Features
Fresh perspectives on global and local issues – from educators, activists and young people – with practical ideas and classroom resources to explore them together.
From Neutrality to Peace: responding to the rise of racism
Nuzhat Uthmani, Lecturer in Primary Education at Stirling University, and Committee member of Educators for Peace, argues that neutrality in education is untenable and potentially harmful.
Thinking Beyond Borders
Sarah-Jane from Scotdec reflects on the ways this festival in the Scottish Borders brought young people together to discuss some of the pressing issues of our time.
Translating Global Values into Community Action
MD Rezaur Rahman, PhD researcher and chair of the West Lothian Community Race
Forum, explores how Global Citizenship brings communities together.
Decolonising the Curriculum with Robert Louis Stevenson
Shari Sabeti explains how a Scottish literary icon can help us open conversations about colonialism, culture, and global connections in today’s classrooms.
Media Literacy in the Time of Disinformation
Beki Martin, from Facing History UK, explores the role schools can play in enabling children and young people to navigate falling prey to disinformation.
Navigating Online Spaces
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.
Teach Peace
How do we teach for peace and justice? Ellis Brooks, Peace Education coordinator with the Quakers and Diana Firth, Global Education Advisor with Wosdec, reflect on how we can approach sensitive issues in the classroom.
Remembering Empire
Fiona Barclay, from the University of Stirling, shares an innovative approach to teaching French in secondary schools.
Why Decolonise the Curriculum?
Teacher and activist, Nuzhat Uthmani, kicks off our series of opinion pieces considering what it means to be an anti-racist educator in Scotland and what needs to change in our approach. She outlines what decolonising the curriculum means for her.
Getting Rights ‘Right’ in the Early Years
Nicole Torrens, from Edinburgh Early Years Team, spotlights the importance of Children’s Rights in the Early Years and shares some new materials to support this.
Anti-Racism Club – a Pupil’s Perspective
We hear from a young person in Glasgow about what her school’s Anti-racism club has achieved so far and their ambitions for the future.
Reducing the Cost of the School Day
Dr Rachel Shanks from Aberdeen University, and Sara Spencer of Child Poverty Action Group Scotland, outline ways to break down the financial barriers to education.
Black History is Scottish History
Lisa Williams from the Edinburgh Caribbean Association, reflects on how Scottish teachers are responding to calls to decolonise the curriculum and take forward an Anti-Racist education approach in the classroom.
Growing Global Mathematicians
How can we bring the world into Maths classrooms? Corinne Angier, a postgraduate student at Stirling University, considers some starting points.
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