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Chris Dye from Stonewall writes about how positive role models can help young people feel good about themselves and who they are

Students respond best to teaching materials that are relevant to their lives and experiences. In this blog post, find out more about FIT, Stonewall’s feature-length film for schools.

Homophobic bullying is endemic in Britain's schools, with almost two thirds of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people having experienced it.

Stonewall is the national lesbian, gay and bisexual charity. They will be blogging for us throughout February. 

Find out more about Anna Liddle, CND Peace Education, who will be blogging for us throughout October

Jerome's final blog post about how life has changed since 9/11, with some suggested topics that can be used in Citizenship lessons.

Ade Sofola writes about child labour, what it means, and how the issue can be discussed in Citizenship and PSHE Education lessons.

Ade at Think Global looks at the issue of HIV and AIDS education from a global dimension perspective.

“Water is fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a healthy life in human dignity. It is a pre-requisite to the realization of all other human rights.” Find out more about how teachers can engage students with the issue of water.

Introducing Ade Sofola, programme manager at Think Global, who will be blogging for us in July about a range of global issues.

Nat Burnett describes his experience of winning Amnesty's Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year and urges students to sign up for next year's competition in the Autumn term.

'I Talk Out Loud': What difference does it make to young people to stand up for human rights?
Find out about a new documentary that follows young people campaigning for human rights.

In December 2010 the Government announced that it was planning to review the National Curriculum for schools in England. Amnesty International is concerned that Citizenship might be removed as a subject as a result of this review. 

Megan Worthing-Davies runs the teacher training programme for Amnesty International. Here she explains a bit more about what we do. 

Celebrate fifty years of human rights campaigning with Amnesty’s new Speak Free schools’ pack focusing on freedom of expression – introduce students to the work of Amnesty International, explore the right to freedom of expression and get creative campaigning.

Terrorism, justice, the role of the media, human rights, truth, religion, torture … in September this year, all of these issues will be at the forefront of national coverage of the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness. 
Find out more about Amnesty International UK, the expert bloggers for June.

We’re looking for groups of young people to make a short ‘vox pop’ video about the use of robots in war. The first 30 entries will have £50 donated to the charity of their choice.

 

You don't have to be fluent in a language to use it to say words of welcome and support to another human being. You just need a sense of fun, a willingness to have a go, and a concern for others' welfare.

Try this activity for Refugee Week...

International humanitarian law (IHL) or the law of armed conflict appears in the citizenship curriculum at Key Stage 4. The Justice and Fairness programme offers free online teaching resources, regional symposia and a national competition... Nadia Robinson

Sometimes young people do extraordinary things... you just might not see the halo beneath the hoody. The British Red Cross runs annual awards to give young people the recognition they deserve, and welcomes nominations from schools.

Have your students carried out a citizenship action project in your school or local community? Does it relate to issues of justice and fairness? The British Red Cross and Allen and Overy LLP are offering an opportunity for groups of young people to enter a national ‘Justice and fairness’ competition with a first prize of a trip to Geneva… Nadia Robinson

Looking for an outdoor activity for the summer term? In this role-play, students plan, design and build a model refugee camp, transport aid into the camp, treat the injured, reunite separated families and provide clean drinking water. Nadia Robinson

An eclectic mix of lesson plans and quick activities connected with current news stories. There's also Prince William, devising online passwords and the death of the USA's most wanted man...

What qualities are needed when the going gets tough?  Nadia Robinson ponders her choices in this starter activity to help build students' coping skills.

What is the most used British Red Cross teaching resource so far this year? One that starts with an intriguing audio clip and this hint: 'The sound you are about to hear has been described as scary. It also saves lives. What is it?' Nadia Robinson

When is it awkward to follow first aid advice for fainting of lying down with legs raised? A new teaching resource from Nadia Robinson, the British Red Cross explores the issue of fainting on parade.

A warm welcome to our May guest blogger, Nadia Robinson, from the British Red Cross.

Kate Jones writes about what schools have been up to during Fairtrade Fortnight.

