Liz Moorse

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ACT Chief Exec Liz Moorse is with Helen Blachford, Bryden Joy and Lisa Wright in Montenegro this week for the Council of Europe's 'Towards a European Space for Citizenship Education' conference — shaping the future of Citizenship education across Europe. We're excited to hear the outcomes!

Join the 5th Annual #OHTE Conference (16–17 Oct) to explore how history teaching can help renew democracy in Europe. 
 
📌New Report: Economic Crises in #HistoryTeaching  
📌Talk by Yascha Mounk  
📌Debate with 6 brilliant European students 
 
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Votes At 16: Strengthening Democracy Through Citizenship Education – Liz Moorse - TeachingTimes Liz Moorse, Chief Executive of the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT), offers her perspective on the UK voting age being lowered to 16. More of Liz’s insights can be found in her article, ‘Vot...

Following her article for Teaching Times in August, @moorsee.bsky.social spoke to Oliver Sullivan to share her perspective on what #Votesat16 means for education, democracy, and the future of Citizenship teaching. Watch it here: ow.ly/Kush50X2Eks

Hopefully an urgent approach to strengthening citizenship and democracy education in the national curriculum and ensuring more citizenship teachers are trained to teach the subject well is at the top of the agenda 😊 @nasuwt-official.bsky.social @acitizenshipt.bsky.social @natalieperera.bsky.social

Brilliant contribution on the need to nurture democracy and prioritise citizenship education and the risks if we don’t, from @JohnSlinger on International Day of Democracy www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=20...

Article on citizenship education from schoolsweek p21

Read from ACT teachers in in @schoolsweek.bsky.social why citizenship must be given space and profile as a NC subject for every child primary to post 16 #citizenshipmatters @acitizenshipt.bsky.social

And in this free edition from @schoolsweek.bsky.social read on p21 why NC Citizenship must be reprioritised as a subject in primary to p16 so that no child misses out - contributions from many of @acitizenshipt.bsky.social teachers #teachingcitizenship

Join @moorsee.bsky.social, Helen Blachford and @joyofteaching.bsky.social at the SecEd AI in Schools Online Conference (8–9 Oct) for a session on:

🔹 Media & info literacy
🔹 Ethical use of AI
🔹 Critical thinking & responsibility

Book now: ow.ly/NJgV50WTGml

Did you know last year was the deadliest year on record for aid workers?

This #WorldHumanitarianDay use this resource introducing learners to international humanitarian law, full of activities for learners to explore the rules of war.

🔗 www.signpostsglobalcitizenship.org/resources/rules-of-war

Understanding the Interplay: Education, lived worldviews & citizenship - 23 Sep, 3pm
@moorsee.bsky.social‬ is on the panel at this free event for RE & Citizenship teachers, exploring how young people understand citizenship & its relation to religion & worldviews: https://ow.ly/lMRQ50Wl44a

Safeguarding democracy begins in the classroom. ACT Chief Exec @moorsee.bsky.social‬ sets out why a stronger, statutory Citizenship curriculum is vital for young people & society: https://ow.ly/Sl4m50WpMVg

The complexities of todays world mean that now more than ever it’s time to equip young people to navigate this world safely and critically. That starts with strong Citizenship education. Read @moorsee.bsky.social‬'s new piece on why this matters now more than ever: https://ow.ly/qRKT50WpQMs

"Without space for discussion, discovery and deliberation, in school, where will young people learn to think critically, engage respectfully, and participate fully?" @moorsee.bsky.social on the importance of #CitizenshipEd in fostering democratic values:https://ow.ly/qgcG50Wsrey

Citizenship education is essential for building a fair, tolerant, and engaged society: ACT’s @moorsee.bsky.social‬ makes the case for embedding it in the curriculum from primary to post-16. Read more: https://ow.ly/q2AT50WpNwS

If we can help raise understanding of politics in any way, we should do so.
Misdirection is rife, & disinformation is everywhere.
All the more we must all do what we can: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/whos-afraid-... @eddieplayfair.bsky.social @moorsee.bsky.social @thombrooks.bsky.social

Just spent the weekend in #beautifulBelfast with @fivenations strategy group to plan our 2026 #citizenship teaching conference - we undertook the Tayto crisp test challenge - 😊

What a pleasure to be the respondent to @joelwestheimer.bsky.social to share how we at @acitizenshipt.bsky.social are implementing the vision for #citizenshipeducation in ‘what kind of citizen?’ Essential reading for all in education with an interest in social justice hosted by www.knowledgehook.com

Discover how GCSE Citizenship Studies is transforming young people's political engagement. Join our free webinar on 17 June at 4pm to hear new findings from Nottingham Trent & Royal Holloway universities. Book: ow.ly/tK0750W6SJi

Share your #ACTCON25 highlights on LinkedIn for a chance to win 3 months of ACT membership + a copy of Antony Owen’s Post-Atomic Glossaries. Just tag us & use #ACTCON25 by 6 June. Winners drawn 10 June — good luck!

We’re officially underway! Liz Moorse, CEO of ACT, welcomes delegates to #ACTCON25.

Our expert panel is live! Helen Hayes MP, Rachel Gilmour MP, Billie Dunne, Prof James Sloam & Helen Blachford discuss how democracy can evolve to be more modern, inclusive & engaging for young people. Beyond #VotesAt16, what will spark real youth participation? #ACTCON25

After an insightful panel, we're moving into roundtable conversations! A chance to reflect, share ideas & co-create ways to strengthen democratic education — from fresh classroom ideas to active citizenship projects & student voice initiatives. #ACTCON25 #CitizenshipEd

Our #TeachMeets on democracy, political literacy & voting offered practical sessions sharing classroom ideas to help students understand how democracy works. First up: UK Parliament Education on bringing voting and elections to life! #TeachDemocracy #PoliticalLiteracy

In our second TeachMeet, Ryan Mason explored how game-based assessment can deepen understanding and motivation.

#TeachMeet #TeachDemocracy #Assessment

In this session, Bryden Joy demonstrates how student’s enthusiasm for chocolate can be used to help students understand how different electoral systems work.

#PoliticalLiteracy #VotingSystems #ActiveLearning #TeachMeet

In our fourth mini TeachMeet, Sera Shortland showed how parliamentary committees can be a powerful tool for teaching deliberation and debate in the classroom.

#TeachMeet #DemocraticEducation #Deliberation #PoliticalLiteracy

With Votes at 16 on the table, ensuring all students get a high-quality Citizenship education is more important than ever. Join MPs, educators & policymakers in calling for change. 📢 Sign ACT’s Open Letter today! 👉 ow.ly/ykgw50ViQwn