Our impact

How has the world you work in changed for the better thanks to you?

Awards

Brief description of any awards, commendations, etc, accompanied by photos / imagery if inspiring

Numbers / stats

Present the most impressive stats you have.

Maximum three recommended;
keep the presentation/description as simple as possible;
make sure stats are relevant, understandable and have a context;
Mix up types of stat (eg 353 residents...; 86% of participants...; 3/4 of local companies...)

Quotes

These do not necessarily need a separate section; can be dropped in to break up longer sections
Stakeholders; partners; media; dignitaries; celebrities
May benefit from a picture if it shows quotee as a real person, for example
Link to story / blog, if available on another page

Reports

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Return on social investment
Audits displaying your impact
Annual reports

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Find out how we can change your community / have an impact on your xyz
Tell us how your life has been changed by our charity (email / link to blog / stories page)

Latest

Changing Perspectives on Citizenship

From a teacher to charity worker to student; our Partnerships Executive Sophie Whitehead reflects on her time as a teacher and explains why Citizenship teaching is a crucial part of education.
8 Ways to Improve Social Action in Your Primary School

Ideas and inspiration for #iWill week 2018 to develop social action and community involvement in primary schools. Read on...
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.
Education for effective citizens: has it ever been more important?

With increased uncertainty around our place in Europe and continued economic instability, Citizenship as a secondary school subject has never been so important.

British values

In a press release on 27 November 2014, the Department for Education told all schools to promote 'British values' and produced advice for doing so through SMSC. Here, we explain what that means for schools.
What is citizenship education?

Citizenship education is about enabling people to make their own decisions and to take responsibility for their own lives and communities. And in many countries it's becoming increasing important.
Key Stage 2 (ks2) PSHE & SMSC curriculum primary school resources

Powered by Young Citizens, Go-Givers has over 150 cross-curricular lessons to support the teaching of key stage 2(ks2) PSHE and Citizenship and develop children’s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) learning, including their understanding of fundamental British Values. Go-Givers also includes an extensive range features to assist primary schools in teaching PSHE, SMSC and citizenship that could be used in a scheme of work.
7. The importance of citizenship education
Go-Givers - PSHE SMSC primary school resources for key stage 1 and key stage 2

Powered by Young Citizens, Go-Givers has over 150 cross-curricular lessons to support the teaching of PSHE and Citizenship and develop children’s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) learning, including their understanding of fundamental British Values. Go-Givers also includes an extensive range features to assist primary schools in teaching PSHE, SMSC and citizenship that could be used in a scheme of work.
What is citizenship?

Citizens are members of a state or a nation. Citizenship is the process of being such a member. It is how we make society work, together.
Mock Trials

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...
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?
British values resources for Key Stage 2

Powered by Young Citizens, Go-Givers has over 150 cross-curricular lessons to support the teaching of PSHE and Citizenship and develop children’s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) learning, including their understanding of fundamental British Values. Go-Givers also includes an extensive range features to assist primary schools in teaching PSHE, SMSC and citizenship that could be used in a scheme of work.
Key Stage 1 PSHE & SMSC Resources

Powered by Young Citizens, Go-Givers has over 150 cross-curricular lessons to support the teaching of PSHE and Citizenship and develop children’s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) learning, including their understanding of fundamental British Values. Go-Givers also includes an extensive range features to assist primary schools in teaching PSHE, SMSC and citizenship that could be used in a scheme of work.

Citizenship resource writers (voluntary)

These are voluntary roles, ideally suited to former teachers with experience of teaching citizenship or related subjects. The roles entail helping Young Citizens to research, write, and check lesson plans, assembly kits and other resources for both primary and secondary schools. Read more

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