Resources Right Now Resources Right Now The pages in this section are all resources for global education. Each page has useful information or an activity, and there are details of paper resources and other resource services too. This site is under construction - suggestions for pages you think we should link to are very welcome.
The Centre for Education in World Citizenship site. Useful materials for schools.
The Catholic Fund for Overseas Development schools page. With links to their on-line newsletters, primary and secondary.
A very well presented, magazine style supersite for over 70 groups involved in development. Fully searchable. Text version available. Includes BLAST, a section aimed directly at young people.
Links to their catalogue for schools, plus extracts from activities, primary and secondary.
Excellent interactive site. This links to the youth section, aimed directly at young people.
Useful activities and information, particularly on the arms trade.
Resources to support National Non-Uniform day, and other materials.
The YMCA's international wing. This site includes useful ideas for discussion starters on development issues.
A new service that can give you up to the minute information on news stories about Southern countries and development issues. Really global news and activities!
News from around the world
Information about how our news is filtered. Particularly useful for teachers and Year 11 students or older.
Links to information for students and teachers
Links to information for students and teachers
One young man's story and poems, with a contribution from Benjamin Zephaniah
A campaigns group; up to date information on UK environmental issues.
Schools resources from the Centre for Alternative Technology (including field trips)
Casa Alianza runs homes and support services for street children
A schools linking project with useful information about the Saharawi people of Western Sahara
Resources available from Tourism Concern.
Good activity from Save the Children, including conditions for young workers
An electronic schools linking project run to teach Spanish.
Up to date information on human rights issues
Links to information for students and teachers
One young man's story and poems, with a contribution from Benjamin Zephania
The UN convention of the rights of the child and youth; the convention itself and other information.
Monthly themed magazine, on issues such as refugees or country studies. Text accessible to able students, Year 9 and older. Good for background information.
Alternative and well established magazine on social and political issues. Contributors include Noam Chomsky. Useful for teachers, able Year 10 and 11 students and sixth formers.
RE and personal development
Values and Visions - a handbook for spiritual development and global awareness
Sally Burns and Georgeanne Lamont
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 0340 64412 5
back to Nicaraguan story
Values and Visions is a way of working. It is for teachers who want to relfect on, develop
and explore their values and visions and those of children and colleagues. Sections
include:
Key areas of experience (self-worth, community, the environment, emotions)
Key ways of reflection (new meetings, listening, stories, stillness, sensory awareness,
celebration and grieving, visions)
Purpose and action (rules, strategising)
Multifaith perspectives
RE, PSE, Social studies, general studies
Biting the Moral Bullet - issues of peace and justice
ed. K. O'Donnell
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 0 340 66410X
back to arms trade page
Peace and Justice provides teachers with schemes of work and Activity Sheets for
aspects of KS4 RE or PSE, or year 12/13 General Studies. Some of the material is
interactive, using role-play, discussion and group work. sections include:
The Individual
Society
War
Religion and War
Conversion