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The Institute for Citizenship is an independent charitable trust. It aims to promote informed, active citizenship and greater participation in democracy and society through a combination of community projects, research, education and discussion & debate. http://www.citizen.org.uk/index.html ----------------------------------------------- |
The Teacher Resource Exchange (TRE) is a database of resources and activities created by teachers and all checked by subject specialists to ensure they are of the highest possible quality. Resources are free to use and you can also add your own resources to share with others. http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php ----------------------------------------------- |
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Speak Out! , from the Institute for Citizenship is an education project which aims to develop the notion of a diverse and inclusive European citizenship by bringing together students from across Europe in discussion and debate. |
The Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) is the professional subject association for those involved in citizenship education. ACT offers direct support to classroom practitioners. Resources include downloadable classroom lessons. http://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk ----------------------------------------------- |
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| Teachernet (Citizenship) – this area of TeacherNet contains articles, resources and information to help with your citizenship classes. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning ----------------------------------------------- |
The BT Education Programme provides a range of free educational resources to support the teaching of citizenship. http://www.btbetterworld.com ----------------------------------------------- |
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| BBC: this section of the website helps to explain exactly what it means to be a citizen! Animations, activities...plus the chance to talk to others on the message board. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/ ----------------------------------------------- |
myEUROPE: a web-based project focussing on European citizenship and intercultural education through on-line activities and classroom practice examples. http://myeurope.eun.org/ ----------------------------------------------- |
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| Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) is designed to encourage & help European citizens play an active part in democratic life and exercise their rights and responsibilities in society. http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/edc/Default_en.asp ----------------------------------------------- |
Global Dimension in Schools NI : allows young people to recognise and value global perspectives on the world we live in and develop the understanding, skills and values that enables them to be active blobal citizens. http://www.globaldimensioninschools.org/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| CSPE: a compulsory element of the Irish curriculum for 11-14 year olds aims to produce knowledgeable, critical, active citizens of the future. The website provides information on the syllabus with lots of classroom activities & ideas for action projects. http://www.cspe.ie/ ----------------------------------------------- |
Drugs: information on the dangers of drug abuse, one of the major causes of death among young people in Europe with almost 100,000 reported overdose deaths between 1990 & 2002. http://www.emcdda.eu.int ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Young Citizens In Action: an exciting youth led volunteering and citizenship programme that helps young people become more actively involved in society. http://www.youngcitizens.org.uk/ ----------------------------------------------- |
Who do we think we are?: an educational programme which engages secondary school teachers in the exploration of identity, diversity and citizenship with young people - in their schools, local communities and nationally
. www.wdwtwa.org.uk/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Consumer advice: this website provides information to consumers on their rights regarding the purchase of goods in other European Countries. www.europa.eu.int/comm./consumers/redress/ ----------------------------------------------- |
Do Politics: A UK website for teachers and other practioners interested in encouraging young people to get involved in democracy. www.dopolitics.org.uk/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Online Newspapers: links to newspapers from across the world. www.onlinenewspapers.com/ ---------------------------------------------- |
Generation Why: a range of ideas for young people who want to take action. www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhy/do_something/ethical/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| SchoolNetGlobal: a treasure chest of materials written by young people enabling them & their peers to learn and understand people of different backgrounds and cultures. www.schoolnetglobal.com ---------------------------------------------- |
Global Citizenship: provides real-world topical content, including 100s of lesson ideas, quizzes, educational games and video clips. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/default.stm ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Swapping Cultures: a programme wishing to help young people understand our globalised, multicultural community and make an active contribution to it.
www.swappingcultures.com/ ---------------------------------------------- |
Heads Up: a moderated online forum where students deliberate on topical issues relating to work in the UK Parliament. www.headsup.org.uk/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Copyright: issues relating to downloading music and videos are discussed on this website. www.patentsoffice.ie/en/copyright_whatis.aspx ---------------------------------------------- |
Mock Elections : all the resources needed to organise a 'real' election. www.mockelections.co.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Changing Perspectives: a downloadable resource for teachers wishing to explore issues of diversity and equality with their sudents. It includes activities, student worksheets and teachers' notes.
http://www.nccri.ie/pdf/ChangingPerspectives.pdf ---------------------------------------------- |
Facing History-Be the Change: this website contains a variety of different activities and suggestions for bringing Be the Change: Upstanders for Human Rights into your classroom.- www.facinghistory.org/Campus/bethechange.nsf/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Rafi-Ki: a funky new online learning community designed for shared learning at both teacher and student levels. http://rafi.ki/ ---------------------------------------------- |
Civnet: a worldwide online civic education community promoting civic education throughout the world. http://civnet.org/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| BBC NI Citizenship: An in-depth interactive resource covering the themes of Diversity & Inclusion in the NI Curriculum for Citizenship. Video clips, newspaper articles and interactive activities provide a wealth of information on sectarianism & racism as well as on ethnic minorities & the main world religions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/ ---------------------------------------------- |
The European Atlantic Movement (TEAM): organises study tours to Brussels for teachers and education professionals. TEAM aims to promote understanding of world affairs and of the institutions of international cooperation by young people, educators, opinion formers and other interested adults. www.european-atlantic.org.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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| European Youth Parliament Online Forum: here students can debate European issues including cliamte change and terrorism. Students can also put questions to experts including MEPs and heads of international organisations such as Oxfam and RSPB. To register and take part, visit- http://www.eyptalk.net ---------------------------------------------- |
Transform Conflict: a site designed to support the development of citizenship education in schools. In addition to providing guidance on the management of citizenship education it provides teachers with practical approaches to the development of learning experiences for citizenship education. .www.transformconflict.org ---------------------------------------------- |
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| EMAS (Portsmouth): downloadable citizenship and intercultural teaching resources for lower secondary school pupils. .www.blss.portsmouth.sch.uk/resources/citiz.shtml ---------------------------------------------- |
Giving Nation: G-Nation supports UK teenagers to get involved in charity, community, social enterprise and campaigning action. .www.g-nation.co.uk ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Citizenship Foundation: an independent education and participation charity whose vision is of a just society in which everyone has the knowledge, skills, confidence and motivation to engage effectively in their communities. .www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/ ---------------------------------------------- |
Student Councils: this site helps students, school management and staff to set up and run Student Councils in schools. .www.studentcouncil.ie/ ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Lifestuff: a channel 4 microsite supporting the citizenship curriculum for 14-19 year olds.. .www.channel4learning.com/learning ---------------------------------------------- |
Teachers.TV: an exciting range of programmes focusing on some of the most important issues facing the whole school community today. .www.teachers.tv ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Newsacademic: an international newspaper for young readers accompanied by classroom activities. The focus is on international news events which shape and affect the world we live in, ideal for implementing the global awareness element of citizenship. www.newsacademic.com ---------------------------------------------- |
The Simpsons: episodes of the Simpsons can be used very effectively to cover concepts such as Rights and Responsibilities, Human Dignity and Democracy and issues like immigration, racism, refugees, etc. relevant to many citizenship courses. Excerpts from the script are available at: .www.snpp.com/episodes.html ---------------------------------------------- |
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| Living Together: a major British Council initiative that brings diverse groups together from across Europe , to contribute to the global debate on intercultural dialogue. Downloadable materials on the themes of migration, integration, tensions, values and participation are available. http://www.britishcouncil.org/livingtogether ---------------------------------------------- |
The Citizen: a monthly resource for teachers packed with ready-to-go exercises based on relevant stories from the news. Downloadable samples are available from- .www.schoolsproject.co.uk/mts1.htm ---------------------------------------------- |
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