Kate Jones writes about her visit to Laugharne VC Primary School, the 500th Fairtrade School in the UK, where they have been learning about Fairtrade and running a Fairtrade fruit tuck shop.

1. The European Union and active citizenship for AS students (Unit 2). 
2. War crimes and the International Criminal Court for A2 students (Unit 4).  

We are excited to have the Fairtrade Foundation blogging for us in March to highlight Fairtrade Fortnight which runs from 28 February until 13 March.
 

Hazel White writes about the upcoming referendum about whether to introduce the alternative vote system – this is one that some A Level students will be able to vote on!

Hazel White takes a look at what the papers said about a recent speech from David Cameron which questioned whether some Muslim organisations were doing enough to combat extremism within their communities, and suggests some questions for A level Citizenship Studies students.

Hazel White writes about the issues surrounding giving the vote to prisoners, with links to news articles and questions for discussion.

This month Hazel White, co-author of AS Citizenship Studies for AQA, is our expert blogger. She'll be selecting articles from national newspapers to see how they reflect the Citizenship topics that students study.

Stephen De Silva writes about working with young people in Taiwan and what they are doing for PSHCE.

Lesley de Meza writes about improving maternal health and the Marie Stopes International campaign Make Women Matter.

Stephen De Silva and Lesley de Meza write about Sex and Relationship Education in PSHE.

In January, our expert bloggers are our authors Stephen De Silva and Lesley de Meza. They have both written for our PSHE KS3 and KS4 courses.

Julie Nakhimoff describes some of the research done by the Citizenship Foundation into citizenship education in pupil referral units.

Sulafa Silim writes about how the 'Big Society' fits in with the work of Giving Nation, supporting secondary schools in contributing to their communities.

Nicola Harwood writes about Democratic Life, the importance of citizenship education for young people, and how we need more support and training for citizenship teachers.

 Throughout December, our Expert Blog comes from The Citizenship Foundation.

Terry Fiehn writes about the importance of personal finance education in PSHE lessons.

Terry Fiehn writes about the recent engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and the future of the monarchy.

Julia Fiehn blogs about Aung San Suu Kyi, and looking at democracy and freedom in Citizenship Education.

Julia Fiehn writes about the recent news that prisoners are to get the vote and how this can get your pupils talking.

Terry Fiehn takes a look at 'fairness' and how current issues can provide great material for the citizenship classroom.

Julia Fiehn and Terry Fiehn are our expert bloggers for November. 

For their final blog post, Peter Stidwill writes about the Parliament's Education Service game MP For A Week – how do you use it and what do you think could be improved?

Joshua Rice from the Parliament's Education Service explores some of the subject matter and curriculum content teachers are expected to deliver, and how their online resources can support students' learning.

Are digital resources and content a part of your lesson planning? Do you make use of technology in the classroom?

Have you ever thought about using online resources to deliver citizenship and PSHE?

If you were a BBC producer, who would you pick as your ideal panel member for Question Time? This month Parliament's Education Service has been out on the road to provide teacher training and support to those who want to encourage their students to enter the Schools Question Time Challenge.

Parliament’s Education Service works with schools and Members of both Houses of Parliament to support young people in developing their understanding of Parliament and democracy.

This week in Phil Ashton's school: New boy band INJU5TICE perform, there is a healthy schools annual review, Year 11 students take a health and safety test, the new enterprise projects are introduced and news resources are received from Genesis Images.

This week: a visit from the Teenage Cancer Trust, organising our crime day, booking the boyband INJU5TICE, discussing the TV programme 'My New Brain' and the launch of our school council.

Well it has been an extremely hectic, but very enjoyable week. We have introduced new timings and lunch for the school day which seems to have greatly reduced lateness and litter.

Find out who our guest bloggers are for September, October and November!

Well another summer holiday has been and gone and after three training days the students return to school today. Throughout the summer I have been updating the mapping of PSHEE and Citizenship at KS3 and updating our Horizons course at KS4.

 Phil Ashton starts off our Citizenship & PSHE blog.