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Outcomes-Focused Policy Making in Scotland Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Government of Scotland | Scotland's International Development Alliance | SDG Network Scotland | Oxfam Scotland | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) | Bridge 47 Scotland’s International Development Alliance has co-created a new Scottish policy making guide focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Performance Framework (NPF). The guide supports holistic policy making that reflects our interconnected world & addresses the need to better navigate its complexities.The resource is the result of a partnership between the Scottish Government’s National Performance Framework team, the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) Network, Scotland’s International Development Alliance, the SDG Network Scotland and Oxfam Scotland. The partnership was initiated, supported and funded by the Bridge 47 – Building Global Citizenship project and special thanks go to Northern Star Associates for their work developing the content.What is the resource?The National Performance Framework (NPF) is Scotland’s way of localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 different goals and 11 NPF National Outcomes are key measures of how Scotland can move towards a more just and sustainable future. The resource has two main parts. The first half features a general overview of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Scotland’s National Performance Framework (NPF) and how the two are interlinked. The second half provides practical, interactive activities to explore how to apply the NPF and SDGs in the policy making process.Why is this resource important?Policy is a mechanism for creating change. Ensuring that the policy produced in Scotland is inclusive and takes a holistic view of systemic problems will have a positive impact for both people and planet.This resource comes at a critical juncture. The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised local-global interconnections and the difficulties posed by complex global problems. They require us to be holistic in our policy making and understand we are part of a bigger system, where the decisions we make and the actions we take have an impact on others locally and globally, now and in the future.How was the resource created?The guide was co-created by a partnership between the NPF team at the Scottish Government and civil society stakeholders including the SDG Network Scotland, Scotland’s International Development Alliance and the EU project, Bridge 47. The development of the resource was funded through the Bridge 47 – Building Global Citizenship project, which is based at the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) network. As a project, Bridge 47 supports building partnerships across different sectors with the aim of raising awareness of the SDGs and the transformative power of education as outlined in SDG Target 4.7. 
Global Citizenship through Fiction Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Signposts | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This flyer summarises a selection of texts linking global citizenship and fiction. There is a synopsis of each text and texts range from Early Years to Stage 2. 
Understanding the Impact of Global Citizenship Education - Using a Theory of Change Approach: An IDEAS Report Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This report provides an overview of the range of impacts IDEAS members are working towards and discusses how best to approach their assessment. It focuses, in particular, on how global citizenship education affects teachers and pupils and how this relates to attainment. The Theory of Change that it is based around offers a forward-looking framework that will over time enable us to make the evidence for global citizenship education more accessible, approachable and coherent. 
What Do You Think?: Pupil Questionnaire; Activity Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Stride | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) This material aims to find out what pupils views are on a series of statements connected to global citizenship and to measure how pupil’s views change over time and reflect on why they changed. 
Pants to Poverty: A Global Citizenship Resource for Primary Schools Year of publication: 2018 Author: Stephanie Brown | Jennifer McMillan Corporate author: Smalls for All | Scotdec | International Development Education Association Scotland (IDEAS) With a focus on the right to an education, this series of 9 lessons explores issues affecting children living in poverty and encourages young people to take action for positive change. This resource aims to develop children’s awareness of their connections to and understanding of some of the issues affecting children living in poverty. There is a particular focus on the importance of education and its impact on our life chances.