Lancashire Libraries's List: Learn: Citizenship

GoCitizen.co.uk is an online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK Test or British citizenship test. The service includes an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office, the people who write the handbook, plus hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test ~ We've paid so you don't have to ~ You'll need your Lancashire library number to login, if you want access outside libraries. When you first use GoCitizen.co.uk you will need to register and provide a valid email address.

The Kids Zone has lots of fun creative and interactive activities to help with personal and social development. Go Givers is an educational programme to develop caring and concerned citizens with the skills and confidence to make a positive difference to their communities

The Government in England wants every school to be a sustainable school by 2020.Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life. Joining the Eco-Schools programme is free and it makes tackling sustainable issues manageable and easy for all schools.

Infocow connects young people with useful stuff to help take control of life - sites, stories, information and inspiration.It is ‘a social search for stuff that matters’. It’s made for and created by young people, aged around 14-19 . It links to hundreds of different websites and sources of information that can help you to make positive changes, whether that’s finding out what to do after you finish your GCSEs, or what the first steps are to leaving home.

At Recycling Guide you can find out - How to recycle at home. Why recycling is important. How materials are recycled. Where you can recycle. Recycling activities and resources, plus the latest Recycling News.

This site comes from Wastewatch, a UK environmental charity promoting sustainable resource use. It is aimed at children, schools and teachers and provides advice on recycling at home, work and school.

This website, produced by the East of England Learning grid, is an educational site all about Crime and Punishment in the UK in the 19th Century. It includes a prisoner database with actual prisoner records and case studies for a more in-depth view of the crimes and trials of some of the inmates. There is a teachers area containing resources for Key Stage 2 - 4.

Part of the official UK recycling campaign, Recycle Now, this schools site provides help with recycling in schools, fun activities for 5-11 year olds, downloads of useful materials and teaching resources for KS3 citizenship.

An introduction to British Life and Culture - part of Woodlands Junior School's British Life and Culture website. The website contains fascinating facts and information about England, Scotland and Wales (Britain), in a way that is easy to read and to understand for people of all ages and cultures.

This website has an A to Z list of substances explains appearance and use, effects, chances of getting hooked, health risks and UK law, it also offers free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day.

Global Link is a Development Education Centre (DEC) based in Lancaster. They run workshops, exhibitions, training and other events in schools, colleges and the wider community on global citizenship issues such as human rights, diversity, refugees, fair trade and sustainable development.

An environmental education site for children KS1-3 which emphasises the need for and benefit of public and green transport and provide advice and resources for school travel.

Online news reported by young people. Are you 16-25? Do you and your friends want to affect change in your local community? You can volunteer your time with Headliners to report on an issue that matters to you and use your story to challenge the decision makers in your area.

This site helps you to prepare for the Life in the UK Test that is now required for settlement (indefinite leave to remain) in the UK or British citizenship. It does not give you the knowledge you need to take the test. You can find this information in the 'Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship' handbook. Find a Library Copy here. You can also read the essential chapters online and do practise tests by registering with Go Citizen, available to library members through our Digital Library

Democracy Live from the BBC presents you with a video wall of eight screens of live or on-demand coverage of the House of Commons, the Lords, Select Committees, Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies and the EU Parliament. You can also s

TeachUNICEF is an outreach project from UNICEF which provide lesson plans and other resources to help teachers teach about wide variety of global issues roght up to KS5. It takes an interdiscplinary approach featuring materials for teaching about global issues with connections to social studies, science, math, English/language arts, foreign/world languages. Lessons can be chosen according to topic and grade level. Most of the lesson plans found on TeachUNICEF include pictures, videos, and audio recordings. Teachers can download these in their entirety or pick and choose specific parts of a lesson plan to download.

Schools Online from the British Council provides resources to bring the world into your classroom and encourage students to develop as global citizens.