Voices blog

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 link, had a look and it turns out O2 Learn are doing just that.
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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 at students in key stage 3 and is free. It features supporting videos and a wide [...]

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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 involved getting them to participate in the activities and then reflect on how they would apply [...]

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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 such as discrimination and employment rights and glossy celebrity magazines helped to get students talking about [...]

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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 as well as stimulating wider public debate.
The manifesto identifies a range of issues that the [...]

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