Apply for a Five Nations Development Funded project

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Grants are for teachers who wish to create a small curriculum project that supports their work to develop citizenship education or education for active citizenship in their school.
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We are particularly interested in projects that:
  • develop understanding of democracy, human rights and active and global citizenship
  • involve cross-border collaboration between schools in different jurisdictions (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).
  • enable teachers to work with pupils to participate in genuine citizenship action projects within or beyond the school 
  • develop curriculum or teaching activities that tackle controversial citizenship issues and develop skills of critical thinking, discussion and deliberative debate
Application requirements
  • Successful applicants need to be employed as a teacher in schools in the primary or secondary sectors of one of the five nations involved in the network (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales). 
  • Project applications need to have been approved by your Head teacher or Principal.
  • Application process
  • Completed application forms should be emailed by 12pm Sunday 26th April to Camilla Bell-Davies (camilla@teachingcitizenship.org.uk). 
  • The Five Nations Network Strategy Group will review all applications. It is expected that most projects would begin in the summer of 2020.
  • A first payment is made once a project is approved by the Five Nations Strategy Group. A final payment is made following attendance at the annual conference and completion of the project.​

Examples of past projects

See examples from 2016-2019 to help inspire you

Attend the Five Nations conference in 2021

Successful applicants are required to attend and contribute to the next annual Five Nations Conference in early 2021. This residential conference will include an opportunities for professional development and networking. Grant holders will be asked to prepare and make a short contribution about their project at the conference. Conference expenses and travel will be met by ACT.

Contribute to your democratic education curriculum 

Development projects can become a crucial part of your democratic education curriculum.