Schools
From Scotland to the wider world, see how our schools are inspiring young people as global citizens ready to make a difference. Bold ideas, big conversations, and the stories shaping education’s future start here:
Rights Then and Now: Deepening Understanding of the UNCRC at Dunard Primary
Dunard Primary pupils brought children’s rights to life by exploring how childhood has changed over 125 years, comparing Victorian experiences with today’s Rights Respecting School to better understand why the UNCRC matters.
History = Our Story
Katie D’Souza, award winning Anti-Racist Educator from Inverkip Primary and Nursery Class in Inverclyde describes how her class worked in partnership with their local museum, The Watt Institution, to explore untold stories of our colonial past.
Turning Learning into Action: Anti-Racist Practice in the Scottish Borders
Danielle Paterson from the Scottish Borders Early Years Team reflects on how a collaborative approach to professional learning is supporting practitioners to embed anti-racist, rights-based practice across early years settings.
British Science Week: 3 Methodologies to spark curious questions in the classroom
We have pulled together 3 methodologies to use during British Science Week 2026 to help learners ask brilliant, curious questions.
Reading for Change in Scotland: 5 Resources for Reading Schools Week
Take a look at these classroom resources for Scotland’s first Reading Schools Week and explore how reading can inspire action.
Creativity Meets Climate Justice in Highland and Moray Schools
Over 600 young people across the Highlands and Moray turned their climate concerns into powerful creative action through Highland One World’s Art for Action project.
Making the SDGs Meaningful for Transition-Age Pupils
An inspiring transition teacher in the Liberton Learning Community in Edinburgh is focusing on embedding global citizenship throughout the curriculum.
From the Classroom to Climate Action: Falkirk Pupils Speak Out
Eco groups across Falkirk council have demonstrated their resilience and activism despite the challenges of the climate emergency.
Global Maths
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.
Trees of Peace
Pupils from Oakgrove Primary School will be taking their unique performance of Wangarĩ’s Trees for Peace to the Scottish Parliament on 21 September, International Peace Day. Here Ellis Brooks from the Quakers shares their project.
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Anti-Racist Maths and Numeracy
Explore materials to support anti-racist practice across maths topics, for CfE levels 1st–4th.
Navigating tough conversations
Resources from the Centre for Responsible Debate to help with difficult conversations in today’s politically fractious climate.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Take a new approach in your classroom with a bitesize online professional learning session.