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The Human Impact of Climate Change – A teaching resource for ages 9-11

03/02/2022

8 documents

Languages: English

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Climate change is threatening humankind and pushing people into poverty. While the climate crisis is affecting us all, it’s hitting some communities harder than others – and it’s the people who’ve done the least to cause it who’re suffering the most. Who you are and where you are in the world matters. With links across […]

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Youth Participation for Active Global Citizenship: Future Youth School Forums project report

06/09/2018

1 documents

81 pages long

Languages: English

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The Future Youth School Forums (FYS-Forums) project took place in Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and the UK from 2015 to 2018 and was funded by EU Erasmus+. Its aim was to show how creating a group of engaged young global participants requires the engagement of teachers in activities to promote global citizenship – and to […]

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Back to School with Global Citizenship: Fun and simple classroom activities for 7-14

03/09/2018

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Languages: English

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Global citizenship is all about encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the world. Ideal for use at the start of the academic year, school term or a new topic, the following activities support learners aged 7 to 14 to develop some of the key elements of […]

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Teaching Controversial Issues: A guide for teachers

29/04/2018

3 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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Young people frequently face making decisions about a wide range of issues on which there are many different views. Issues like sexuality, religion, bullying, and war can provoke strong, varied and often contradictory responses. This revised and updated version of Oxfam’s popular guide recognises the seismic shifts in social and political contexts in recent years. […]

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Global Citizenship and Youth Participation in Europe

10/01/2016

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87 pages long

Languages: English

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Global Citizenship has been recognized as an important component of education by UNESCO through the Sustainable Development Goals launched in 2015 and the recent Global Education Congress in Croatia. While there has been considerable activity across Europe in encouraging youth engagement in democratic institutions, this report suggests that insufficient attention has been given to the […]

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Science and Global Citizenship: Guidance for taking a global perspective to teaching science

01/01/2016

2 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Nurturing global scientists is key to the creation of a clean and fairer world for the future. A global citizenship approach enables learners to appreciate the relevance of science and investigate how it can be used to answer vital questions to global challenges. This guide includes practical advice for embedding global citizenship in topic areas […]

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Global Citizenship Guides

09/11/2015

4 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Aimed at teachers in all subjects, and across all age groups, our global citizenship guides introduce the key elements of Oxfam’s Curriculum for Global Citizenship, as well as providing case studies outlining best practice in the classroom, activities that can be adapted for use in many curriculum areas, and resources for further reading.

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English and Global Citizenship: A guide to help teach English through a global citizenship lens

01/06/2015

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Languages: English

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English lessons are an opportunity for your learners to explore new and diverse cultures, hone their language skills and develop empathy. This guide includes ideas for learning about the world whilst improving speaking and listening, reading, writing and media literacy skills. It also contains handy links to further resources and ideas for books which can […]

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Maths and Global Citizenship: A guide to help teach maths with a global citizenship approach

01/04/2015

2 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Maths can help your learners better understand different people, places and patterns in the world. Teaching it with a global angle can also give an insight into how maths can be applied and used to address and inform real-world issues. This guide includes creative ideas for how global citizenship can be utilised in core areas […]

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Education for an Age of Interdependence: Short provocation papers written by academics and practioners around the world

01/01/2009

5 documents

Languages: English

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As the world changes around us, one thing remains constant – the need for education to provide children and young people with the understanding, skills and values that they will need to face the challenges and seize the opportunities of an uncertain world of accelerating global change. This series looks at the global context, how […]

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