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  • Young Citizens resources on Handling Controversial Issues ‘best-sellers’ in Europe

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Meet Jack Felvus, our new Ambassador

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

Published: 5th December, 2019

Author: Leah Hardy

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Constructive Space Charity of The Year 2020

Young Citizens secures first Charity of the Year partnership

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

Published: 20th November, 2019

Author: Richard John

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Wimbledon Half Marathon smashes targets!

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

Published: 4th November, 2019

Updated: 19th November, 2019

Author: Richard John

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Young Citizens resources on Handling Controversial Issues ‘best-sellers’ in Europe

Young Citizens resources to help teachers to handle controversial issues have been translated into 23 European languages. Read more... Read more

Published: 24th October, 2019

Updated: 25th October, 2019

Author: Richard John

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Meet Finn Judge, our first young Trustee

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

Published: 25th September, 2019

Updated: 4th November, 2019

Author: Leah Hardy

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Giving Nation to close having inspired a million youth volunteer hours

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

Published: 23rd August, 2019

Author: Richard John

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Young Citizens shortlisted for Charity of the Year Award

We're excited to have been shortlisted for the coveted Charity of the Year Award, run by Charity Times. Read more. Read more

Published: 26th July, 2019

Updated: 29th July, 2019

Author: Tom Franklin

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Young Citizens launches free resource to boost political engagement

Democracy Ambassadors gives young people an opportunity to learn how our democracy works so they can inform their peers. Find out more. Read more

Published: 25th June, 2019

Author: Richard John

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Meet Edge Watchorn - our new Chair

We're excited to announce our new Chair of Trustees here at Young Citizens - Dr. Edge Watchorn. Click here to read more. Read more

Published: 4th April, 2019

Updated: 21st May, 2019

Author: Tom Franklin

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International Women's Day sparks Youth Interest in the Law

On the 8th March, we were honoured to help the Diversity and Community Relations Judiciary to hold their inaugural Youth Q&A. Read more

Published: 19th March, 2019

Updated: 20th March, 2019

Author: Richard John

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Solicitor General joins the Government Legal Department at Young Citizens session

Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, joins lawyers from the Government Legal Department (GLD) at Legal Experts in Schools session. Read more

Published: 6th March, 2019

Updated: 13th May, 2019

Author: Mathilde Fell

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Celebrating the Make a Difference Challenge

New funding to expand our Make a Difference Challenge social action project

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

Published: 7th February, 2019

Updated: 21st May, 2019

Author: Ruth Le Breton

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Take part in our 30th birthday appeal

Join us as we launch our appeal to raise £30,000 to support our vital work in our 30th birthday year. Read more

Published: 16th January, 2019

Updated: 21st May, 2019

Author: Tom Franklin

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Read our latest Annual Report

Read our Annual Report and Accounts to discover how our work has benefited 240,000 children and young people over the past year. Read more

Published: 21st December, 2018

Updated: 21st May, 2019

Author: Tom Franklin

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Michael Maclay joins Young Citizens as an Ambassador

Young Citizens is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Maclay to its team of Ambassadors. Michael is an old friend of the charity, having been on the Trustee Board of the Citizenship Foundation (from which Young Citizens evolved) for twenty years – twelve of them as Chair. Read more

Published: 15th November, 2018

Updated: 15th December, 2018

Author: Leah Hardy

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Ten year vision for Public Legal Education launched at Parliament

Young Citizens has joined forces with the Solicitor General's Office and many other organisations to lay out a new ten year vision for a legally literate population, where people understand both their rights and responsibilities. Read more

Published: 31st October, 2018

Updated: 25th October, 2019

Author: Tom Franklin

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New Campaign Free to Speak Safe to Learn to launch

Ted Huddleston gives us a heads-up on a new Council of Europe initiative kicking off in November 2018. Read more... Read more

Published: 17th October, 2018

Updated: 15th December, 2018

Author: Richard John

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Rushanara Ali MP Joins Young Citizens as an Ambassador

