Global Citizenship magazine for schools

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A round-up of Global Citizenship events, projects and CLPL from IDEAS members.

New Professional Learning

Scotland’s Global Learning Centre’s continue to provide high quality, professional learning in Global Citizenship, Learning for Sustainability and Rights based learning. 

Climate ARTivsm Exhibition

Highland One World are hosting a Climate Artivism exhibition at Inverness Botanic Gardens.

Climate Literacy survey

The Royal Meteorological Survey's Climate Literacy Survey aims to conduct research to understand the level of climate literacy (understanding of the Earth's climate and the impact of global warming), amongst those leaving secondary education.

Refugee Festival

Refugee Festival Scotland 2025 will run from 13-22 June 2025. The theme for this special anniversary year, which marks 25 years of the Festival, and 40 years of Scottish Refugee Council, is MILESTONES. 

Fashion Revolution

Fashion Revolution Week 2025 takes place 22 – 27 April and brings together the world’s largest fashion activism movement for a week of action.

Scottish Fair Trade Awards 2025

These awards celebrate the people and groups who make Scotland a vibrant Fair Trade Nation.

NewsWise

NewsWise have a bumper term of free teacher training coming up. All NewsWise training is full of expertise and guidance to help you teach news literacy in the classroom. 

Global Neighbours

Primary schools in Scotland are being invited to sign up to a new accreditation scheme aimed at helping pupils speak out on global issues.  

Global Citizenship Calendar

March to June 2025

21 March 

International Day of Forests

SDG 15:  Life on Land
SDG 13: Climate Action

22 March

World Water Day

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 14: Life Below Water

2 April

International Children's Book Day

SDG 4: Quality Education

22 April

Earth Day

SDG: 14 Life below Water
SDG: 15 Life on Land

8 May

World Fairtrade Day

SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

17 May

International Day Against Homophobia

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

21 May

World Day for Cultural Diversity

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

1 June

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

5 June

World Environment Day

SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 15: Life on Land

12 June

World Day Against Child Labour

SDG 1: No Poverty
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

20 June

Refugee Week

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

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