Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT)

ACT is the subject association and membership organisation for all those involved in Citizenship education. We are the national voice for Citizenship and our mission is to support high quality Citizenship teaching in every school and college.

We offer expert subject guidance, professional development, training and tailored programmes of school based CPD, and we connect teachers with each other to enable peer to peer support.

ACT is a registered charity (no. 1100180) and all profits from subscriptions and trading are re-invested into Citizenship education. ACT was founded in 2002 when Citizenship became statutory in schools in England.

Our work is led by a group of teachers. ACT members are encouraged to join them to help steer our work and have a leading role in Citizenship education nationally.