Are you a talented leader with experience of providing strategic support and direction for SACREs/SACs and leading Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) successfully in schools? If so, we want to hear from you! More details here: cscjes.org.uk/vacancies

We’re hiring for a new Director. Whether you’re a seasoned CEO or an established team leader looking for a step up, this could be the opportunity for you. For more information and to apply, click here: buff.ly/3xwJoJw #jobopportunity #directorposition #jobswales

📢 VACANCY ✨ We're looking for a 🌟 POLICY OFFICER 🌟 to join our busy Policy and Public Affairs Team! 📅 Closing Date: 21 May 2024 👇 Visit our website for further details:👇 buff.ly/439x0t9

📢 Trustee Vacancies 📢 We’re pleased to be growing and diversifying our Board of Trustees. Trustees help us account for the use of our members’ charitable subscriptions and the grants we receive from a range of external funders such as the Welsh and UK Governments.

What will Wales look like in 2051? Our advice team Karolina and Camille explore Wales in 2051 across a series of short stories from six fictional characters. Read the first story and join their series of Green Skills events for your workplace: buff.ly/3JJqa6n

Last week to apply for the Headship in an excellent school with amazing staff, children, governors and parents! #getwriting 👍⭐️

📢 VACANCY ✨ We're looking for a 🌟 POLICY OFFICER 🌟 to join our busy Policy and Public Affairs Team! 📅 Closing Date: 12 August 2024 👇 Visit our website for further details:👇 buff.ly/439x0t9

Study Humanities. Run the Country. In classrooms on Monday.

🚀📢Just launched! CSC’s Professional Learning and Support Compendium 2024-2025, featuring all of our high-quality professional learning opportunities and support, resources, research and up-to-date information for all schools and practitioners. cscjes.org.uk/repository/res…

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Join Camille Lovgreen in our first open Integrated Sustainability Taster Workshop, where you can begin to understand what goes into sustainable strategy and discuss how to apply this to your organisation. Wednesday 18th September from 1-2pm (online): buff.ly/4cSvxfR

Baroness Smith: ‘It is crucial that we have sufficient, appropriately qualified teachers,’ noting the drop in specialist Citizenship teachers. #CurriculumReview aims to ensure young people gain the skills they need to thrive as active citizens. Watch: ow.ly/14Jj50TOu7c

It was lovely to welcome the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells, to Mrs Tiltman's humanities lesson with year 7 yesterday. The Minister explored how this learning linked with the Welsh government's announcement to create a Welsh history timeline.

📢 VACANCY ✨ We're looking for a 🌟 COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS ASSISTANT 🌟 to join our busy Policy and Public Affairs Team! 📅 Closing Date: 13 January 2025 👇 Visit our website for further details:👇 buff.ly/439x0t9

Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work. I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.

Our summer term GCSE network meetings for Humanities are now available to book. Visit our website for more information and to secure your place: ow.ly/rajs50VLUJx

"To not have Citizenship Education in schools at a time where all their 16 year olds can vote would be a dereliction of responsibility from schools and the government. We cannot have one and not the other." - Marcus Bharghava, ACT Chair of Trustees

The no. of students sitting #GCSECitizenshipStudies in 2025 has risen compared to 2024, but remains less than a quarter of the avg. entries seen before 2010. With #Votesat16 on the way, it’s time to #MakeSpaceforCitizenship in every school: ow.ly/UTbv50WJwPM #GCSEResultsDay

🎉 Welcome back! 🎉 🗓️ The new academic year has just begun, and we have plenty of resources from partners across our network to help you prepare for the year ahead. Check out our resources ⤵️ democracyclassroom.com

Delighted to have been asked to contribute to this article and show the perspective of the Welsh education system.