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      • Small-Scale Research Initiative Marketplace
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      • Workshops >
        • Social media and citizenship teaching
        • Engaging young people with democracy and Parliaments
        • 'Comic life'- citizenship through digital story-telling
        • Harnessing digital technologies in citizenship teaching
        • Using Apple-specific technology successfully in teaching
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    • FNDPs 2019-20
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    • Completed SSRIs >
      • Promoting Values and Citizenship through Human Rights Education
      • Enabling Student Voice in the Classroom
      • Campaign! Make an impact
      • Promoting citizenship and values education in primary schools facing challenging socio-economic circumstances: an exploratory pilot
      • Beyond Sectarianism - new thinking for a new generation
      • Meeting the cross curricular challenge
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The Five Nations Network annual reports highlight the key areas of activity, achievements and impact of the Five Nations Network programme. They are written for our funders, for members of the Five Nations Network and for others with an interest in citizenship and values education.
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 Five Nations Network Annual Report 2023-24 (pdf)​
This report covers the period April 2023 to March 2024. It includes:
  1. ​Annual conference: ‘The internet - friend or foe?’
  2. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2024-25
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 Five Nations Network Annual Report 2022-23 (pdf)​

This report covers the period April 2022 to March 2023. It includes:
  1. ​Annual conference: ‘Can we teach democratic wellbeing?’
  2. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2023-24                 
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Mapping the Impact of the Five Nations Network (pdf)

This evaluation was undertaken in 2022 to explore the impact of the network on participants. We concluded the network has a direct impact on the quality of citizenship education in schools by influencing the way teachers teach, the projects they plan, and how they promote student voice across the school. We also document the positive impact on teachers’ sense of professional well-being, their wider networking beyond school, and in several cases on their career development.

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 Five Nations Network Annual Report 2021-22 (pdf)
This report covers the period April 2021 to March 2022. It includes:
  1. ​Annual conference: ‘Achieving Climate and Racial Justice – Is Citizenship Education the key?’
  2. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2022-23                 
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2020-21 (pdf)
This report covers the period April 2020 to March 2021. It includes:
  1. Annual conference: ‘Active citizenship for a hopeful future’
  2. ​Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2021-22
                    
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2019-20 (pdf)
​This report covers the period April 2019 to March 2020. It includes:
  1. 'Building Democratic Culture in Schools – Empowering Teachers as Defenders of Democracy,’ – Belfast, Northern Ireland​
  2. Five Nations Development Projects
  3. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  4. A look forward to 2020-21
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2018-19 (pdf)
​This report covers the period April 2018 to March 2019. It includes:
​Annual Conference: ‘Changing Communities: recognising schools as sites of transformation’, Glasgow, Scotland​
  1. Five Nations Development Projects
  2. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2019-20
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2017-18 (pdf)
​This report covers the period April 2017 to March 2018. It includes:
​Annual conference: ‘Democratic talk: from discussion to deliberation’, London 2018​
  1. Five Nations Development Projects
  2. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2018-19
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2016-17 (pdf)
​This report covers the period April 2016 to March 2017. It includes:
​​Annual Conference: ‘Changing societies: transformative citizenship teaching’, Dublin, Ireland
  1. Five Nations Development Projects
  2. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  3. A look forward to 2017-18
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2015-16 (pdf)
​This report covers the period April 2015 to March 2016. It includes:​
  1. Annual Conference: ‘Citizenship and identities: the role and identities of teachers of citizenship in a time of change’, Cardiff, Wales
  2. Five Nations Development Projects
  3. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  4. A look forward to 2016-17
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2014-15 (pdf)
This report covers the period April 2014 to March 2015. It includes:
  1. Annual Conference: 'Citizenship and identities: socio-economic inequality, political identity and participation’, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2014
  2. Small-scale Research Initiatives 
  3. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  4. A look forward to 2015-16
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Five Nations Network Annual Report 2013-14 (pdf)
This report covers the period April 2013 to March 2014. It includes:
  1. Annual Conference: 'Citizenship and identities: political identity'
, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2013
  2. Small-scale Research Initiatives 
  3. Network management and communications including the role of the Strategy Group and ACT
  4. A look forward to 2014-15

