DEVELOPING GLOBAL CITIZENS WITHIN
HIGHLAND COUNCIL
THE WORK OF THE DGC PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING COMMUNITY
NOVEMBER 2010
Susan Belford – QIO, The Highland Council
Our Core Aims are to:
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ensure a global dimension is embedded within the ethos of every ECS establishment
through the implementation of our core policies on international and sustainable
development education;
ensure that every member of staff within Highland ECS Service brings a global citizenship
perspective into the planning and delivery of the key experiences and outcomes of a
Curriculum For Excellence;
ensure that Highland’s young people have the knowledge, understanding, skills and values
that will allow them to participate fully in ensuring their own and others’ well-being and to
make a positive contribution both locally and globally;
allow staff to work within, across and outwith their own establishment in the development
of international, citizenship and sustainable development education;
provide staff with quality opportunities to participate in continuing professional
development in and about an international context; and
provide support and information to schools to allow all practitioners to embed
international and sustainable development education within the curriculum.
Our plan of action:
1. Hold a major DGC event in May 2010
2. Hold series of roadshows to further embed
messages of main event
3. Develop key GLOW Group
4. Provide opportunity for members of DGC Group to
see good practice in promoting DGC within
another authority.
Key steps to organising May event
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Set up core working group and two key organisers
Agreed dates of meetings to organise event
Ring - fenced budget - £3350
Agreed advertising / publicity strategy
Agreed venue
Agreed logistics e.g. parking / catering for day
Agreed programme for the day
Agreed core contributors and roles of DGC Group
Embedding Global Citizenship within Curriculum for Excellence
Monday 24th May 2010
Inverness Town House, High Street, Inverness
Programme for the Day
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09.30 – 10.00
Registration and Coffee
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10.00 - 10.30
Introduction + Keynote Speaker
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10.35 – 11.25
Workshop 1
C International Study visit - Chamber
E Sustainable Development - Committee Room 1
F DGC through a Curriculum for Excellence - Hall
G Global Citizenship for the Early Level - Committee Room 2
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11.30 – 12.20
Workshop 2
C International Study visit - Chamber
F DGC through a Curriculum for Excellence- Hall
H Ethics, enterprise and C for E – Committee Room 2
J Energy + Action = Change - Committee Room 1
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12.20 – 13.15
Lunch, Displays + Networking
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13.15 – 14.05
Workshop 3
A Ubumwe – Connecting Classrooms - Hall
B E twinning / Comenius - Committee Room 1
D Fairtrade - Chamber
G Global Citizenship for the Early Level - Committee Room 2
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14.10 – 15.00
Workshop 4
A Ubumwe – Connecting Classrooms - Hall
B E twinning / Comenius - Committee Room 1
D Fairtrade - Chamber
H Ethics, enterprise and C for E - Committee Room 2
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15.05 – 15.30
Evaluation and Plenary
Impact?
• ‘Got some excellent ideas for CfE from the presentation on Sustainable Development ‘
• ‘Some practical ideas from the activities from Global Citizenship for the early level’
• ‘Session which highlighted the application process for International study visits has made
me really want to participate in the future’
• ‘Found the huge list of on-line resources very helpful’
• ‘Found the Ideas, activities and resources wonderful and very useful’
What next?
• ‘Going for international school award – more straight-forward now’
• ‘Going to develop Fair trade opportunities in school’
• ‘Now going to embed DGC within our interdisciplinary projects’
• ‘Look at E twinning - make a start with pupils’
• ‘ Will now incorporate Fair trade work within development plan for 10-11’
THE DGC ROADSHOWS
Key aim of these events:
• To support teaching staff to understand their role and responsibility in
embedding developing global citizenship within their school’s curriculum
through highlighting:
 The 3 broad strands of DGC - education for citizenship; international
education; sustainable development education;
 5 principles of DGC;
 examples of the LTS developing global citizens’ [DGC] exemplification
materials;
 examples of local practice;
• To encourage staff to increase their understanding of DGC and plan for
future implementation by :
 working collegially to participate in global citizenship activities i.e. the
Compass Rose Activity.
WHAT WE PLAN TO DO NEXT
 Further strengthen DGC group through expansion of
membership to encompass three broad areas.
 Secure further funding to allow DGC Group to undertake key
roles and responsibilities.
 Further develop our DGC GLOW Group as main vehicle for
communication / providing exemplification and resources.
 Visit other authorities to share practice
susan.belford@highland.gov.uk