Global Citizenship

September 28th, 2011

New open day programme 2011/12

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 : Categories CPD, citizenship, community, creativity, curriculum areas, early years, games and sport, international, primary schools, scottish culture, secondary schools, sharing practice, sustainable development

New global citizenship open day study visits!

We are pleased to announce a new series of the popular, inspiring and practical school open days from Education Scotland’s Developing Global Citizens team.

Sign up by contacting globalcitizens@educationscotland.gov.uk or call 0141 252 5000

There is increasing recognition that the rich contexts and learning approaches associated with global citizenship are a powerful means of engaging with Curriculum for Excellence.  In this initiative, selected schools are offering an open door to senior leaders and classroom practitioners to share how they have led a whole school approach to global citizenship. 

The schools selected for the open school programme have developed approaches that have successfully woven elements such as sustainable development education, education for citizenship, international education and games legacy into a wider coordinated whole-school approach to developing global citizens. The programme includes a number of award winning schools and schools whose achievements have been widely recognised.

What others have said about the study visits:

‘The best CPD I have ever had’

‘This was an inspirational CPD event and I found it all very useful and enjoyable, particularly the input from the HT/PT and children – fantastic’

‘My mind is going into overdrive – I plan to take everything you have given and use it!’

Further events will be added to the programme in the coming weeks so watch this blog entry for updates.

Places for these events are limited so it is advisable to book early to avoid disappointment.

Sign up by contacting globalcitizens@educationscotland.gov.uk or call 0141 252 5000

Find out more about using global citizenship to develop a whole school approach to Curriculum for Excellence

Download the new global citizenship calendar for 2011-12

September 20th, 2011

Forest Pitch football strip design competition

mfarrell

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Design a football strip for Forest Pitch!

Education Scotland and Forest Pitch are working in partnership to offer all primary age children in Scotland an opportunity to design the football strips for an exciting project connected with London 2012.  

Forest Pitch is the only Scottish project in Artists Taking The Lead, a major part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, and is also part of the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.  The Cultural Olympiad uses art and culture to welcome the world, to inspire young people and to create a lasting legacy.

Scottish artist Craig Coulthard, supported by funding from Creative Scotland will be creating a full size football pitch hidden deep within woodland in the Scottish Borders. In July 2012, two games will take place on this pitch, one between men and one between women. The players will all be amateurs, resident in Scotland, over the age of 18.  In addition they will all be people who have become British citizens since the year 2000. After these games, the pitch will be left to grow back, and become a living relic of the events that took place in the woods. 

The project explores a range of themes: national identity and belonging, what it means to be a citizen, how personal and shared memories and myths are created, the power of sport, diversity in nature and society, and sustainability.

Forest Pitch is looking for your creative designs for the football strips which the players will wear.  As there are 4 teams (2 men’s and 2 women’s) Craig is looking for 4 winners.

The competition is for primary-age pupils and is designed to enable children to express themselves openly and freely and to encourage critical thinking and creativity.  They will be able to express their own ideas, thoughts and feelings by exploring the themes of Forest Pitch and then creating a football strip design.

 To find out more and enter the competition click here.  

For further information contact michael.farrell@educationscotland.org.uk

… and don’t forget to register with Get Set and use Forest Pitch as part of your application to the Get Set Network.  This will provide even more opportunities and resources for learning linked to London 2012 – and free tickets through the ticketshare scheme.  Over 1100 Scottish schools are registered for Get Set and over 170 are now on the network.

September 19th, 2011

Bring learning to life with the brand new Global Citizenship calendar 2011/12

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 : Categories Uncategorized, africa, biodiversity, citizenship, commonwealth, games and sport, international, scottish culture

We are delighted to offer you a free Global Citizenship calendar containing major events and dates to help you plan rich and stimulating learning experiences across the curriculum throughout the year.

Go to Global Citizenship calendar 2011/12 and download the pdf version or email globalcitizens@educationscotland.gov.uk to request a printed (A2) version.

