Our Mission and Vision

Our vision is a society where people are empowered to shape their communities and institutions to enable a thriving democracy. To achieve this, we provide learning experiences that light the spark of active citizenship for children and young people.

Young Citizens has been providing inspiring citizenship education since 1989. We deliver a range of interactive programmes and provide resource libraries for pupils from primary school age to college age that build the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to engage with complex issues and contribute to democratic life.

Our portfolio of work is delivered in state schools and colleges across the UK, as well as many of our resources available to youth groups and international schools to deliver citizenship education and civic learning for their communities.Ā 

Our work empowers children and young people from an early age to shape their communities, institutions and society, building habits for life.Ā 

Read about how we accomplish our mission and vision below.Ā 

In this section

Our Values

Our values make our work possible and enable us to create change for the world around us. We empower...

Strategic Aims

In spring 2023, we published our new five-year strategy, Lighting the Spark. The document sets out our plan to...

Theory of Change

Achieving our Vision Our Theory of Change shows how we use our expertise and resources to work towards our...

Programmes

Young Citizens believes that active citizenship should be an essential part of children and young peopleā€™s education. Each year...

Importance of citizenship education

Why is citizenship education important? Citizenship educationĀ gives people the knowledge and skills toĀ understand,Ā challengeĀ andĀ engage with democratic society includingĀ politics,Ā the media, civil...

Partners

We work alongside trusted partners to further our reach and impact. We are proud to work with a broad...

Our History

Our story begins with a young solicitor in the 1960s. Discover the roots of the charity, its formation and how we have evolved over time.