Tag Archives: Media
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 [...]
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 [...]
Coming soon… The Media Issue
Citizenship Towers is currently a frenzy of activity as our writers and designers work towards creating what we hope will be our best ever release – the Media Issue!
Here’s a taster of what is to come:
Our editor’s Children’s Media Conference diary featuring all of the latest concepts, products and predictions.
A look at the children creating [...]
The Fonz praises UK primary school teachers
While attending The Children’s Media Conference 2010 in Sheffield I managed to grab two minutes with actor-turned-children’s author Henry Winkler.
The Fonz, as he is better known, has co-written 17 best-selling novels based on the character of Hank Zipzer – The World’s Greatest Under-Achiever.
Just like his creator, who was diagnosed with dyslexia, Hank tries his best [...]
Video assembly project nears completion
Downloadable SEAL-based primary assemblies will soon be available to schools in the UK.
The assemblies, available from September, each last approximately eight minutes and feature a story about Harry and Megan, a dog and mouse who can jump through a computer screen and into the world beyond it.
Gordon Lamont, director of over 300 BBC Education programmes [...]
Children’s Media Conference 2010 – What do you want to know?
With head honchos from major children’s programmers like CBBC and Nickelodeon in attendance and a key note speech from teen pin-up turned best-selling children’s author Henry ‘the Fonz’ Winkler, the Children’s Media Conference 2010 looks set to be a not-to-be-missed event. And thanks to Citizenship Magazine, you won’t.
With the media forming an important part 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 [...]
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 [...]
Use online publishing to excite PSHE pupils
Teachers can use a free, easy-to-use publishing tool to turn their pupils into published authors. It takes minutes and also enables schools to connect with writers and publishers from around the world...
Children’s media buzzwords and trends