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:
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.
Portobello climate activists
Catriona Crawford, teacher at Portobello High School, urges leaders to listen to young people’s voices and understand their frustrations.
Start an Anti-Racist Club
Gemma Walters, Principle Teacher of Equity at Smithycroft Secondary School, Glasgow, explains how and why she started an Anti-Racist Club in her school.
Embedding SDGs across learning
Jennifer Hutton, class teacher and project lead for Learning for Sustainability at Dunblane Primary School, shares a whole school focus on SDG 10: Reduced inequalities.
Fair Trade Champions
Pupils from St John the Baptist primary school, raise their voices in support of Fair Trade in Scotland and the impacts it can have on communities around the world.
NOTiCEBOARD
Explore the new Anti-Racist English and Literacy materials on antiracisted.scot, designed to support teachers in embedding anti-racist practice across any literacy genre and CfE level
Take part in Holocaust Memorial Day with this range of assemblies, lesson plans and activities for schools
Mohamed Omar from Refugee Action will explore issues around refugees and asylum in this new SDG seminar on 19th February open to teachers across Scotland