World Food Day

World Food Day provides a useful context for exploring where food comes from, who produces it and why access to nutritious food is not equal. Learners can investigate food systems, farming, trade, climate change and sustainability, while thinking critically about the choices and structures that shape what people eat around the world.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty offers an opportunity to explore poverty as an issue of rights, inequality and social justice rather than simply income. Learners can consider how poverty affects access to education, housing, food and opportunities, and examine the local and global actions that can contribute to a fairer society.

World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day is an opportunity to explore how the places we live shape people’s lives and wellbeing. Learners can consider housing, access to services, sustainable communities and the environmental impact of how towns and cities grow, making links to fairness, climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals.

International Day of Education

International Day of Education is an opportunity to explore education as a human right and its role in building fairer, more peaceful and sustainable societies. Learners can consider inequalities in access to education, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how children and young people can help shape the education they receive.

World Population Day

This is a chance to explore how people work together to meet shared needs.

Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July encourages learners to think about how their choices affect the environment locally and globally.

World Environment Day

Engage learners in climate action through local and global connections. From school grounds to global goals, encourage critical thinking and stewardship of the planet – linking to Learning for Sustainability and the UN SDGs.

International Day of Forests

Forests connect with learning across stages by supporting outdoor learning, Social Studies, science and sustainability education, and encouraging stewardship of local and global environments.

World Water Day

World Water Day links across Scottish curriculum areas such as science, Social Studies and technologies, supporting critical thinking about local and global water systems.

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.