Global Education Derby Group
On 6 November Global Education Derby (GED) organised the Derby/shire Locality Group meeting at Village Primary School, Derby.
23 participants including teachers from primary and secondary schools, officers from local authorities and staff from NGOs and community organisations were welcomed by school pupils who took them on a tour of their new school, which is designed with sustainable features. |
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After introductions, Rohini explained the role of Locality Groups as mechanisms for enabling teachers to exchange ideas about how to embed the Global Dimension into their classroom practice.
Various presentations about a variety of GD projects and opportunities were made, including:
GED also distributed their new newsletter - see website: http://www.globaleducationderby.org.uk/ with information about Global Education Derby, its projects and services offered, but also links to other useful websites.
Teachers felt they had acquired a variety of ideas and contacts to take back to their schools.
The next meeting is scheduled to take place on 24 February 2009 – details will be sent our nearer the time.
Global Education Derby - Autumn Newsletter 2008
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Derbyshire Locality Meeting - 19 June 2008
The theme of the meeting was Sustainability and a local head teacher, Kate Nash from Silverhill Primary School in Mickleover, Derby, presented the sustainable schools agenda with a global twist!
It was a clear, concise and informative session. Everyone commented on how useful it was.
The meeting attracted four new teachers plus the ones from the last meeting. Other teachers dropped in during the afternoon to look at Sustainability resources and were helped in beginning their 'journey' with the global dimension. There was lots of interest in the International
Schools Award and help was given on this.
The Derby City Community Cohesion team came again ( Helen Creedon and Yvonne Luce). They gave an update on the training by the Schools
Linking Network. It had been excellent and they were buzzing with ideas and recruited teachers at the meeting.
Community Cohesion
On 22 May Maggie Talty-Sanghera facilitated a new meeting format for the Derbyshire Global Citizenship Network. The new format relies on a meeting theme, and encourages the sharing of practice.
After lunch, the 4 Local Authority Officers, 4 teachers and 3 staff from Global Education Derby and EMNGPS shared their ideas and progress in relation to Community Cohesion.
Carolyn Briggs from Stubbingwood Special School described how she was turning each of the Global Dimension key concepts into" I can" pupil statements which teachers could then incorporate into their planning.
Yvonne Luce from Derby City Council then summarised the Community Cohesion strategy of Derby City Council - the first Local Authority to set up a Community Cohesion team . Derby's 2020 vision is that
" People of all ages and from all walks of life will feel they belong to Derby and that Derby offers them everything they need - for work, education, housing, leisure and a safe, healthy lifestyle".
The Community Cohesion strategy will help realise this vision and has 8 key objectives:-
- establishing strong community leadership
- empowering local communities
- developing a sense of belonging and shared values across the city
- implementing a prevention strategy
- monitoring community tensions
- tackle inequalities
- tackle the growth of extremism
- effective inter-faith work
see www.saferderby.org
Members then exchanged information:-
Maggie circulated her draft Community Cohesion document and highlighted reports from the Home Office, Institute of Community Cohesion and Association for Citizenship Education
Rohini shared a variety of information from DFID including a Get Global Guardian supplement, student peace-makers conference and Global Study Planner.
The rest of the afternoon was then free for teachers to see resources, ask questions and network.
Global Education Derby - Summer Newsletter 2008
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New focus and co-ordination
Maggie Talty-Sanghera from Global Education Derby has taken over co-ordinating the Derbyshire Locality Group from Linda Barker.
EMNGPS would like to thank Linda for her skilful leadership in establishing such an active group which brings together teachers, Local Authority advisers and NGO staff in planning, implementing and evaluating events which support Global Dimension activity across Derby City and Derbyshire schools.
At the meeting on 3 April, 12 participants including four Local Authority advisers and six teachers from primary, secondary and Special schools discussed how the Locality group could be more teacher-led.
