| Volunteering
in Education:Opportunities and Challenges |
Consultation paper from
Volunteer Development Scotland. The responses will be set alongside those of Learning and
Teaching Scotland and Community Learning Scotland to prepare a report for the Scottish
Executive ministers. |
| on-line consultation on Education for
Citizenship in Scotland |
From 15th December 2000 to 16
March 2001 you can use this website to comment on the questions in the consultation
document, see how other people have responded, see how other people rate your comments,
and rate theirs. |
| Education for Citizenship in
Scotland |
A document (September 2000) for
consultation and discussion, published by Learning and Teaching Scotland, is now in
schools. The consultation period runs until March 2001. The document is also
available on the Learning and Teaching Scotland website at http://www.ltscotland.com/citizenship/index.htm |
| Citizenship in Schools
(UNICEF) |
The report of the Citizenship Education
Monitoring Project (you can download the document). It is the result of the work of
a baseline survey of Citizenship education, commissioned in autumn 1999. In 2003
UNICEF will conduct another survey to see how schools have integrated Citizenship and
human rights education into their curriculum. |
| Citizenship: UNICEF website |
About the teaching of citizenship and human
rights. It refers to the Citizenship curriculum in England, but much is relevant
everywhere. |
| Citizenship for Primary Schools |
A series, developed by the Institute for Citizenship, for Primary teachers
involved with teaching Citizenship values. |
| Electoral Reform Society |
An organisation which campaigns for the
strengthening of democracy through changes to the voting system and electoral
arrangements. |
| Charity Matters: resource book for
teachers |
Produced by the Citizenship Foundation and Directory of Social
Change, this is a resource pack for teachers of 14-17 year-olds. It includes photocopiable
materials, teachers' notes and activities that are designed to help students understand
some of the many questions arising from the work of charities. |
| The
Citizenship Foundation |
An independent charity funded by grants from
charities, business, commerce, government and private donors. Founded in 1989, it
encourages understanding of the rights and duties of citizenship; participation in
community and voluntary affairs; and the provision of experiences which enable
citizens to become caring,
confident and effective members of society. |
| Introducing
Citizenship into the curriculum |
From Schoolmanager.net
- but remember this is a website for England and Wales, and the Scottish approach is
sometimes a little different. |
| Council
for Education in World Citizenship |
CEWC is an independent organisation, founded
in 1939, which helps young people understand and confront global issues and challenges
though education for
international understanding. |
