Global Citizenship

November 29th, 2010

Global Citizenship and Games Legacy - make the connection!

mfarrell

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A Games Legacy for Scotland – Olympic and Commonwealth Games as a context for developing global citizens within Curriculum for Excellence

The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, preceded by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, present a huge opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for learning - especially in global citizenship. As well as providing a rich context for learning across the curriculum, the Games offer opportunities to develop new and existing international partnerships.

So how can you get involved?

As the milestones pass towards Glasgow 2014, Learning and Teaching Scotland’s Games Legacy for Scotland website provides access to a wealth of material and resources helping you keep track of activities, events and celebrations and share your own ideas and resources.

Find out how Scottish establishments are using Get Set, the London 2012 educational programme to promote the values of the Games. Why not register for Get Set and apply for the Get Set Network to gain access to a wide range of exciting resources, activities, ideas and benefits to engage learners across the curriculum?

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 [email protected] for more information

November 26th, 2010

New Rainforest Challenge Resource

imenzies

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If you are looking for ways to celebrate 2011 as the International Year of Forests then you may want to consider finding out more about the Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge. This is a new online resource which encourages your whole school to get involved in practical action to save the rainforest.

Who can participate?
All primary or secondary schools in the UK or Ireland are eligible. The Challenge is designed for ages 7-14. Any registered member of staff can sign up their school.

What subject areas are covered?
The Challenge covers citizenship, science, geography, numeracy and PSHE. Students will also build skills such as advocacy, creative campaigning and community engagement.

How does it work?
You’ll bring together a team of Explorers to lead a Challenge in your school. They’ll choose a name and an icon for their profile, and a Challenge topic to pursue from the following:
• The food we eat
• The stuff we buy
• The energy we use

Setting off on their river journey down the Amazon, the interactive features help them explore the plants and animals unique to this rainforest. Along the way, they’ll plan and carry out actions specific to your school and your pupils’ experience level.

How long will it take?
It takes about 10-12 weeks to complete a Challenge topic.

How are teams made up?
Each Explorers’ team can have 5-10 people. A school can have up to three teams. Teams can be made up of students from a single class, or of a few students from different levels. They can include school staff, parents and community members.

What incentives are available?
Teams will earn points for all the activities they complete. Based on points earned and other critieria, teams will be eligible for our Team of the Week prize. There will be a cash prize and a grand prize awarded at the end of the year to the overall winning team.

Find out more at: http://www.skyrainforestrescueschoolschallenge.org/

November 25th, 2010

Online CPD on sustainability

imenzies

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SEEd is again running the very successful online professional development programme on sustainable schools developed by WWF-UK.

‘Opening the Doorway to Sustainability’ runs from January 2011 for 10 weeks. Enrolment is now underway and again generating interest amongst UK schools, teachers and sustainability networks.

This is the equivalent of 4 full days inservice but only takes a couple of hours a week. It saves finding substitute teachers and travel costs but still encourages full discussions, participation and sharing and so is true value for money and makes environmental sense too.

Opening the Doorway to Sustainability takes a ‘Learning for Sustainability’ approach, involving critical thinking, action learning and participatory approaches based on the DfE’s National Framework for Sustainable Schools. You will develop an action learning project and get support and advice as you implement it.

This online program is fully facilitated by experienced educators and researchers from the environment, development and sustainability sectors and to build on last year’s successful events there will be visiting experts from the energy sector and wider context.

To find out more information or register visit the SSED website at:
se-ed.org.uk/onlinecourse2011

November 25th, 2010

Leadership of Global Citizenship - study visit opportunity

mfarrell

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Whole School Approaches to Developing Global Citizens

A programme of 5 Open Day Study Visits to secondary schools across Scotland is currently being finalised. These will take place between January and March. Many practitioners are increasingly becoming aware 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 to share how they have led a whole school approach to global citizenship. The school visit will be one part of a process of self-evaluation and planning by participants to take forward similar developments in their own context. It will also be a stimulus for the development of professional learning communities amongst the participants. For more information please contact [email protected]

November 24th, 2010

Presentations available for download

imenzies

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During the course of November, LTS organised a series of successful regional events exploring global citizenship within the curriculum areas of sciences, social studies and technologies.

These events were attended by more than 350 practitioners from across Scotland and highlighted the potential for using climate change as a context for interdisciplinary learning.

The highlights of the events included presentations from renowned meteorologist and former BBC weather presenter Heather Reid OBE and a stimulating presentation by Richard Milne, recently voted by students at the University of Edinburgh as their most popular lecturer. Delegates also appreciated the opportunity to hear about the inspiring practice of many primary and secondary schools who have used climate change as a basis for supporting interdisciplinary learning.

Presentations from all three regional events are now available for general download via the DGC Glow group

November 23rd, 2010

Global Citizenship and the Scottish Education Awards

nickmorgan

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The Scottish Education Awards are an annual opportunity for schools and staff to gain recognition for their hard work and celebrate excellence in practice. The competition is open to all publicly funded schools and invites nominations in a number of award categories. A Scottish Government news release covers the launch.

For teachers and pupils who are active in Global Citizenship, the most relevant categories are likely to be the Global Citizenship Award and the Sustainable Schools Award, but in the past citizenship has often appeared as a key aspect of nominations in other categories too. Nominations can be made until Friday 4th March, and the SEA website has full details and the form.

November 16th, 2010

Justice and global citizenship

nickmorgan

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The British Red Cross and international law firm Allen and Overy have launched a competition for students to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of humanitarian issues and international humanitarian law. The ‘Justice and Fairness’ competition 2011 invites teams of students (no more than six, aged 13-17) to create a piece of work on a humanitarian topic relating to global citizenship, and have an international focus. The entry can be in a written or media format, such as video or photography, providing opportunities for the students’ creativity. Sample topics suggested include child soldiers, refugees and asylum seekers, and helping people after disasters.

Full details of the competition and the entry form are on the Red Cross justice webpages, along with some related educational resources. The prize for the first placed team is a trip to Geneva, home of the Red Cross Museum, and the closing date for entries is 20th May 2011.

This humanitarian education initiative is likely to appeal to secondary teachers with a strong interest in humanitarian issues and action.

November 1st, 2010

Scotland and Malawi

nickmorgan

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This week is the fifth anniversary of the Co-operation agreement between the governments of Scotland and Malawi, and there will be events around Scotland to recognise the mutual benefits of the relationship.

Link Community Development has celebrated its years of educational work in Malawi, which included more than fifty Scottish teachers making a personal contribution of time and expertise in a Malawi primary school, at a reception in the Scottish Parliament. LCD worked with Learning and Teaching Scotland, and utilised funding from Scottish Government, to part-fund programmes to develop primary education practice in Malawi and Uganda. These ‘Global Teachers’ have made a significant impact in their Scottish schools, as their African experience enables them to model ‘Global Citizenship’ behaviour and encourage their students to act as responsible thoughtful global citizens.

An article in Times Education Supplement Scotland “Malawi co-operation agreement pays off for pupils and teachers” gives some background to developments and speaks to teachers about the gains and the challenges.

A Scottish Government news release describes the success of one of the education programmes supported with Scottish funding, a Teacher Training programme (TESSA) for women in sub-saharan Africa.

The Scotland Malawi Partnership brings together a number of organisations and charities which focus on development activity in the country.