Rushanara Ali MP has been appointed as an Ambassador to education charity Young Citizens. She hopes to help inspire and motivate children and young people to be active citizens. Read more

Published: 5th October, 2018

Updated: 15th December, 2018

Author: Leah Hardy

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Young Citizens awarded Impact Partner status

Young Citizens is one of just six organisations to be awarded the prestigious Impact Partner status for its youth social action work. Read more

Published: 3rd October, 2018

Updated: 7th August, 2019

Author: Tom Franklin

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Three New Trustees Join Young Citizens Board

Young Citizens is delighted to welcome three 'talented and committed' trustees to the board Read more

Published: 25th September, 2018

Author: Richard John

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Government response on citizenship education "too timid", says Young Citizens

The Government has published its response to the House of Lords Committee's report into Citizenship and Civic Engagement - and despite the response expressing support for the importance of citizenship education, we're underwhelmed by the lack of concrete action. Read more... Read more

Published: 29th June, 2018

Updated: 4th July, 2018

Author: Tom Franklin

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New report on better measuring the impact of our citizenship programmes for young people

Pro Bono Economics (PBE) and Young Citizens are publishing a report from PBE on how to better measure the effectiveness of our different citizenship programmes. Read more

Published: 20th April, 2018

Author: Tom Franklin

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Lords Committee calls for new statutory citizenship education entitlement for all school pupils

Young Citizens welcomes the hard-hitting report, which describes the state of citizenship education as 'parlous', and calls on Government to re-prioritise the subject in schools Read more

Published: 18th April, 2018

Updated: 29th June, 2018

Author: Tom Franklin

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Young Citizens appoints its first three Ambassadors

Young Citizens is delighted to announce the appointment of its first ever Ambassadors. Three eminent members of the legal profession will play a crucial role in spreading the word about the charity’s vital mission to help educate, inspire and motivate the active citizens of tomorrow. Read more

Published: 11th April, 2018

Updated: 22nd June, 2018

Author: Tom Franklin

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  • Jack Felvus

    Jack Felvus was a former participant of our programmes and has gone on to become a huge advocate of our work and represented the voice of young people at many events.

  • Meet Jack Felvus, our new Ambassador

    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...

  • Shaping Places

    Shaping Places is a new offer from Young Citizens, that offers schools brokerage and education expertise to the property industry. Discuss how we can support your business with urban planning and design.

  • The SMSC Quality Mark 'verification plus' offer gives teachers' confidence

    As SMSC lead in a EYFS and KS1 school, we recognised the importance of preparing rounded individuals and believed our provision to be of a high standard. The Quality Mark gave us that external validation as well as valuable support. Read more...

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  • Free SMSC Resource for Key Stage 2

    Would you like a free lesson to help you develop KS2 children's SMSC learning? This trial pack of lessons from our Go-Givers website contains the lessons "Democracy" and "Protecting Local Habitats".

  • Go-Givers Free Trial Pack

    Would you like a free trial pack of lessons to support pupils' SMSC learning? This trial pack of lessons from our Go-Givers website contains the lessons "Plastic Pollution" and "Taking Responsibility" for KS1 children and the lessons "Democracy" and "Protecting Local Habitats" for KS2 children.

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    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...

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  • Lowering the voting age to 16

    Here, we give teachers a little support for debating the topic in class with students. Do young people of this age know enough about politics yet? And if they could vote, can they be trusted to do it sensibly?

  • Free SMSC Resources for Key Stage 1

    Would you like some free lessons to help you develop KS1 children's SMSC learning? This trial pack of lessons from our Go-Givers website contains the lessons "Plastic Pollution" and "Taking Responsibility"

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I’ve just got my money back via a ‘Small Claims Court’. Would young people know they can do that?

Our CEO tells of his own recent experience of using the law to protect his rights, and explains why basic legal understanding is vitally important for all young people, if they're to be confident young citizens. Read more

Published: 12th March, 2018

Updated: 18th September, 2018

Author: Tom Franklin

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