 A
citizen should:
 be
politically literate
be
socially and morally responsibile
demonstrate
community involvement |
Citizenship is about ...
Human
rights |
Cultural
and social
issues |
Significance and
role of the media |
Mutual respect
and understanding in
a multi-cultural society |
From local to
global
community
involvement |
Local and national
government |
Spiritual and
moral
issues |
Personal and
social responsibility |
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21st Century Citizen
The British Library's site includes:
British and proud of it looks "at how people in the United Kingdom feel about ‘being British’. How have attitudes, symbols and the roles of sovereignty and Empire developed? The Issues focus on four key dates: 1707, 1897, 1940 and today."
Who decides? looks "at how we make decisions" at National and Local levels
Crime and community looks "at how we feel about crime today. We will examine whether our views, our approaches and our concerns have changed much in the last 200 years." |
Children's Express
"Children's Express is a UK-wide news agency producing news, features and comment by young people for everyone.
... young people aged 8 to 18 research and write stories on issues that are
important to them for publication in national and local newspapers, magazines,
television and radio." |
Citizenship Foundation
Huge amount of information - try the Young People section |
CSV Community Partners
Community Service Volunteers (CSV) site "Designed to help teachers, pupils and their community partners develop opportunities for citizenship education through community involvement." |
Consumer Education
"Consumer education empowers us and makes us more knowledgeable about the products and services we buy and use." |
DfES Citizenship
A huge amount of information and links. Also defines the curriculum aspects. |
The Newspaper
Online newspaper for children covering home and international issues - plus spot, films, music etc |
Institute of Citizenship
Aims to:
Tackle apathy
Stimulte debate
Promote awareness
Support education
Encourage active citizenship |
RSPCA Education
Mainly for teachers |
School Councils UK
"School councils are democratically elected groups of students who represent their peers and enable pupils to become partners in their own education, making a positive contribution to the school environment and ethos.
... make a positive contribution to every aspect of the school community. They:
improve academic performance
reduce bullying and vandalism
reduce school exclusions
improve teacher-pupil relations"
from Schools Council UK homepage |
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Charities :: |
Barnardos
Helping vulneable children and young people. |
Charity Commission for England & Wales
Their aim is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities' effectiveness and public confidence and trust. |
Help the Aged
Help and advice for older members of the community. |
| Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) |
RNLI
Saving lives at sea. |
RSPCA
Not for the faint hearted! |
| Samaritans |
SCOPE
For people with cerebral palsy |
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| :: Government - local, national & international
:: |
School
Councils UK
"School councils are democratically elected groups of students
who represent their peers and enable pupils to become partners in their own education,
making a positive contribution to the school environment and ethos."
from Schools Council UK homepage |
Brighton & Hove City Council
Who are your Councillors?
What are the local issues? |
| 10 Downing St - The Prime Minister |
UK
Parliament
Official site - includes House
of Commons and House
of Lords |
Electoral
Commission
Who can vote and why? Find out by downloading one of the Factsheets available
here.
Aged between 16 and 24? Then look at the Young
People section that extracts the main items of interest from the site. |
Hansard Society's Citizenship Education Programme
Including their innovative Being Heard web site designed by young people for young people |
Who
decides?
Looks at "at how we make decisions" at National and Local levels.
Part of the British Library's 21st
Century Citizen site |
Europa
- Gateway to the European Union
Official web site of the EU |
Europe
in the Round
Only basic access unless we subscribe - even so someinterestin information. |
Commonwealth
"Today's Commonwealth is an association of 53 countries. Its 1.8
billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world's population
are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures
and traditions. Members range from vast countries like Canada
to small island states like Malta."
CYP
- Commonwealth Youth Programme "The
Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) is an international development
agency that is dedicated to empowering young people (aged 15-29)
in its member countries." |
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| :: International & Global
Issues :: |
Amnesty
International
UK section of the international human rights membership organisation. |
Liberty International
"Liberty is one of the UK's leading human rights and civil liberties organisations. It was founded as the National Council for Civil Libertiesin 1934 and has campaigned for equal rights for over 70 years.
"Liberty's aim is to secure the equal rights and liberties of all individuals and groups (insofar as they do not infringe the rights of others), and oppose any abuse or excessive use of power by the state against its people." |
Citizenship
education: the global dimension
"
Young people are growing up in an increasingly global
context. Many of us have family origins or family members in
other countries. Many of us live, work and study alongside people
from all over the world. More and more people are travelling
for work or for leisure. All forms of culture are shaped by global
influences. Each decision we make as consumers or electors has
an impact on global society.
"To understand the nature of citizenship, young people
need to learn about their position and role in relation to the
world in which they live. They also need to develop the skills
that will enable them to participate fully in society at a local,
national and international level. |
Developing
Citizenship
"The Developing Citizenship project supports secondary schools in
developing educational experiences relevant to young people growing up as citizens
in a globalised society." |
Global
Dimensions
"Global Dimension is a unique website for teachers. A helpful guide to books,
videos, posters and websites which bring a global dimension to teaching.
From climate change to poverty, water to fair trade, you can find teaching
resources for all age groups and subject areas. Many of them are free, and
you can search for resources about particular countries using the
database." |
Global
Eyes
Save the Children site "For young people who want to change the world
...
Before 1989, young people didn't have legal rights. Things like a decent
education, protection from abuse, and freedom of speech depended on luck,
not the law.
We fight for children who suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence
across the world. Use this site to explore the countries we work in, what
we do and the rights you share with young people everywhere. "
Check out the Wise
Up pages on issues that affect young people in the UK. |
Global
Eye
Internation focus - for students by students? |
Oxfam's
Cool Planet Kidsweb
Find out how children live in other parts of the world e.g. Street
Kids in Mopti |
Oxfam's
Cool Planet for Teachers
Check out the Global
Citizenship pages. |
Save
the Children
" Save the Children fights for children in the UK and around the world who
suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence. We work with them to find
lifelong answers to the problems they face." |
Speak
Out!
"This is a pan-European project
that aims to get young people thinking and talking about European issues in the
classroom and online." It is part of the Institute
of Citizenship |
UNICEF
- Teacherzone
For resources, ideas etc |
YouThink
Part of the World Bank site
it covers many international issues and offers interactive mulimedia activities
for example the Development
Challenge - which is really good! |
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