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
Values and attitudes
> Critical thinking
> Sense of identity an self-
> Ability to argue effectively
> Ability to challenge injustice
and inequalities
> Empathy
> Commitment to social justice
> Respect for people and
things
and equity
> Concern for the
> Cooperation and conflict
resolution
esteem
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
confident individuals
successful learners
with
•enthusiasm and motivation for learning
•determination to reach high standards of achievement
•openness to new thinking and ideas
and 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 in
new situations
with
•self respect
•a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
•secure values and beliefs
•ambition
and able to
•relate to others and manage themselves
•pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
•be self aware
•develop and communicate their own beliefs
and view of the world
•live as independently as they can
•assess risk and take informed decisions
•achieve success in different areas of activity
To enable all young
people to become
responsible citizens
with
•respect for others
•commitment to participate
responsibly in political, economic,
social and cultural life
and able to
•develop knowledge and
understanding of
the 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 contributors
with
•an enterprising attitude
•resilience
•self-reliance
and able to
•communicate in different ways and in
different settings
•work in partnership and in teams
•take the initiative and lead
•apply critical thinking in new contexts
•create and develop
•solve problems
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