Citizenship

Citizenship podcast from FutureLab

Association of citizenship teaching website
Information about teaching citizenship and newsletter.

National curriculum citizenship **guidelines**
Guidelines for the teaching of citizenship for KS1 and KS2. Ideas for lessons and broad topic areas.

BBC schools citizenship **resource**
Introduces democracy to children; making a fair decision and voting. In the teacher's section, gives suggestions of follow-up activities and websites.

Free primary citizenship resources
Some really useful resources including powerpoint presentations; rights and responsibilities, friendship and keeping safe.

More free primary citizenship resources
Ideas and resources for lessons; 'all about me' and 'belonging'.

Education for citizenship:
Scottish citizenship website; good creative teaching ideas and resources

Christian Aid Primary Classroom Activities
Global citizen activities - teaching packs, DVDs and other resources.


'Home-made' citizenship resource - children need to place the traffic signs along the path. For use on the EWB.


Home made resource. Place the items of food in to their correct box, healthy, unhealthy and not sure. Use as a discussion to talk about different food groups and different products and about how some can be healthy in moderation.


Rationale for teaching citizenship in the primary classroom
Argumentfor citizenship to be given satutory status: "Citizenship in the primary school curriculum needs statutory status"