Five Nations Development Projects 2017 - applications open
Deadline: completed application forms should be emailed as soon as possible, and by Monday 19 June at the latest, to Deepa Shah. Please get in contact if you would like to discuss this further.
We are pleased to announce that there is funding available for development projects for 2017.
This grant application is for use by teachers who wish to create a small project that supports their work to develop citizenship education or education for active citizenship in their school.
Grants may be used to develop an active citizenship curriculum and/or support teachers develop their expertise in citizenship education. Download the application form
This year we are particularly interested in projects that:
Examples of projects that may be funded include those that:
What we will not fund
Read about the projects that received funding in 2015 and 2016
Grant 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.
Successful applicants are required to attend and contribute to the next annual Five Nations Conference, which will be held in January 2018 in London. 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. Further details of what is expected will be provided.
Conference expenses and travel will be met separately by ACT on behalf of the Five Nations Network.
Grant holders will also be required to share the final outputs of their project with ACT so that these can be included on the Five Nations Network website.
Grants
Grants of up to £750 are available to teachers working on citizenship education in schools in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 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.
The Five Nations Network Strategy Group will review all applications. It is expected that most projects would begin in June or July 2017.
Completed application forms should be emailed as soon as possible, and by Monday 19 June at the latest, to Deepa Shah. Please do get in contact if you would like to discuss this further.
Successful applicants will receive their grants in the summer.
Download the application form
We are pleased to announce that there is funding available for development projects for 2017.
This grant application is for use by teachers who wish to create a small project that supports their work to develop citizenship education or education for active citizenship in their school.
Grants may be used to develop an active citizenship curriculum and/or support teachers develop their expertise in citizenship education. Download the application form
This year we are particularly interested in projects that:
- develop understanding of democratic talk and deliberative skills through the discussion of topical and controversial issues; and /or
- involve cross-border collaboration between schools in different jurisdictions (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).
Examples of projects that may be funded include those that:
- enable teachers to work with pupils to participate in genuine citizenship action projects within or beyond the school
- support citizenship curriculum development and innovation in primary or secondary schools
- develop curriculum or teaching activities that tackle controversial citizenship issues and develop skills of critical thinking, discussion and deliberative debate
- enable teachers to undertake a personal reflection and action planning activity to identify a gap in their professional knowledge of citizenship education. For example to pay costs of an exchange visit to another school or organisation within the UK and Ireland.
What we will not fund
- supply cover costs for teachers
- capital expenditure on equipment that is not being used to support the project
- Projects that involve expenditure outside of schools in the UK and Ireland.
Read about the projects that received funding in 2015 and 2016
Grant 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.
Successful applicants are required to attend and contribute to the next annual Five Nations Conference, which will be held in January 2018 in London. 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. Further details of what is expected will be provided.
Conference expenses and travel will be met separately by ACT on behalf of the Five Nations Network.
Grant holders will also be required to share the final outputs of their project with ACT so that these can be included on the Five Nations Network website.
Grants
Grants of up to £750 are available to teachers working on citizenship education in schools in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 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.
The Five Nations Network Strategy Group will review all applications. It is expected that most projects would begin in June or July 2017.
Completed application forms should be emailed as soon as possible, and by Monday 19 June at the latest, to Deepa Shah. Please do get in contact if you would like to discuss this further.
Successful applicants will receive their grants in the summer.
Download the application form