Ideas included schools hosting the meetings and sharing what they had done to embed the Global Dimension across school life through schemes the International School Award (ISA) and Sustainable Schools Framework. Such peer learning is a powerful way of sharing good practice and discussing challenges. Students of the host school could also be involved in sharing the impact of such learning.
Maggie volunteered to host the next meeting at GED on 22 May, 2 - 6pm on the theme of Diversity.
Marcela offered to host a meeting about Sustainability on 27 June at Derby Library.
Members then did progress updates:-
Derbyshire - Brian and Ann reported the Headteacher conference at Chatsworth had generated huge interest in the ISA and they were now giving advice on the Global Dimension to clusters of schools and at Headteacher meetings.They are also exploring further funding opportunities with the British Council.
Derby City - Gary and Lesley reported that the Service Level Agreement between GED and the PSHE and Citizenship team at Derby City was now in operation with schools participating in the Widening Horizons project ( work on Community Cohesion).
New guidance for schools on the GD would be launched at a conference on 24 September and OSDE ( Open Spaces for Dialogue and Enquiry) methodology had been effectively used in primary and secondary schools with both teachers and pupils.
Garry had led a Teachers International Professional Development Visit to New Zealand on the theme of Healthy Schools and shared his observations and learning.
Da Vinci School - Lyn described links with Polish schools, the Connecting Classrooms project, themed assemblies, cultural diversity days and a Day in My Shoes project.
Bemrose Secondary School were also involved in a Connecting Classrooms project with schools in Tanzania and South Africa.Pupils would be preparing a DVD of their recent visit to Africa to share their learning.
Carolyn from Stubbingwood Special School in Mansfield reported they were applying for a Full ISA based on cross-curricular weeks on Brazil and India, the E-twinning link with a French school, the Comenius work and a student trip to China.
Jane from Sunny Hill School described the link with a Gambian school and the Green Flag environmental resources. She was also writing a new curriculum for the amalgamated schools and would put the GD at the heart of this.
Widening Horizons Conference - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire 6 February 2008
Derbyshire LA, in partnership with GED and the British Council , organised a conference for 60 primary and secondary Headteachers about the Global Dimension and International School Award ( ISA) in the beautiful setting of Chatsworth House.
The day began with a rousing dance and drumming performance by Khula Arts, who then worked with students on a performance at the end of the day.
David Gardener from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority described how the Global Dimension had become a key dimension in the revised secondary curriculum and referred to the new QCA document " The global dimension in action A curriculum planning guide for schools" which contained a variety of school case studies. The QCA works with schools around the country to develop a modern world class curriculum that will inspire and challenge all learners and prepare them for the future. see www.qca.org.uk/curriculum
John Rolfe from the British Council then explained how schools could apply for the International School Award, and the range of support available to help schools prepare their portfolios of evidence. see www.globalgateway.org/isa
Linda Barker from Global Education Derby( GED ) discussed the scope of what the Global Dimension covers, and described national support available to schools through the Development Education Association www.dea.org.uk , regional support via EMNGPS www.emngps.org.uk and local support through GED www.globaleducationderby.org.uk
After lunch participants went to a primary or secondary workshop where staff and children from Denby Free CE Voluntary Aided Primary School and Tibshelf Community School shared how they had widened horizons through engagement with the ISA eg, Joint Curriculum projects, e -pen pals, fundraising for a Sri Lankan school post-Tsunami and reciprocal teacher and student visits all contributed to an on-going international dialogue and greater active global citizenship.
Brenda Bigland CBE from Lent Rise Combined School then shared her school's exciting success story in bring the Global dimension to life through language learning, food & intercultural projects, their own Eurovision song contest, World Book Day exchanges, parental and community involvement and school links with a variety of countries. see www.lentrise.bucks.sch.uk
John Rolfe then presented two schools , including Tibshelf with their ISA before the conference closed with an impressive student dance and singing performance.
Feedback included " I feel inspired. There is so much more I want to do when I get back to school. Thanks for a brilliant day"
October 2007
Global Education Derby staff, teachers, Local Authority Advisers and staff from Unicef met to share progress at the Locality Group meeting on 18th October 2007.
