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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. 
Social Stigma Associated with COVID-19: A Guide to Preventing and Addressing Social Stigma Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | World Health Organization (WHO) This resource aims for Government, media and local organisations working on the new coronavirus disease to prevent and address social stigma associated with COVID-19. It offers concrete examples and communication tips on possible actions to counter stigmatizing attitudes. 
Teaching Controversial Issues: A Guide for Teachers Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Oxfam GB This revised and updated version of Oxfam’s popular guide recognises the changes in social and political contexts in recent years and seeks to support educators in their discussions with young people in this complex environment. In increasingly divisive and polarised times, the need for young people to feel confident in tackling controversial issues is more pressing than ever. Advances in technology and the rise of social media mean that it is more important than ever for young people to think critically to become effective global citizens.This guide explores:• What controversial issues are.• Reasons for teaching controversial issues.• The value of a global citizenship education approach.• Guidance and classroom strategies for handling and exploring controversial issues.• Some practical activities for teaching controversial issues. 
What Makes Me a Global Citizen? Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Stride This material aims to develop a personal sense of what it means to be a global citizen and to begin to realize a personal potential to change things. Learners will think about what makes them a global citizen and create a poster using pictures and words to illustrate this. 
Issue to Action: English; Teaching Toolkit for a Fairer World Year of publication: 2020 Author: Stephanie Flett | Lesley Bloomer Corporate author: Scotdec | European Union (EU) These materials were created by English teachers in Scotland. The first activity introduces the need to hear multiple stories of the world and our place in it. There then follows three units with a focus on climate change, refugees and how we engage with the ‘other’. They include short introductory activities as well as a series of lessons exploring the topics in more detail. A range of stimuli is included – poetry, biography, images and film clips. All activities are mapped to Curriculum for Excellence benchmarks and reference the relevant SDG. 
Our Forest, Our Future Corporate author: Scotdec This material helps teachers and pupils to explore the interdependence of people and forests and the vital role forests play in sustaining our environment – in the past, the present and hopefully the future. The Scots Pine forests in Scotland and the Congo Basin rainforest in Africa provide case studies through which pupils will begin to understand why our forests are under threat and the implications for our planet.In making connections between consumerism, people and the environment, pupils will be encouraged to see how they and their actions have an impact on the lives of others globally. It encourages reflection on the possible futures of the world's forests and ways of taking positive actions for a future where people and forests co-exist in a sustainable way. The resource is structured around a global citizenship framework devised by Oxfam. 
The Oceans and Plastics Pollution: KS2 Activity Handbook for Teachers Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) | Tes This resource enables pupils to explore the role of the oceans in our lives and why healthy oceans are so vital to our future. By looking at the impact of plastics pollution on the oceans, pupils will also consider what steps we can all take to safeguard these precious waters for generations to come. It contains a range of activities aimed at teachers of 7-11 year-olds. It is intended that this resource will be used in cross-curricular work and all activities can be linked to the National Curricula of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Teachers will find that the material can be adapted for use with different ages and abilities.The six activities engage pupils in active learning methods, encouraging them to work together to solve problems, to think creatively, and to see themselves as active participants in their communities and the wider world. With a growing awareness of the part that they can play in creating a better future for our oceans, pupils will take a step on the journey to becoming global citizens and sustainability champions of the future. 
La pédagogie de projet au cœur de l'éducation pour un développement durable Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Université Virtuelle Environnement et Développement durable (UVED) Dans cette vidéo, Francine Pellaud discute des intérêts et des conditions de réussite de la pédagogie de projet, dans le cadre d'une éducation à l'environnement et au développement durable. 
COMPASS: a manual on human rights education with young people Year of publication: 2012 Author: Patricia Brander Corporate author: Council of Europe Compass was first published in 2002 within the framework of the Human Rights Education Youth Programme of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe. The programme was created because human rights education – meaning educational programmes and activities that focus on promoting equality in human dignity – was and remains of incalculable value in shaping a dimension of democratic citizenship for all young people and in promoting a culture of universal human rights.Compass has become a reference manual for many young people involved in value-based youth work and non-formal education. It is currently available in more than 30 languages, ranging from Arabic and Japanese to Icelandic and Basque. In some countries it has become part of the resources for human rights education in schools and in some others it is not possible to use it in schools. The adventures of Compass across Europe often mirror the contrasted reality of human rights education: promoted here and combated there, praised by some and despised by others.The success of Compass has been followed by its younger sibling, Compasito – a manual for human rights education with children is already available in several languages and on the way to becoming another bestseller for human rights education. More importantly, Compass and its publication in various language versions has been the medium through which human rights education has been brought onto the agenda of youth work and into the programme of many schools. National networks for human rights education have been created in several countries, where they reinforce the work done by human rights organisations and educational professionals in making the right to human rights education a reality to more children and young people across Europe. The forum on human rights education with young people, Living, Learning, Acting for Human Rights, held in Budapest in 2009, stressed the importance of human rights education today. COMPASS: un manuel sur l'éducation aux droits de l'homme avec les jeunes Year of publication: 2012 Author: Patricia Brander Corporate author: Council of Europe Compass a été publiée en 2002 dans le cadre du Programme Jeunesse d'Éducation aux Droits de l'Homme de la Direction de la Jeunesse et du Sport du Conseil de l'Europe. Le programme a été créé parce que l'éducation aux droits de l'homme - à savoir les programmes et les activités qui mettent l'accent sur la promotion de l'égalité dans la dignité humaine éducation - a été et reste d'une valeur inestimable dans l'élaboration d'une dimension de la citoyenneté démocratique pour tous les jeunes et à promouvoir une culture des droits humains universels. Compass est devenu un manuel de référence pour de nombreux jeunes impliqués dans le travail de la jeunesse fondée sur des valeurs et de l'éducation non formelle. Il est actuellement disponible dans plus de 30 langues, allant de l'arabe et le japonais à l'islandais et le basque. Dans certains pays, il est devenu une partie des ressources pour l'éducation aux droits de l'homme dans les écoles et dans certains autres, il est impossible de l'utiliser dans les écoles. Les aventures de Compass en Europe reflètent souvent la réalité contrastée de l'éducation aux droits de l'homme: promotion ici et là combattu, loué par les uns et méprisé par les autres. Le succès de Compass a été suivi par son frère cadet, Compasito - un manuel pour l'éducation aux droits de l'homme avec les enfants est déjà disponible en plusieurs langues et sur la façon de devenir un autre best-seller pour l'éducation aux droits de l'homme. Plus important encore, Compass et sa publication dans différentes versions linguistiques a été le moyen par lequel l'éducation aux droits de l'homme a été mis sur l'ordre du jour du travail de jeunesse et dans le programme de nombreuses écoles. Les réseaux nationaux pour l'éducation aux droits de l'homme ont été créés dans plusieurs pays, où ils renforcent le travail accompli par les organisations des droits humains et professionnels de l'éducation à faire du droit à l'éducation des droits de l'homme une réalité à plus d'enfants et de jeunes à travers l'Europe. Le forum sur l'éducation aux droits de l'homme avec les jeunes, la vie, l'apprentissage, agir pour les droits de l'homme, tenue à Budapest en 2009, a souligné l'importance de l'éducation aux droits de l'homme aujourd'hui.