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E-learning courses

Explore our growing range of interactive e-learning courses, designed to make learning engaging, flexible, and accessible. With new courses launching throughout the 2025–26 academic year, you’ll always have fresh opportunities to develop skills, gain knowledge, and stay ahead.

E-learning

Media Matters: empowering teachers in Media and Information Literacy

ACT’s Media Matters course will equip you with knowledge & practical ideas so that you can help your own students navigate today’s complex media world

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Fraud and Financial Education (short course)

Take our short Fraud and Financial Education to become a certified Fraud Prevention Advocate in Schools

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The development of Citizenship education in England (short course)

This short-course provides an overview of the development of Citizenship as a subject in the national curriculum

On-demand

Explore our library of on-demand videos, featuring recordings from previous live events.

How to teach about courts and the justice system

Hear from representatives from The National Museum of Justice at the Royal Court of Justice and the Supreme Court

How to plan an effective Citizenship lesson

Join us for this pre-recorded session to explore the intricacies of a well-planned Citizenship lesson

How to plan a scheme of work

Join us to go back to the principles of what a series of lessons should look like for progression and knowledge in Citizenship

Assessing in Citizenship

Experts and participants discuss what effective assessment in Citizenship looks like

Teaching GCSE Citizenship Studies for the first time

Join us for this pre-recorded session focusing on the fundamentals of excellent GCSE Citizenship Studies Teaching.

Why are concepts so important in Citizenship teaching?

Join Professor Lee Jerome and Zoe Baker to talk more about why every lesson should be built around a concept

How to plan a GCSE Citizenship Studies lesson

Experts discuss what the key components of a good GCSE lesson look like.

Past ACT Teaching Citizenship Conferences

Explore our library of past conferences, where leading experts share insights, strategies, and breakthroughs that continue to shape the field of Citizenship education.