Britain's future depends on empowering the next generation with the skills, knowledge and confidence to engage in society today.
Young Citizens is a citizenship education charity that informs, equips and inspires children and young people across the UK to be active citizens.
We help educators offer inspiring citizenship education for their pupils and students – both as a part of the curriculum and beyond.
From libraries of teaching resources to interactive programmes, we offer immersive learning that builds citizenship skills in children and young people, equipping them to navigate society’s most complex issues.
We also work with institutional partners – nationally and internationally – to develop thinking, practice, and new frameworks that strengthen civic engagement and education in the 21st century.
Your teaching resources
Access our free library of 100+ lessons, assemblies and other flexible citizenship and PSHE resources by becoming a school subscriber.
Programme highlights
Mock Trials
The Mock Trial Competitions are our longest-running active learning experiences. Since 1991, we’ve provided unparalleled exposure to the judicial...
Make a Difference Challenge
The Make a Difference Challenge is a child-led social action programme that empowers some of our youngest citizens. It...
SMSC Quality Mark
Helping your school achieve excellence in SMSC Whether you are just starting out, restarting and rethinking your approach, or...
The charity
We see that young people from ages 5 to 18 are able to become informed, empowered and active citizens.
We do this by providing a range of quality programmes and school resources to help teachers introduce the difficult issues of today whilst building citizenship skills.
Support Us
Whether as volunteer or a donor, your support can help us continue to create informed, empowered and confident young citizens.
Interested in helping shape one of our key themes or issues as a sector leader? Read more about our partnerships.