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Jordan Daly, Co-Founder and Director of Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), outlines a new education initiative supporting teachers and learners to identify disinformation and counter online extremism and hate.
How can we empower young people to navigate a divided world? Faith Bateman, from Wosdec explores the issues.
Beki Martin, from Facing History UK, explores the role schools can play in enabling children and young people to navigate falling prey to disinformation.
What role can maths play in understanding and addressing global issues young people care about? We hear from Maths teachers who have been exploring this in the classroom.
Help learners understand the complex forces that ‘tug’ at each side of a fairness dilemma where there are clear contrasting sides.
Aims
- To identifying the ‘pull’ of various factors within an issue
- To appreciate the deeper complexity of situations which can appear black and white
An active learning method to encourage learners to listen to the opinions of others and develop reasoning skills.
Aims
- To develop listening and reasoning skills
- To consider the varying perspectives of an issue
An activity to encourage learners to critically analyse the media and explore issues around ‘fake news’.
Aims
- Introduce a method for thinking critically about an issue
By using photos as stimulus material, this activity encourages the use of critical thinking skills to assess viewpoints and challenge injustice.
Aims
- To develop understanding of the nature of prejudice and ways to combat it.
- To build confidence in detecting bias, opinions and stereotypes in the media.
Duncan McMenemie, a Modern Studies teacher in Glasgow, explores what role teachers should play in developing political literacy.
Pupils are often given forums to speak but are they always being heard? Kim McCauley, Global Education Advisor with Wosdec, reviews the shifting landscape of enabling pupil voice.
