Understanding Global Citizenship Education

Session Objectives

>  To identify the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for global citizenship.

>  To create a shared understanding of global citizenship education.

>  To identify the links between classroom issues and global issues.

>  To reflect on education and learning and what it means to be a ‘global teacher’

Key elements for responsible Global Citizenship

Knowledge and

Understanding

>  Social justice and equity

>  Diversity

> Globalisation and

interdependence

>  Sustainable development

>  Peace and conflict

Skills

>  Critical thinking

>  Ability to argue effectively

> Ability to challenge injustice

and inequalities

>  Respect for people and

things

>  Cooperation and conflict

resolution

Values and attitudes

> Sense of identity an self-

esteem 

>  Empathy

> Commitment to social justice

and equity

>  Concern for the

environment and commitment

to sustainable development

>  Belief that people can make

a difference

Oxfam’s Global Citizenship Curriculum for Schools

What’s it all about?

Global Citizenship is > Asking questions, developing

critical thinking> Equipping young people with

skills, values and knowledge to participate

> Acknowledging complexity of issues

> Revealing the global as part of the local

> Understanding how we relate to environment and other humans

Global Citizenship isn’t

> Too difficult for small children> Mostly about other places and

people> Telling people what to do and

think> Providing simple answers to

complex problems> An extra subject to cram into a

crowded curriculum> Raising money for charity

Oxfam’s Global Citizenship Curriculum for Schools

Citizenship in the Curriculum

“citizenship (is)… about: the exercise of rights and responsibilities within communities at local, national and global levels; and making informed decisions, and taking thoughtful and responsible action, locally and globally…

…all subjects will make their relevance to education for citizenship explicit, and…issues associated with citizenship will be developed through whole-school and cross-curricular activities.”

LTS website

successful learnerswith•enthusiasm and motivation for learning•determination to reach high standards of achievement•openness to new thinking and ideasand able to•use literacy, communication and numeracy skills•use technology for learning•think creatively and independently•learn independently and as part of a group•make reasoned evaluations•link and apply different kinds of learning innew situations

confident individualswith•self respect•a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing•secure values and beliefs•ambitionand able to•relate to others and manage themselves•pursue a healthy and active lifestyle•be self aware•develop and communicate their own beliefsand view of the world•live as independently as they can•assess risk and take informed decisions•achieve success in different areas of activity

responsible citizenswith•respect for others•commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural lifeand able to•develop knowledge and understanding ofthe world and Scotland’s place in it•understand different beliefs and cultures•make informed choices and decisions•evaluate environmental, scientific,technological issues•develop informed, ethical views of complex issues

effective contributorswith•an enterprising attitude•resilience•self-reliance

and able to•communicate in different ways and indifferent settings•work in partnership and in teams•take the initiative and lead•apply critical thinking in new contexts•create and develop•solve problems

To enable all youngpeople to become

Our humanitarian education programmes

>  Disasters and Emergencies

>  Conflict and International Humanitarian Law

>  Diversity

>  Health

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Teacher Training

Teacher training

>  In-house sessions: Introduction to the Red Cross; Conflict and IHL; Child Soldiers; Disasters and Emergencies; Refugee and Asylum Seeker Issues; Teaching Controversial Issues; Using Images

>  One-day course: ‘Introduction to Humanitarian Education’

>  Four-day Open College Network accredited course: ‘Continuing Professional Development in Humanitarian Education’

Thank-you!

Sally Dempsey

Humanitarian Education Coordinator

sdempsey@redcross.org.uk

0131 338 5700