Programmes of teacher education in citizenship are well established in countries across the world. In this paper we draw attention to the situation across Europe where 2005 was designated the 'European Year for Citizenship in Education' and then go on to describe and discuss developments in England. We suggest that across Europe there are only limited developments in relation to teacher education for citizenship. However, we are more positive about developments in England where since 2001 specialist teacher education programmes for citizenship have been in existence. We draw attention to specific course patterns for programmes of teacher education for citizenship and refer to the work of citizED (www.citized.info) which aims to develop the professional knowledge base of teacher educators. We conclude by raising some issues about current and likely future practice.