As part of the 2020 ESRC Festival of Social Science we have collaborated with Dr Dania Thomas, University of Glasgow, to produce a resource to help your students explore how COVID will impact on our economy and their futures. Read more
Each year we work with approximately 2,000 volunteers, many from the legal sector. We are looking for someone to help us coordinate and support for these so that together we can achieve even more than we already do! Find out more... Read more
Young Citizens has joined with 23 other political education and democracy organisations expressing concern about new government guidance, which could limit informed debate and discourage political thinking amongst young people. Read more
Independent Consultant in Civic and Citizenship Education, Ted Huddlestone, highlights the importance of teaching Digital Citizenship Education to young people. Read more
Britain's future depends on empowering the next generation to become active citizens
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! The Mock Trials are an effective and fun way of helping young people understand how the judicial system works. Learn how you can get involved...
Our Primary SMSC resource subscription is FREE for this academic year thanks to funding from Pears Foundation. Looking for resources to help develop qualities such as empathy, compassion and fair-mindedness in your pupils, look no further...
We have mobilised more than 300,000 young people to take social action.
We've helped 80% of secondary schools nurture active citizens.
Recognising that teachers lack time and have a requirement to teach about the rule of law as part of fundamental British values, we've teamed up with legal experts to create comprehensive legal education resources.
We believe that it’s vital for young people to get to grips with key economic terms and concepts during their school life. Our programmes enables professionals to use their expertise to bring economics to life in the classroom.
Young Citizens has been chosen as Constructive Space's Charity of the Year for 2020. You can read more about the work of Young Citizens and support their work by donating and sharing this appeal with your networks. Click here!
Young writer Abigail Rooney writes for our blog about why social distancing doesn't have to be a barrier to volunteering. Read more
Our CEO discusses the long-term implications of the pandemic for Citizenship - and why it's important this is addressed in schools when they return Read more