1. 2014 Start the year by thinking more closely about your New Year’s resolutions so that they reflect not only your personal aspirations, but what you can influence. In choosing your New Year’s resolutions think about how you can affect change: Personally Within your school Within your local community Within the wider global community

2. Personal Eat healthier food Stop eating crisps Drink water rather than fizzy drinks Become fitter by walking or cycling to school Argue less with my friends Speak politely Take responsibility for my actions Control my behaviour/temper Communicate more effectively Do not exclude others Consider the views of others Reduce my salt intake Eat five fruits or vegetables a day Respect people from diverse backgrounds Value friendship Help others Global Find out about basic human needs and rights – UN Rights of the Child Help develop a Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development week at school Examine media coverage and detect stereotype and bias Learn about fair trade and how it can help people get out of poverty Eat fair trade products or run fair trade evenings Contact a charitable organisation and find out about its work in the UK and overseas Research a campaign. What are its aims? Do I agree? What can I do? Contribute to the school web site Contact my local Development Education Centre for materials about global issues Establish a link with a community in the developing world Raise money for my favourite charity Research the impact of climate change and what I can do about it Lobby and/or write to my local MP about Send My Friend To School Produce posters, fliers, videos, artwork or presentations to inform others about an issue I care about Local Community Reduce pollution: cycle or walk, rather than drive, to school Get the community to recycle rubbish Contact a charity working locally to find out more about issues that affect my locality Have a say in community projects Learn about ‘urban regeneration’ Improve links with local community groups Set up recycling groups Classroom and School Respect other people’s possessions Respect other classmates’ first languages Co-operate more with others Share classroom resources more fairly Listen to others in class Do not interrupt others Help others within the class and school Look after school equipment Show consideration towards others Recycle classroom rubbish Report bullying incidents Help newcomers to the school Use less paper Introduce fair trade products to school Set up a school council Improve school links with the community Tackle racism and racist incidents Improve access for disabled people around school Improve litter problems in school and on the routes to school Save water Don’t waste energy – turn off lights Work more collaboratively Overcome problems together New Year’s resolutions How can I effect change? These are examples of resolutions your class might choose to make, but there are lots of other great resolutions your class might end up with. Do let us know what your class vows to change in 2010 Email education@oxfam.org.uk and tell us, and we might feature your class’s resolutions online.

3. Personal What could you change about yourself this year? Global How could you influence a global issue? Local Community How could you influence your local community? Classroom and School How could you improve your classroom and your school? New Year’s resolutions

4. Personal Photos (in rows from top left): Fairtrade Foundation, Is Allen, Fairtrade Foundation, Penny Tweedie/Oxfam, Penny Tweedie/Oxfam, Oxfam, Fairtrade Foundation, Sean Sprague/Oxfam, Fairtrade Foundation, Toby Adamson/Oxfam.

5. Classroom and School Photos (in rows from top left): Toby Adamson/Oxfam, Toby Adamson/Oxfam, Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Howard Davies/Oxfam, Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Julio Etchart/Oxfam.

6. Local Photos (in rows from top left): Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Julio Etchart/Oxfam, Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Jenny Matthews/Oxfam, Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Jim Holmes/Oxfam, Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Is Allen

7. Global Photos (in rows from top left): Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Fairtrade Foundation, Wind Prospect Group, Jenny Matthews/Oxfam, Padro Guzman/Oxfam, Toby Adamson/Oxfam, Julio Etchart/Oxfam, Is Allen, Friends of the Earth, Annie Bungeroth/Oxfam

8. I will value my friends more by…? My personal resolution is to … value my friends more … welcoming newcomers to my class and school …trusting my friends … listening carefully to their concerns … accepting differences in opinion …enjoying the company of my friends and not taking their friendship for granted …treating their concerns sympathetically … speaking openly to avoid misunderstandings

9. I will improve my school’s links to the community by…? My school resolution is … to improve the school’s links to the community …producing a school newsletter highlighting local events …getting involved in an issue affecting the community, such as litter, drugs, urban regeneration, or an environmental concern …becoming involved in community projects …inviting local groups into school …inviting speakers in the community to address school assemblies …valuing the community more and deciding what needs to change …visiting community projects

10. I will find out more about poverty in the South by…? My global resolution is… to find out more about poverty in a developing country …producing a school newsletter highlighting local events …getting involved in an issue / contacting a school in a developing country / writing or e-mailing other school children …contacting an organisation involved with aid in the developing world …researching the websites of charitable organisations working in the developing world …producing materials such as fliers, newspapers or newsletters, to raise awareness of poverty issues at school …understanding the causes of poverty in developing countries …planning a school week of action to raise awareness of poverty worldwide / canvassing views of teachers, governors, parents