Voices blog

On Friday I attended a Go Givers session with some year 5 students at St Ignatius Primary School in Tottenham. I was at the session with Guardian journalist Fran Abrams who is writing a piece about the class’s anti-knife crime campaign, which was initiated through Go Givers.
First the class demonstrated several real-life scenarios and acted [...]

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Young people aged 17-24 who would like to take part in a Raleigh expedition can apply for a bursary from the organisation.
The expeditions combine community and environmental work in remote communities with a challenging adventure phase. It is a focused training and development programme that challenges participants physically and mentally, and enables them to develop [...]

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Yesterday (3 March) the Citizenship Foundation had a front page mention and two news stories in SecEd.
SecEd reported on the Giving Nation award winners trip to the Gambia and their experiences of sustainable agriculture and tourism in the country. The young people visited various communities and ecotourism initiatives including a snake farm and farming cooperatives. [...]

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The Community Education Awards 2011 is a new awards scheme organised by the Police Community Clubs of Great Britain. The awards aim to celebrate innovative and effective community projects that have a positive impact on young people.
Citizenship Magazine is supporting the award for outstanding PSHE/citizenship teacher, which will celebrate the work of PSHE and citizenship [...]

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The British Humanist Association are urging people to make resolutions that count this year with Resolution Revolution. The initiative aims to encourage people of all ages to resolve to do something for others. Ideas for children include sweep a neighbour’s path, make a cake for Grandma, wash-up after supper, with the emphasis on things you [...]

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