1. Global Learning in Our School
We have created detailed notes to help you successfully deliver this presentation. They are available for download, alongside this presentation, in the login area of the GLP website ( Search for a PDF doc called ‘Global Learning in Our Schools Presentation: Session notes’.
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Make sure to refer to these notes for additional information on each slide.

2. Objectives
Understand what is meant by Global Learning, the GLP Programme and the benefits to our school being involved.
Recognise the role of education in equipping young people for a fair and sustainable world
Understand your role and get ideas for how you can bring this into your work and across the whole school
Education for a fair and sustainable world

3. 15mins 5mins 10mins Demo of global learning activity
Duration
Topic
10mins
Demo of global learning activity
What is global learning ?
Why is global learning important?
15mins
Global learning in the curriculum and what it looks like in practice
Whole school approaches to global learning and how involvement in the GLP can support our school
5mins
Questions and discussion

4. (Slide to display while you try out a global learning activity)
Education for a fair and sustainable world

5. What is global learning?

6. Global Learning is Education for a Fair and Sustainable World

7. Key Concepts of Global Learning
Poverty
Social Justice and fairness
Inequality
Interdependence and globalisation
Sustainable development

8. Why is global learning important?

9. The famous Blue Marble photo of Earth (see the session notes provided for details of what this pic represents)

10. Population growth throughout history
United Nations
Billion
UN stats.

11. Global Wealth Inequality
Image is hyperlinked. Click to play video about inequality. (Can be omitted if time is tight)
Link:
3mins 50secs

12. 2015- 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Diagram taken from

13. Sustainable Development Goal 4 is on Quality Education
Target 4.7 is very relevant to educators
It aims to ensure that all learners acquire knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development and global citizenship.
Source:

14. Get Behind Global Learning Teachers speaking about global learning
Get Behind Global Learning
Teachers speaking about global learning
Image is hyperlinked. Click to hear what some teachers and children think about global learning in their schools
3 minutes 30seconds

15. What it is and what it isn’t
Global Learning:
What it is and what it isn’t
The table is extracted from Oxfam’s Education for Global Citizenship - A guide for Schools (Page 7)
Link:

16. Global learning in the curriculum and what it looks like in practice

17. Global Learning is part of the NI Curriculum
According to the curriculum, learners should..
become successful and fulfilled individuals;
full participants in society;
active contributors to the economy and custodians of the environment for future generations’. (
Education for a fair and sustainable world

18. Quick reference guide for global learning
1. Fairness and sustainability
Is there something in this topic that relates to fairness and sustainability?
2. Critical thinking
What skills and attitudes are pupils developing?
3. Empowering learners
Is the process of learning empowering for pupils?
Are the actions (or hypothetical solutions considered) empowering for:
The pupils
People from around the world they are studying

19. Image hyperlinked to the GLP website, www. globallearningni
Image hyperlinked to the GLP website, where there is signposting to many resources.
Education for a fair and sustainable world

20. Image hyperlinked to our primary teacher toolkit, https://www
The post-primary toolkit is here:

21. Image hyperlinked to the resource hub, www.globaldimension.org.uk

22. Whole school approaches to global learning and how involvement in the GLP can support our school

23. A Whole School Approach to Global Learning
Diagram taken from our publication, A Whole School Approach to Global Learning: Guidance for Schools

24. Whole School Global Learning
Self Evaluation Tool
Diagram also taken from A Whole School Approach to Global Learning: Guidance for Schools

25. What opportunities might exist in our school for implementing global learning actions across the whole school ?
How might we overcome any challenges and make the most of these opportunities?
Education for a fair and sustainable world

26. Education for a fair and sustainable world