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NEWS AND EVENTS!!
COMING SOON TO A PC NEAR YOU! ... Global Education Derby's Virtual Learning Environment. Click here to find out more. If you are interested in helping to develop and test the site, please let us know.
Summer Term 2010 Newsletter is now available to download from here.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2009/10 - now available to download
Mine, Yours, Our Journey. Over the past year Global Education Derby has been working with a group of young people from difficult backgrounds - including those on the edge of gang culture, in sheltered housing with substance abuse and/or mental health issues - to explore local and global topics. Their learning journey was documented on video, and a trailer for this can be viewed at http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOdvr6VSPc&feature=channel It gives a glimpse of the potential for global youth work to break the cycle of exclusion with some of the most hard to reach youngsters. Membership. The membership scheme for Global Education Derby has just been reviewed and revamped. In its new streamlined form it offers a cost effective option for educational organisations such as schools, colleges, and youth clubs to get support and guidance from committed professional staff about preparing young people for life in a rapidly changing, complex world. An annual subscription now costs £100. For more information about what you get for your money, and a membership application form click here. Global Citizenship CPD opportunities for teachers and youth workers. The Global Education Derby training and networking events programme for the new 09/10 academic year is now available. Look at the Training page for more details.
New Resource Catalogues listing the
teaching resources available for loan from the Global Education Centre on
Bramble Street are now available for download: |
Our latest annual review has now been published and will be
circulated to Derby & Derbyshire schools during the first half of the Summer
term. The pdf file can be downloaded from
Who we areGlobal Education Derby is a specialist educational organisation, working across Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands encouraging active participation in initiatives that address social and economic exclusion and environmental protection at both global and local levels. We work with teachers, youth workers, and other educators to promote increased awareness of the importance of global citizenship in the lives of young people, and to offer opportunities for reflective, creative and innovative work that develop the themes of sustainable development within the policies and practices of the education system. We are a member of the Development Education Association and an accredited Development Education Centre. Download our latest Annual Review What we offerTraining and AdviceFrom music and fashion to poverty and terrorism, young people's lives are intimately connected to the complex and fast-changing world around them. This offers both exciting opportunities and difficult challenges to young people and those who work with them. Education programmes have to reflect the new global realities if they are to remain relevant, but it isn't always obvious to teachers and youth workers how to do this. We run INSET and CPD on a range of topics, offer customised support for whole school programmes, including help with gaining accreditations such as the International School Award, Eco-school Green Flag, and Fair Trade School. Sessions can be tailored to meet specific needs. Download our services leaflet here. Teachers can click here for an overview of the global dimension in education Youth workers click here for a brief introduction to Global Youth Work ProjectsWe run a range of projects involving schools and youth groups. Our projects explore themes such as Global Citizenship, North-South linking, Sustainable Schools, community cohesion, and critical literacy. Opportunities exist for schools and youth groups to get involved in current projects or developing ideas for new ones. An example of a current GED project is Open Spaces for Dialogue and Enquiry where, together with regional and international partners, we have been developing a new methodology for introducing global learning into mainstream education through the citizenship and diversity curriculum. ResourcesWe stock a wide range of resources for use in all key stages, curriculum areas and for Global youth work. Materials include issues-based teaching packs, locality packs, environmental resources and artefact boxes. The resource library is free of charge for schools or individual teachers and youth workers who have joined our membership scheme. Download Primary and Secondary (including Youth) catalogues from here. |