Citizenship education, the economy and the next twenty years

Michael Grimes
24 November 2009

In this video Robert Geddis, of our Paying For It programme, suggests that young people “need to learn about the forces that are changing society today”, such as the economy and its relationship to the taxpayer. (more…)

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Should citizenship education be more about skills or knowledge?

Michael Grimes
23 November 2009

Ade Sofola, Director of Youth Act, argues that as society is changing so rapidly for young people citizenship education should focus more on skills than on facts. (more…)

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Citizenship education: important in a globalised world?

Ruxandra Ratiu
20 November 2009

In this video Ruxandra Ratiu, International Project Officer, says we need to be aware of the interconnected world that we live in. (more…)

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Youth leadership

Nicola Harwood
19 November 2009

Nicola Harwood, Education Officer for The Youth of Today celebrates the Citizenship Foundation’s journey into new territory - youth leadership. Questioning how we can develop young people as leaders Nicola asks how we can engage the disengaged. (more…)

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Rigorous citizenship education should be an entitlement

Don Rowe
18 November 2009

In this video Don Rowe argues that citizenship education should remain a statutory entitlement for all young people, and that done properly it has as much intellectual rigour as traditional curriculum subjects. (more…)

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