| These sites provide
resources or guidance for the teaching of Citizenship, or provide
useful subject information. See also Government
Links.
The Citizenship Foundation |
| www.citfou.org.uk |
| This independent charity
encourages citizenship education and participation in community
and public life. It offers commentary and guidance on
implementation of National Curriculum requirements. It also
provides examples of good practice and an excellent 'links'
section.
Institute for Citizenship |
| www.citizen.org.uk |
| This site provides details of
specific programmes dealing with topical issues. It also has a
very full directory of links to government departments,
political parties etc.
Global Dimension
|
| www.globaldimension.org.uk |
| This site is maintained by the
School of Education, Leicester University. It provides a
database of web resources useful to teachers broaching global
issues, evaluated for relevance to age group and curriculum
requirements.
Council for Education in World
Citizenship
|
| www.cewc.org.uk
Citizen21
|
| www.citizen21.org.uk |
| Citizen21 is a Charter88 project. It
provides lists of published resources and web links relating to
citizenship issues.
Time for Citizenship
|
| www.timeforcitizenship.org |
| Time for Citizenship is a government
supported site for the promotion of citizenship in primary
education. It provides inter alia down-loadable lesson plans.
Community Service Volunteers
|
| www.csv.org.uk |
| The CSV are providing support
for active citizenship in schools. There are also some useful
links to other sites.
School Councils UK |
| www.schoolcouncils.org |
| This site gives practical
advice about setting up and running School Councils. It offers
some useful ideas and provides support material and good links to
other sites.
Citizenship Centre, University of
Leicester |
| www.le.ac.uk/education/centres/citizenship |
| This site has been set up at
the request of the Teacher Training Agency to support Citizenship
in ITT institutions and to evaluate the complex issues that
surround the introduction of Citizenship in schools from September
2002.
CitizenshipPast
|
Members of The Internet Development, Design and Accessibility group at the ILRT (University of Bristol) have recently completed a project,
CitizenshipPast, dealing with British citizenship and history. Their role has been to undertake technical site development and to co-ordinate the creation of learning materials for school children between the ages of 10-16.
‘CitizenshipPast - Living in the Past, Learning for the Future’ is a New Opportunities Fund (NOF)-funded project uncovering over 300 years of official and unofficial British social history, from the centre of power to the margins of society. It provides a window into our history, enabling us to learn about citizenship today from the messages of the past.
The three partners showcased through this site are:
- The ‘British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service’
(BOPCRIS), whose digitised publications currently cover the period 1688 to 1995
- ‘From History to Herstory’, a major and unique project in women's history, examining, through the lives and organisations of Yorkshire women, the role women have played in history
- ‘Hidden Lives Revealed’, which provides an intriguing encounter with children in the care of The Children's Society in late Victorian and early 20th century Britain
‘BOPCRIS’ worksheets and activities created from genuine 19th and 20th century government papers provide school children with a basic understanding of the ways in which scientific discovery has changed our lives. They can also see how individuals and society have responded to environmental issues in the past and how we might learn from these experiences.
‘From History to Herstory’ learning resources offer an insight, based on real case notes, into life in a Victorian asylum and also explore and women’s reaction and contribution to war ranging from Amy Johnson to pacifism.
‘Hidden Lives Revealed’ learning materials enable school children today to explore how destitute and sometimes homeless waifs in Victorian and Edwardian times, rescued by The Children's Society, were given the chance of a family life, schooling and preparation for work.
http://www.citizenshippast.org.uk/
http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/
http://www.historytoherstory.org.uk/
http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/
Explore Parliament
www.parliament.uk/education
This site aims to provide information about
the UK Parliament in a manner accessible to primary and secondary
pupils.
Number 10
www.number-10.gov.uk
The official site of the prime Minister's Office. As well as
giving the Government's version of the news the site provides
information about the machinery of government and the history of
10 Downing Street. There is also a useful set of links.
Europa
europa.eu.int
This is the official site of the European Union. Everything you
might want to know is here.
Citized
www.citized.info
citizED is a project focussed on citizenship teacher education. It seeks to develop the professional knowledge of citizenship education teachers through research and development in professional learning.
The Real Histories Directory
www.realhistories.org.uk
The Real Histories Directory is a resource tool for teachers,
parents, pupils and the wider community to support them in
teaching and learning about cultural diversity in the UK.
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