An exciting online version of this calendar connecting you to support materials for each entry will soon be available on the Education Scotland website (http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ ).  So, whether you are planning learning around religious festivals, Holocaust Memorial day or World Environment Day, the Global Citizenship calendar will point you in the right direction.

August 23rd, 2011

Global Citizenship Seminars at the SLF

kmayer

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During the Scottish Learning Festival a number of seminars will focus on the potential of global citizenship as a theme across learning.  The seminars will range from an introduction to global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence to the sharing of successful practices across education.  The following seminars are of particular relevance:

Forest Pitch – an art project to develop global citizenship, Wednesday 21 September, 9.30;

Democracy and Global Citizenship in a Changing World, Wednesday 21 September, 9:30;

Leadership of global citizenship, Wednesday 21 September, 12.15;

Developing deep learning in an interdisciplinary context, Wednesday 21 September, 13.15;

Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games – Building the Legacy for Learning, Wednesday, 21 September, 13.15;

Climate Change – truth, controversy and evidence, Wednesday, 21 September, 14.30;

Developing Global Citizens in Early Years, Wednesday, 21 September, 15.45;

Renewable Energy Education – Western Isles and Glasgow City Council, Wednesday, 21 September, 15.45;

Developing Global Citizens – A rich context for learning, Thursday, 22 September, 9.30;

Climate Change and Forest; Using forests in learning and teaching about Climate Change, Thursday 22 September, 9.30;

Advancing The Curriculum For Excellence through Rights Respecting Schools, Thursday, 22 September, 10.45;

Oban High School, interdisciplinary learning and careers management through the topic of renewables in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, Thursday, 22 September, 10.45;

Building the Boat: Young People as C0-Producers of Policy,  Thursday, 22 September, 12.00;

Excellence in LGBT equality education, Thursday 22 September, 13.15;

‘Education Showcase’ events: 

• Practical Steps in Developing Global; Citizens, Grange Academy,  Wednesday 21 September, 9.30;
• Eco Schools – Food and the Environment, North Queensferry Primary School,  Wednesday 21 September, 10.15;
• Focus on Develop Global Citizens, Thursday 22 September, 10.15;

August 2nd, 2011

Sustrans – launch of Free Range Kids website

imenzies

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 : Categories games and sport, health and wellbeing, outdoor learning, sustainable development

Free Range Kids is all about putting the right to roam back at the heart of children’s lives. Today the average eight year old’s horizons extend a few hundred metres or, for some kids, to their back garden and bedroom.

Childhood should be a crucial time in our lives – a time to develop independence, explore, have fun, discover friendships, scuff our knees, and generally learn about life.

If you would like resource, ideas and activities to get learners active and outdoors then visit Sustrans new website at: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/freerangekids

June 20th, 2011

Solar Energy and the greenest Olympic Games ever

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The BBC programme ‘Countryfile’ from Sunday, 19 June 2011 included many features on solar energy projects – both home and abroad – and ‘The Green Games’ in London 2012.  If you want to find out more about domestic solar energy, energy independence or the efforts to incorporate sustainability in the Olympic Games next year watch the relevant sections on Countryfile.

June 2nd, 2011

Games Legacy and Scottish education

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Scottish schools, teachers are steadily increasing their engagement with Global Citizenship through the contexts of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics and the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Scottish Government and its agencies work with the various organisers of the different Games to extend the educational dimensions of these mega-events and stimulate school involvement. 

A Games Legacy for Scotland blog carries frequent updates about opportunities, events, and descriptions of how schools are taking up the themes. For example: Hundreds of schools have registered with the ‘Get Set’ network of the London Olympics; and thousands of Scottish school pupils will be taking part in sporting activity this week as part of the National School Sport Week 2011.

In addition to the blog, there is a national group on Glow for Games Legacy, giving teachers a number of ways to keep up to date with developments and activities across the country.

January 31st, 2011

Stakeholder event – Developing global citizens

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The Developing Global Citizens Team at Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) has responsibility for developing and promoting global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence and provides guidance, professional development activities and resources to practitioners, schools and local authorities to support the development of whole-school approaches to global citizenship.

