“What can we actually do?” The place of ALL teachers in developing Democratic Consciousness in Australia

Posted by David Nally, Steven Kolber and Keith Heggart on 2025-11-11

Teachers, especially history teachers, are crucial to helping students realise their role as citizens within our democratic society. Typically, Australian democracy is an exercise in national unity; In 2024 it represented an airing of divisions. Racial, regional, and economic fissures were aired, yet at the same time we also saw the highest number of democratic elections in world history (nearly [...]

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Teaching History in the climate crisis

Posted by Amanda Power and Alison Kitson on 2024-06-26

Our article addresses the role of school history in helping young people to navigate their future at a time of climate crisis. As we know, global heating, biodiversity collapse and environmental pollution are already affecting daily life everywhere, including in the UK. Their impacts will only intensify in the coming decades. One consequence of the failure of adults to act on the warnings of [...]

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