Citizenship PGCE @ IOE

Want to teach in schools about citizen rights, politics, international affairs, law, economy, climate/sustainability, peace, democracy and a huge host of other areas? @IOE_London Apply now to be a Citizenship teacher: ucl.ac.uk/prospective-st…

What an impressive year we have had in developing incredible #teachers of Citizenship education & working towards improving #citizenshipeducation. Great to receive @ACitizenshipT journal to cap it off! Have a great summer #thankyou & see you soon! #Citizens #power #democracy

16- & 17-year-olds will vote in the next general election. Strengthened Citizenship education is essential to ensure young people are equipped with the knowledge & skills to participate in democracy confidently. Read our full statement 👇 #Votesat16

Great to see this review, and work on Disaster and Climate Risk Education to be thinking about for the curriculum!

ACT is pleased to have contributed to the #RoadmaptoVotesat16 report - a cross-sector vision of recommendations for the successful implementation of #Votesat16 across the UK. High-quality #CitizenshipEd is essential for young people's confident participation in democracy.

Still not too late to submit poems for the National Peace Poetry Competition: Verses of Hope, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 3 categories primary, secondary and FE/College. Deadline 23rd July. @ACitizenshipT @FacingHistoryUK

"Citizenship education has never been more critical." Year 9 student, Ja'Mari on the importance of #CitizenshipEd in a world that is becoming ever more complicated for young people to navigate. Read the article here pp.28-29: ow.ly/t2OJ50Wl3Rh

New research shows that students who take GCSE Citizenship Studies have a much higher level of understanding of political issues than those who had not taken the course, boosting their confidence and readiness to participate in democracy. Read the report: ow.ly/v3ey50Wg4CF

Congratulations to 2024-25 cohort as they enter the teaching profession! A delight to welcome members of the 2025-2026 cohort & welcome back @UCLAlumni to join us in active Citizenship, writing a letter to our PM & MP @Keir_Starmer thanking for supporting #Citizenshipeducation

Today our almost new #teachers presented as part of their assignments on how they had delivered effective #Citizenship education teaching in their classrooms. Incredible passion & transformative journeys, as they come to the end of the programme. So #proud of them & them!

On yesterday's #ThankATeacher day @IOE_London @RGS_IBG it was great seeing existing #teachers @sosukcharity @CarshaltonHigh @NorburyHigh @NowerHillHS & a video from Michelle Codrington-Rogers help new teachers think about how to teach #climate #sustainability #education #Thankyou

For #ThankaTeacher day our Citizenship PGCE Subject Leader was asked to contribute to a lovely and meaningful celebration of #teachers @IOE_London Thank you to all teachers & support staff far and wide and thank you to our soon to be new teachers as well! ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2025/…

These two immersive VR films; Virtually There (knife crime) and Cleanskin (grooming & exploitation), aren’t easy to watch. But these future citizenship teachers engaged deeply and shared powerful reflections. #VRforEducation #CitizenshipEducation #KnifeCrime #CSE

Exceptional day of powerful resources for future teaching #humanrights #disastereducation #childrights & #GenAI Mr Smith @WestminsterAca & with @SolarisTwo Leon Oldstrong on countering violence with #VirtualReality learn more here youtube.com/watch?v=yTdtsJ…, teachingcitizenship.org.uk/resource/teach…

Visiting @BFI is a profoundly engaging opportunity for teachers to consider using powerful short films in classrooms to connect film & film language with critical thinking. Dr Carol-Mei Barker explores this in Issue 58 Teaching Citizenship @ACitizenshipT teachingcitizenship.org.uk/resource/teach…📽️

Super well done to our @IOE_London student teachers for reaching the end of their second placement today! Only a few weeks to go and they will be qualified #teachers! Thank you to mentors, schools, and pupils for enabling them to develop their rich specialist #citizenship skills

The highlight of the week our Citizenship @UCLAlumni from @stmarks_academy Mr Dawson-Hunt winning this @ACitizenshipT award! A fantastic mentor for our student teachers, a brilliant teacher at a superb school, a great colleague for other @uclalumni staff. Outstanding achievement!

Brilliant to have Mr Ruffles & The Archer Academy as a partnership school with us @IOE_London Congratulations to the school & great staff and students!

Wonderful visit @HarrowHighSch & see brilliant teaching around the role of the police & community policing & advocacy for rights. Brilliant mentoring & several @UCLAlumni teaching. Really great to see exceptional learning. That's a wrap on school visits this year, thank you all!

Great visit @JRCS_School Brilliant teaching to combat racism, prejudice & discrimination in society, thinking about the role of active citizens in communities. Thank you Year 10s really strong answers to questions about the role of power & voice for change. Thank you teachers!

A delight to visit @BridgeAcademyE2 @PoliticsBridge Seeing Key Stage 3 discuss Citizenship & political themes around identity & community. Essential for all children & young people! Great school vision for development of Citizenship education throughout the school curriculum!