Citizenship Weekly Digest for Schools

Pupils bring the news into school whether we plan for it or not. The Citizenship Weekly Digest gives teachers a short, balanced summary of the week's main civic and political stories, with key vocabulary, a source-checking angle and ready-made questions for discussion. Each story takes about 10 to 15 minutes to use.

What's in each issue?

• A plain-English summary of each story, with sources named

• Key vocabulary for KS3 and KS4

• A source-checking angle: how different outlets covered the story

• CERL questions to structure discussion: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Limits

• Teacher notes where a topic needs particular care

About CERL: 

CERL is Common Understanding's framework for examining claims. It asks four questions: What exactly is being said? What supports or challenges it? How does the evidence support the claim? What can we not safely conclude?

Get it every Monday