Global Citizenship

June 11th, 2012

Anti-Sectarian education

nickmorgan

Comments: none Tags: Tags: sectarianism
 : Categories citizenship, expressive arts, languages, learner voice, religious and moral education, social studies, technologies

North Lanarkshire Council secondary schools have been involved in a video-making project about the hatred and bigotry associated with sectarian behaviour in Scottish society. Students from Bellshill Academy and Cardinal Newman High School worked together to make a video about this form of prejudice and hate-crime, to deliver an anti-sectarian message to young people in the same age group. A NLC news release provides background and details.

BBC Scotland reported on the launch of this video which encourages tolerance of diversity and the eradication of sectarian actions and beliefs.

Glasgow’s ‘Sense over Sectarianism‘ programme continues to work in partnership with schools and community groups to improve the lives of local citizens.

May 30th, 2012

New online resource: ‘Ready for Emergencies?’ - available 13th June 2012

kmayer

Comments: none Tags: Tags: action, community, emergencies, events, resources, sectarianism
 : Categories citizenship, creativity, curriculum areas, health and wellbeing, sciences

Education Scotland is delighted to announce the launch of a fantastic new resource designed to support practitioners in the delivery of emergency resilience education. This exciting online resource has been designed around the principles and approaches of the Curriculum for Excellence.

The Ready for Emergencies? resource enables practitioners access to expertise and materials in each of the 6 key emergency themes outlined, by the Scottish Government’s Ready Scotland website as posing the most immediate threat to communities. The themes include severe weather, flooding, terrorism, pandemic flu, animal disease outbreak and utilities failure all of which provide real and relevant contexts for learning, encouraging an interdisciplinary approach. Each emergency theme is explained and links to the curriculum made explicit, allowing inclusion in planning at levels 1 through to 4. In addition to specific learning journeys linked to relevant to outcomes and experiences the website offers a wide range of challenges, factsheets and videos as well as related links and RSS news feeds on breaking news of emergencies.

The importance of partnership working and opportunities for recognising achievement are highlighted so that transferable skills can be developed within and across sectors.

The new website will be available nationally from June 13^th 2012 following a ministerial launch by Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages. It can be accessed under the following link www.educationscotland.gov.uk/readyforemergencies. Portobello High School in Edinburgh will play host to the launch event and the Scottish Government Resilience Division will provide the national context within which the resource will sit.

November 11th, 2011

Anti-bullying week, 14 - 18 November

kmayer

Comments: none Tags: Tags: action, conflict, debating, learner voice, rights, sectarianism
 : Categories citizenship, health and wellbeing, religious and moral education

Anti-Bullying Week is an annual event organised by respectme, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service. The week aims to raise awareness of bullying in and out of school, and highlight ways of preventing and responding to it.

The 2011 Anti-Bullying Week focuses on cyber-bullying. The campaign theme is based around the notion that ‘the internet is a place, not a thing’. Its core message will inform and educate adults about the internet being a social place that children and young people go to, and will reinforce the responsibility adults have to take an active interest and make sure that online environments are as safe as the places they visit in the ‘real’ world.

For more ideas and resources visit our ‘Resources Calendar’

August 22nd, 2011

Human Rights Education conference, 27 October 2011, Glasgow

kmayer

Comments: none Tags: Tags: community, democracy, rights, sectarianism
 : Categories citizenship, international, sharing practice

A Human Rights Education conference aimed to raise the profile and encourage collaboration on human rights education and active citizenship in Scotland has been organised by BEMIS (www.bemis.org.uk) in association with a number of partner in Glasgow (City Chambers) on Thursday, 27^th October 2011.

The conference is aimed at practitioners and education managers as well as local authority coordinators involved in the planning and delivery of human rights education. It will provide participants with the opportunity to gain an overview of current practice, exchange ideas and reflect as well as collaborate with practitioners and stakeholders on the development of this agenda. The following flyer and programme will provide you with more information on the event:

HRE Conference Flyer and programme BEMIS conference

For more information on this conference please contact:

BEMIS

Mrs Tanveer Parnez

Director of National Development

tel: 0141 548 8047

[email protected]

June 27th, 2011

Anti-Sectarian education

nickmorgan

Comments: none Tags: Tags: sectarianism
 : Categories citizenship

This week’s Times Education Supplement Scotland has a feature about national and local efforts to combat sectarianism through school education. We want our young people to reject aggression, hate and religious intolerance, and become responsible citizens of a multicultural Scotland. Titled ‘Send Sectarianism flying into the back of the net’, the article reports on recent and current activities to change attitudes and behaviour, and combat this form of hate and prejudice. The work of both Rangers and Celtic football clubs to contribute to this societal change is described in the article.

Learning and Teaching Scotland is one of the organisations which has produced resources and advice to assist teachers working in this area, through a section of our Inclusion website.

The Sense Over Sectarianism campaign based in Glasgow has been active for years in work with schools, youth groups, theatre companies, etc, to address aspects of this community and citizenship issue.