Developing Global Citizens incorporates a number of elements and contexts for learning including international education, sustainable development education, education for citizenship, games legacy, Confucius Classroom Hubs and Scotland’s culture and heritage.

LTS recognises the significant contribution and impact made by stakeholder organisations to this area of work and is keen to explore opportunities for further collaboration and partnerships.

Purpose of the event

This event provides an important opportunity for LTS staff and stakeholders to come together, share their vision for the development of global citizenship and learn more about each other activities. Delegates will also have the opportunity to:

• Learn about embedding global citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence
• Discuss approaches to delivering a whole-school approach to developing global citizens
• Identify opportunities for developing collaborations and partnerships
• View global citizenship resources recently developed by LTS
• Learn about the use of Glow in delivering professional development activities and supporting networks

Who should attend?

Representatives from:

• Non-governmental and community-based organisations
• Associated public sector organisations
• Further and higher education institutions
• Other DGC stakeholders 

Date and venue

9:30am – 3:30pm, Mon 28^th March 2011

Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street, Glasgow G2 3HN

Cost: Free

To book     

Contact globalcitizens@ltscotland.org.uk or Tel: 0141 282 5193

Programme – DGC stakeholder event

January 31st, 2011

Global citizenship – study visit programme

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Learning and Teaching Scotland has organised a series of open day visits to schools between February and June 2011 to share good practice and promote whole school approaches to global citizenship.

These popular events give participants an opportunity to visit schools across Scotland to see their activities and meet staff, pupils and other community partners.

The schools selected for the open school programme have developed approaches that have successfully weaved elements such as sustainable development education, education for citizenship, international education and games legacy into a wider coordinated whole-school approach to developing global citizens. The programme includes a number of award winning schools and schools whose achievements have been widely recognised.

Senior managers may be interested in taking part in the visits that explore the role of leadership in developing a whole school approach. A number of the open days for practitioners will also explore sustainable development education themes and how these support wider global citizenship activities. There will also be the opportunity to learn more about the activities of Stirling Council and how it seeks to promote global citizenship to schools across the authority.

Further events will be added to the programme in the coming weeks so watch this blog entry for updates.

Places for these events are limited so it is advisable to book early to avoid disappointment.

Please contact globalcitizens@LTScotland.org.uk or Tel: 0141 282 5193 to book a place.

January 17th, 2011

Games Legacy for Scotland – What can ‘Get Set’ do for you?

mfarrell

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Get Set is the official London 2012 educational programme and offers an exciting range of opportunities and resources for practitioners in all curriculum areas.  Scotland is in a unique position to benefit from taking part in Get Set as this will give us a great start in developing the legacy of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.  Recent research amongst practitioners who have been using the resources shows overwhelming support:

1. 95% of surveyed schools would recommend Get Set to another school.
2. 81% of surveyed schools will increase their Get Set work in 2011.
3. 76% of surveyed schools want to continue their work on the Olympic and Paralympic Values after 2012.

By registering for Get Set you can gain access to a range of resources online.  By going one step further and joining the Get Set Network, you will:

1. Be able to use a version of the 2012 logo,
2. receive a wall plaque for display in your school,
3. have access to a fuller range of resources and opportunities including athlete and mascot visits, competitions, the possibility of free tickets for London 2012 and of hosting the Olympic Torch as it makes its journey across the UK! 

One of the most recently launched initiatives is an enterprise challenge:

http://getset.london2012.com/en/resources-1/have-you-got-what-it-takes-to-arrange-an-exchange

The Games context offers ideal opportunities for the development of interdisciplinary learning through global citizenship themes.

See how Scottish establishments are using the inspiration of the Games to develop interdisciplinary learning and forge international partnerships in our Tales of the Games interactive map.

Share your Games-related work on the new Games Legacy for Scotland National Glow Group.

Take part in the Games Legacy for Scotland blog.  Comment on the posts by our guest bloggers or offer to be a guest blogger.

Please contact m.farrell@ltscotland.org.uk for more information