Children are thinking about careers right from the start of their formal education. Equal Choices, Equal Chances gives them a stronger starting-point for making career decisions later in life. In 2011, EHRC research highlighted a range of barriers to equal Continue reading
At the end of 2011, the Citizenship Foundation worked with The Photographer’s Gallery and photographer Othello De’Souza-Hartley to deliver a series of workshops on portrait photography and cultural sensitivity in eight London primary and secondary schools. The young people who Continue reading
When I received an email telling me that if teachers shared their lessons, they could win up to £45,000 for them and their school, my cynical self assumed it was too good to be true. But I clicked on the Continue reading
About ten months ago I was approached by Kids Connections to sit on the advisory group for a new resource called ‘Equal Rights, Equal Respect‘ that they were producing for the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The resource is aimed Continue reading
Over the last two days I’ve met 33 trainee Citizenship and History teachers from Bradford College and the University of Cumbria. I visited both groups to deliver training on running mock trials and parliaments in the classroom – which basically Continue reading
Popular culture is a great way to introduce more difficult concepts to young people, because it enables them to relate to what you are trying to teach. When I was teaching citizenship, I found soap storylines could link into issues Continue reading
The Law Society of Scotland is the representative body for solicitors in Scotland. In January, they launched a manifesto ahead of the May 2011 Scottish elections that aims to engage with the political parties before they publish their own manifestos Continue reading