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INSET options

Diversity & the Global Dimension

• Use of appropriate/ sensitive language
• The law: schools’ duties and responsibilities
• Tools for embedding diversity in everyday teaching practice
• Guidance on creating a whole school culture in which diversity is respected and celebrated
• Inspiration for schemes of work, cross-curricular links and mapping, and creative and investigative learning opportunities
• Links to complementary initiatives inc; UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools and schools linking schemes

The Olympics & the Global Dimension

• Support for teachers to explore the Global Dimension through a focus on the Olympics
• Using the Olympic values, charter and creed to explore global citizenship
• Exploring issues of sustainability, human rights and interdependence through a local and global perspective on the Olympics
• Parallel lives—using the spirit of olympism to look at the similarities and differences between a typical day for an athlete and that of a sports garment worker
• Increased awareness of complementary resources and organisations

Global Citizenship in Schools

• Methods to explore and embed global learning across a range of curriculum subjects
• Tools to develop critical and creative thinking
• Guidance on available resources and hands-on activities
• Support for planning classroom sessions and whole school initiatives linking local and global awareness
• Ideas for activities in support of initiatives such as Fair Trade Schools, Rights Respecting Schools, Forest Schools, Schools Linking

Energy Awareness & Climate Change  - lessons from The Windmill Project

• Toolkit for teaching climate change and sustainability
• Ways to work with the school community to cut carbon use at school and home
• Up to date information and resources
• Creative approaches to teaching challenging issues – including NEAD’s ‘The Windmill Project’

Global School Councils

• Ideas for stimulating your school council using global and local themes
• Increased understanding of rights and responsibilities
• Ways to help pupils to take more actions to influence the decision-making process  in their school
• Tools for pupils to act towards making a difference in their school and their community.
• Opportunities to explore options for a local school council exchange

The Oil Game

• Fun, innovative, art and drama based exploration of our oil dependant lifestyles and how we might move beyond them to a less oil dependent, more sustainable world.
• Ideal for Years 5 & 6.
• Delivered by Community Solutions.