Conference Reports

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'Digital Citizenship' (pdf)
Reading, England, 2012
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Partnerships in action in challenging times - Re-imagining citizenship and values education in a changing society (pdf)
Dublin, Ireland, 2011
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Young People Taking Action (pdf)
Cardiff, Wales, 2010
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Citizenship and Values education to the rescue! Revisiting the Call to Action (pdf)
Derry, Northern Ireland, 2009

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Call to Action 2009

In September 2009, the Five Nations Network issued a shared Call to Action (pdf) calling on politicians and policy makers across the five countries to make a renewed commitment to citizenship and values education to enable young people to engage with our increasingly complex, challenging and changing world.

Conference Reports (continued)

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Citizenship and Values education to the rescue! Making the case for a Call to Action. (pdf)
Glasgow, Scotland, 2008
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Beyond the comfort zone - Tackling controversial issues and values in education for citizenship (pdf)
Leeds, England, 2007
Conference Reports (2001 to 2006)

Conference Report 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland (pdf)

Conference Report 2005, Dublin, Ireland (DVD report. Contact us for more information)

Conference Report 2004, Cardiff, Wales (pdf)

Conference Report 2003, Belfast, Northern Ireland (pdf)

Conference Report 2002, Birmingham, England (pdf)

Conference Report 2001, London, England (pdf)
  • About
    • Strategy Group and Terms of Reference
    • Five Nations Network Management Team
    • Contact us
    • Five Nations Network Evaluation
    • Funding and support
  • Conferences
    • Edinburgh [2025] >
      • Guest Speakers and Session Resources 2025
    • London [2024] >
      • Guest Speakers and Session Resources 2024
    • Dublin [2023] >
      • Guest Speakers and Session Resources 2023
    • Cardiff [2022] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2022
    • Online [2021] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2021
    • Belfast [2020] >
      • Keynote and session resources
      • Photo Gallery
    • Glasgow [2019] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2019
    • London [2018] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2018
    • Dublin [2017] >
      • Workshop and seminar resources 2017
      • Guest and plenary speakers 2017
    • Cardiff [2015] >
      • Seminar resources 2015
      • Keynote speakers 2015
    • Belfast [2014] >
      • Keynote speakers 2014
      • Seminar resources 2014
      • Recommended readings 2014
    • Edinburgh [2013] >
      • Speakers and presentations
      • Workshop Resources
      • Small-Scale Research Initiative Marketplace
    • Reading [2012] >
      • Workshops >
        • Social media and citizenship teaching
        • Engaging young people with democracy and Parliaments
        • 'Comic life'- citizenship through digital story-telling
        • Harnessing digital technologies in citizenship teaching
        • Using Apple-specific technology successfully in teaching
      • Guest speakers
    • Previous conferences [2000-2011]
  • Publications
  • Funded Projects
    • FNDPs 2019-20
    • FNDPs 2017-18
    • FNDPs 2016-17
    • FNDPs 2015-16
    • Completed SSRIs >
      • Promoting Values and Citizenship through Human Rights Education
      • Enabling Student Voice in the Classroom
      • Campaign! Make an impact
      • Promoting citizenship and values education in primary schools facing challenging socio-economic circumstances: an exploratory pilot
      • Beyond Sectarianism - new thinking for a new generation
      • Meeting the cross curricular challenge
    • SSRI Awards >
      • 2014 Awards
      • 2013 Awards
      • 2012 Awards
      • 2011 Awards
      • 2010 Awards
  • Citizenship
    • England
    • Ireland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Scotland
    • Wales
  • News
    • Five Nations Network News
    • Five Nations Network Blogs