This is SO important. I was delighted to speak at @PolLitAPPG on this issue. I could not agree more that "Core to a healthy democracy...is active citizenship, but that rests on citizens having an understanding". Teaching politics/citizenship (well!) is crucial! 👏 Shout Out UK

A fantastic opportunity for young people interested in politics ⬇️ #PoliticalLiteracy

Are you between 16-19 and interested in #UKPolitics? Our friends over at FT for Schools & Political Studies Association are running a writing competition w/ ACT and they want to see YOUR entry! Learn more at 👉psa.ac.uk/student-blog-c…

"As Vice Chair of @PolLitAPPG, I am working with colleagues from across the political spectrum to promote the importance of properly preparing younger people to become informed citizens of our democracy" - Kim Leadbeater MBE MP 👏👏

Spot on from ALASTAIR CAMPBELL & Ed Balls this morning⬇️ We need to do much more to engage young people from all backgrounds in politics #PoliticalEducation #Citizenship

Yesterday we headed to the Houses of Parliament and were joined by ROTA where we discussed the importance of ensuring all voices in the community are heard! Thank you to David Blunkett and Iain McNicol including everyone from ROTA who joined us at the APPG on Political Literacy!

Another year, another step closer to ensuring all young people are offered #PoliticalLiteracy in all schools! Massive thank you to our Co-Chair Kim Leadbeater MBE MP and Save the Children UK for sharing their #OurGenerationOurVote campaign ❤️

Great to celebrate #PoliticalLiteracyDay by chairing this @PolLitAPPG event this week. Embedding #PoliticalEducation in schools is incredibly important to ensure our young people are well-rounded, active citizens who feel represented. Well done Shout Out UK & Save the Children UK👏🏻

It was an absolute honour to have been awarded an #MBE by Princess Anne for services to Charity, Social Enterprise and Education. It has been an incredible 9+ years since I started Shout Out UK. We've had some incredible highs and equally powerful lows, but we have kept moving

We held our Annual General Meeting in Parliament earlier this week and have some big plans for the upcoming year. Stay tuned! ⭐ Massive thank you to all our members and our secretariat Shout Out UK !

Due to the General Election and dissolution of parliament, the APPG on Political Literacy is now no longer active. An inaugural meeting date will be set once a new parliament is in effect.

📸 Last Thursday, we hosted the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Political and Media Literacy at the Houses of Parliament. We look forward to continuing this vital work with parliamentarians, educators, and organisations!

“The objective is for the research evidence from Bournemouth to inform media literacy education for a healthier future.” Incredible piece highlighting the work of Professor Julian McDougall, who serves on our Academic Advisory Group. #MediaLiteracy #APPG bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-02-1…

This morning we were invited to a parliamentary breakfast hosted by Electoral Commission and Kirsty Blackman, co-chair of the APPG on Political and Media Literacy to celebrate #WelcometoYourVoteWeek! 🎉🗳️ Access our mis- and disinformation resources we did for the Electoral Commission here: lnkd.in/e4Utt98T

Productive meeting of the APPG on Political & Media Literacy at Portcullis House! 🏛️ Key takeaways: Overview of the IEA - Education ICCS 2027 study from Jan-Philipp Wagner & vital research on empowering disadvantaged girls in party politics from Bryony. 📸 by Natalia López-Hornickel 🌳💜💚

🏛️ On Tuesday we organised Have I Got Fake News for You, a Political and Media Literacy quiz, hosted by the amazing Sophia Smith Galer Four Year 12s from Caterham High School did battle against: Stephen Bush, Cathy Newman, Kirsty Blackman and Carmen Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 APPG on Political and Media Literacy

Votes at 16: Empowering Youth, But Education is Key. Click to read the joint statement from Shout Out UK and the APPG on Political and Media Literacy shoutoutuk.org/2025/07/17/vot…

I’m delighted that the ground breaking report resulting from the Lords Communications and Digital Committee inquiry on media literacy has taken so many of the recommendations both from Shout Out UK's written submission of evidence and from my own oral evidence to the committee earlier this year. Momentum

To mark our partnership with London Gov’s London Voter Registration Week, Matteo Bergamini MBE reflects on its importance. With the govt considering lowering the voting age, it’s crucial to give the next generation the tools to exercise their democratic rights. shoutoutuk.org/2025/09/15/sev…

A new piece from Schools Week looks at how prepared schools are for Votes at 16. It refers to our report The Missing Link with APPG on Political and Media Literacy authored by Dr James Weinberg and quotes our founder Matteo Bergamini MBE on the postcode lottery of political education in schools. #Votesat16