Paxman – tool for kids to connect with candidates
Not sure about your local candidates? Get your primary school citizenship pupils on the case...
Young people shun politics in redefinition of ‘good citizenship’
Young people think that they are more able to change the world than governments according to a think tank report that found that disinterest in Westminster is now “greater than at any point in history.”
An Anatomy of Youth, published by Demos, also states that young people believe that the media has a greater influence on [...]
School gave children iPhones to monitor teachers
Children at a school in Kent were given iPhones and instructed to use them during lessons to report back on teacher performance.
The unnamed school’s “quality assurance” programme was brought to light by a former secondary school teacher during a speech given at a teaching union’s annual conference.
John Rivers told members of the Association of Teachers [...]
Schools praised in new internet safety report
Schools have been praised for improvements in internet safety education by a new government-commissioned report.
The study, which reviews developments over the last two years, found that schools had made ”significant progress” in helping children to embrace the internet and use it safely.
Author of the review, psychologist Tanya Brown, welcomed schools’ acceptance that blocking access to the internet was not an effective [...]
Kids tell government to support citizenship education