Items discussed included:-
The Widening Horizons Project is attracting good interest from secondary schools. This DFID-funded project project works on the Community Cohesion agenda and requirements for the International School Award and will be facilitated by Maggie Talty-Sanghera. Find out more at www.globaleducationderby.org
Global Education Derby and Derby City Council are drawing up a Service Level Agreement. The joint document they have produced for Citizenship co-ordinators will be shared at the next meeting. The International Links Group ( made up of Derby City staff from Childrens and Young Peoples Services) and GED continues to meet to share expertise.
The work of the Regional Education for Sustainable Development Network and the work of the Schools Working Group was discussed. Find out more at www.rceem.org.uk
Paul Johnson explained Unicef's Rights Respecting School Award, which is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Schools can participate for free and once assessed can use the logo. Find out more at www.rrsa.unicef.org.uk. School portfolios of work for the Award were shared.
Sharing Progress on 2006-7
September 2006 to March 2007:
- Completion of work on regional project “Learning About Others, Learning About Ourselves”
- Completion of DfID DAF funded project “Gaining Authority” that looked to get increased recognition for the importance of Global Citizenship in education from local authorities and build their capacity to run programmes of their own.
September 2006 to August 2007 (ongoing):
- Through Other Eyes: developing a free online learning resource based on indigenous knowledges with partners in Brazil and ITE institutes in the UK.
- Green Flag for Development: introducing global perspectives into whole school environmental programmes such as Eco-Schools and the new Sustainable Schools framework
April 2007 to August 2007 (ongoing):
Initial activities for two new three-year projects:
- Frameworks for Global Citizenship – promoting global perspectives through the International School Award
- Regenerating Hearts and Minds – global citizenship and diversity in mainly white schools and classrooms focusing initially on economically disadvantaged areas of rural Derbyshire
For more information, please visit www.globaleducationderby.org.uk
The World Can't Wait to Make Poverty History
Global Education Derby has published its summer term 2007 newsletter about the G8 Summit - The World Can't Wait to Make Poverty History at www.globaleducationderby.org.uk
International School Award
On 2 May 2007 the Derby/shire Locality Group organised an event for 45 primary teachers about the International School Award (ISA).
Sessions included :
- Exploring what Global Citizenship actually means
- John Rolfe from the British Council ( www.britishcouncil.org/isa ) explained how schools could apply for the ISA by providing a portfolio of evidence bringing together curricular and extra curricular activities. Support for schools in integrating the global dimension is available on www.globalgateway.org
- How Schools could evidence their on the Global dimension with their Self Evaluation Form
- School case-studies - Redwood Junior School in Derby shared their experiences of school links with the Punjab in India andTaxal and Fernilee CE Primary of their links with Africa
- Funding Opportunities
Feedback about the event included "simply inspirational", "a really useful and motivating day", "I can't wait to get started" .
For more information, please contact Linda Barker at Global Education Derby
Bringing the world into
your classroom
A well received half-day training session for teachers
was held at Cromford Mill in October 2005. Workshops on Links with the
World, and Eco Schools, as well as an opportunity to play the Trading
Game all got very positive responses, including - "A truly inspirational
afternoon. I am determined to implement some of the ideas and share others."
A member of the Network, Village Aid launched their primary schools pack
at the event.
Following the success of the day, there was a full day event for Secondary Teachers
in October 2006.
The Global Citizenship Network
- Derby & Derbyshire
Over the past 2 years in particular, Global Education
Derby has striven to build a network of contacts to enable work with schools
across Derbyshire. The relationship-building paid off in February 2005
with the formation of this group. There is a meeting every half term,
with a focus on a particular topic which have so far included Every Child
Matters, the DfES International Policy 'Putting the World into World Class
Education', and funding opportunities for international exchanges and
links. For information about the meetings, please contact
Linda. |
