Are you a great organiser and administrator? Keen to use your skills to help engage, educate and empower even more children and young people to be active citizens? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Closing date: Wednesday 21st April. Read more
We’re looking for a Chief Executive Officer to drive the growth of Young Citizens, and ensure that citizenship becomes an increasingly integral part of education in the UK. Closing date: 26th April. Read more
Young Citizens is sad to announce the departure of our Chief Executive, Tom Franklin, who leaves us soon having overseen a five year process of strategic renewal. Read more
Re-watch the event here - On 11th February 2021 our President, Baroness D'Souza, chaired a virtual panel discussion with young people, academics and our CEO Tom Franklin. Read more
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Are you a highly-organised, skilled communicator who enjoys building relationships and is passionate about delivering excellence? Use your skills to help engage and empower young people to become active citizens. Closing date: 9am, Thursday 6th May. Read more
Young Citizens receives Co-op Foundation grant to extend our work empowering young people to improve community spaces Read more
We've just published our Annual Report and Accounts for the year up to the end of March 2020. In the year, we increased the number of schools we work with and the number of young people we supported. Read (or watch) more... Read more
With young people of 16 and 17 having the lowest rates of electoral registration of any group, Young Citizens has joined a campaign for the government to establish automatic enrollment. 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
Young Citizens is delighted to announce that The Rt Hon Baroness D’Souza CMG, former Lord Speaker, has been appointed as our new President. Read more
The Big Legal Lesson will take part in Justice Week 2020, and involves hundreds of schools pledging to develop their students' knowledge of the Rule of Law and their legal rights. Read more... Read more
Thanks to generous funding from the Co-op Foundation #iwill fund we are supporting primary schools to improve their local community spaces. Read more... Read more
Young Citizens is celebrating our 30th Birthday this year and, to add to the celebration, we have recruited our first young Ambassador . Meet Jack Felvus... Read more
We are delighted to announce our inaugural Charity of the Year partnership with Constructive Space. Running throughout 2020, we will be supporting with community and fundraising events. Find out more... Read more
On 13th October a team of fundraisers tackled the Wimbledon Half Marathon. Read more about the event and how the athletes exceeded their expectations. Read more
Young Citizens resources to help teachers to handle controversial issues have been translated into 23 European languages. Read more... Read more
Young Citizens is celebrating our 30th Birthday this year and our first young Trustee adds to this celebration. This is part of the Board of Trustees' efforts to ensure young people's voices are heard. Meet Finn Judge... Read more
After more than a decade the Giving Nation website closed today having mobilised a generation of young people to be active, concerned citizens. Read more about the impact it had. Read more
We're excited to have been shortlisted for the coveted Charity of the Year Award, run by Charity Times. Read more. Read more
Democracy Ambassadors gives young people an opportunity to learn how our democracy works so they can inform their peers. Find out more. Read more
We're excited to announce our new Chair of Trustees here at Young Citizens - Dr. Edge Watchorn. Click here to read more. Read more
On the 8th March, we were honoured to help the Diversity and Community Relations Judiciary to hold their inaugural Youth Q&A. Read more
Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, joins lawyers from the Government Legal Department (GLD) at Legal Experts in Schools session. Read more
We’ve recently been awarded funding to expand the number of schools taking part in our Make a Difference Challenge social action project. Find out how you can benefit... Read more