1. 6. Political Engagement Leighton, R. 2011. Teaching Citizenship Education Continuum: London

2. ‘The full title [of the Crick Report] is Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in Schools: Final Report of the Advisory Group on Citizenship’ (Advisory Group on Citizenship, 1998), which makes it as clear as anyone might need it to be that the teaching of democracy was and is central to citizenship education.’ (p) ‘Democracy is the worst form of government – except all those other forms of that have been tried from time to time’ (Winston Churchill, House of Commons 11/11/47) Leighton, R. 2011. Teaching Citizenship Education Continuum: London

3. Young people’s expectations of their political participation in adulthood Certain % Likely % Vote in elections55.826.2 Discuss politics with friends16.927.5 Campaign or join an NGO11.522.7 Join a political party6.510 Stand for election17.5 Leighton, R. 2011. Teaching Citizenship Education Continuum: London Adapted from Ross and Dooly (2010)

4. Is it possible to enable pupils to become politically engaged while teachers maintain a position of informed neutrality? www.environment.gov.au/education/aus si www.environment.gov.au/education/aus si www.rumad.org.au Leighton, R. 2011. Teaching Citizenship Education Continuum: London

5. Bibliography www.environment.gov.au/education/aussi www.rumad.org.au Leighton, R. (2011) Teaching Citizenship Education: A Radical Approach London: Continuum Ross, A. and Dooly, M. (2010) ‘Young People’s Intentions about their Political Activity’ Citizenship Teaching and Learning 6 (2) 43- 60 Leighton, R. 2011. Teaching Citizenship Education Continuum: London