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Online Panel Discussion: Curriculum and Assessment Review Independent Panel Report - Next Steps for Citizenship Education

At this pivotal moment for Citizenship education, join us to understand the opportunities ahead for the subject and how important changes may unfold.

25th Nov 2025 3:30pm

All members: Free

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In this session, we will:

  • Explore the Independent Curriculum and Assessment Review Panel’s key recommendations and their potential implications for Citizenship teaching from KS1 to post-16 
  • Discuss prospective updates to the Citizenship curriculum and how these changes may be implemented across schools in England
  • Consider how vital cross-cutting themes, including media literacy, oracy skills, financial and economic education, and climate education are addressed in the report and may feature in the revised curriculum.

Who is it for?

  • School leaders and Citizenship subject leads 
  • Primary teachers, Secondary teachers and other educators involved in teaching Citizenship
  • Academics and researchers with a focus on democratic education and youth civic education
  • Funders and organisations committed to supporting Citizenship education and active citizenship.

Why attend? 

  • Gain insights from education experts about the future of the Citizenship curriculum and assessment.
  • Prepare for upcoming changes by understanding the implications of the refreshed National Curriculum for Citizenship.
  • Ask questions and join the conversation on the role of Citizenship education in schools.

Event team

Meet those who will be speaking at this event

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Liz Moorse

Chief Executive, ACT

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Kate Paradine

Chief Executive, Voice 21

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Helen Blachford

Bohunt Trust Subject Director of Personal Development and Curriculum Leader, Citizenship & PSHE

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David Butler

Advocacy and External affairs lead for the Economics, Business and Enterprise Association (EBEA)

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Liz Moorse

Chief Executive, ACT

Liz leads the Association for Citizenship, a charity, membership organisation and the voice for Citizenship education. Working with our Board of Trustees, Teacher Council and staff, Liz oversees the implementation of our strategic plan and key programmes of work, including the Active Citizenship in Schools Programme and the Five Nations Network in the UK and Ireland. She has a MSc Politics and Public Policy from  Birkbeck London and a BA Hons Geography with Archaeology from Manchester University. Liz has worked in education policy for over twenty five years and led the development of Citizenship as a new curriculum subject in previous roles for central government. She has expertise in national curriculum reviews, curriculum design and national policy. Liz is a Director of the Council for Subject Associations. She is also the Department for Education’s UK representative to the Council of Europe Education Policy Network on Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights.  She has various strategic roles including supporting the European Space for Citizenship. Liz is a regular speaker at conferences and has written extensively on Citizenship education in the curriculum.

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Kate Paradine

Chief Executive, Voice 21

Kate is the Chief Executive of Voice 21, the national oracy charity supporting teachers and schools. She was previously CEO of the charity, Women in Prison (2015-2022), and is a Visiting Fellow at Southampton University’s Stefan Cross Centre for Women, Equality and the Law. She spent a decade in the Civil Service, working on various areas of police training, policy and strategy and has a PhD in Law.

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Helen Blachford

Bohunt Trust Subject Director of Personal Development and Curriculum Leader, Citizenship & PSHE

Helen is the Bohunt Trust Subject Director of Personal Development and Curriculum Leader, Citizenship & PSHE. In addition she has responsibility for Pupil Voice and Pupil Leadership. Helen initially trained as a secondary teacher in Business Education but has been involved in Citizenship education for over 20 years. She has been a committed member of ACT Council since 2012 and has helped to plan the ACT national conference, written articles for the ACT journal and worked on curriculum briefings and resources to support teachers in delivering high quality Citizenship education. Helen has contributed to the Five Nations Network as a country expert for England. Helen became Chair of ACT Council in 2015.

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David Butler

Advocacy and External affairs lead for the Economics, Business and Enterprise Association (EBEA)

David taught economics, business and enterprise education, including financial literacy for 13 years and held senior management positions in comprehensive schools in London, Northumberland and East Sussex. He was appointed as an HMI in 1990 and became the lead for economics, business and enterprise education within Ofsted.

David is currently the advocacy and external affairs lead for the Economics, Business and Enterprise Association (EBEA), the professional association for teachers and others with an interest in these subjects.David coordinated the EBEA’s evidence to the Curriculum and Assessment Review. He believes passionately that economic, business and enterprise education (including financial literacy) should be part of the entitlement curriculum for all pupils.

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