Highland One World Global Learning Centre

At the Global Teachers' Network, hear from teachers showcasing their classroom practice around current global issues. Happening this time next week! Don't miss it.

Global Teachers' Network: Refugee Week We’ll hear from primary and secondary teachers engaging learners around the issues of refugees and migration and creating welcoming spaces.

It was great to have nearly 50 P1 teachers and ELC practitioners from across the North of Scotland attend our 'Developing Global Citizenship through Play at Early Level' twilight online course yesterday. Feedback included:
"The course was inspirational. Really insightful, with lots of practical ideas that will be straightforward to implement in our setting."
and
"I can’t wait to share the ideas with my staff".

The course is based on our resource "Seeds for Change" which has now been downloaded more than 12,000 times!

Do take a look if you work with young children age 3-6. Link in the comments below.

Refugees: the data behind the story This interactive session will help teachers explore issues around refugees and migration, empowering learners with data literacy skills.

Great to see work supported by our Anti-Racist Literacy Framework recognised by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Education.

Inverkip Primary School has been highlighted for its use of anti-racist storytelling and digital animation to empower pupil voice.

Developed through antiracisted.scot by Scotland’s Development Education Centres, the framework supports educators and learners to read, write, listen and talk across any genre using an Anti-Racist lens.

Read more: https://educationinspectorate.gov.scot/effective-practice/primary/empowering-pupil-voice-through-anti-racist-storytelling-and-digital-animation-at-inverkip-primary-and-nursery-class/

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Explore active pedagogies that create space for learners to engage, understand and reflect on global conflict.

A professional learning session for GTCS-registered primary and secondary teachers across Scotland, Tuesday 9 June from 4 - 5.30pm.

Global events have local impacts. Join Beyond Srebrenica and Educators for Peace to explore how theatre-in-education and Days After Pedagogy can support educators to create safe and brave spaces where learners can discuss and better understand global conflict and its impacts. The session will be framed by Global Citizenship approaches which provide tools for developing critical thinking and invite participants to look at an issue from different perspectives.

For more information and to book your free place visit Eventbrite – link in comments below.

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Exploring Controversial Issues - Thursday 4 June 4pm - 5.30pm

This practical course explores a range of useful methodologies for exploring controversial issues in the classroom safely and effectively. This interactive course is for primary and secondary teachers in the North of Scotland.

In a time of increasing hate speech and polarisation, the aim of this course is for teachers to increase their knowledge and understanding, skills and confidence in exploring controversial issues in the classroom.

Controversial issues can be daunting to teach as they can elicit debate, differences in opinion and sometimes conflict. However, teaching controversial issues is important as it supports learners to explore their own viewpoints and values as well as those of others and to develop the necessary self-awareness, skills, values and attitudes to engage confidently and successfully with the world around them.

For more info on the content of the course and to book your free place visit Eventbrite - link in the comments.

Our *Developing Global Citizens through Play at Early Level* course is back by popular demand!
Tuesday 2nd June 4-5.30pm, for nursery practitioners and P1/composite primary teachers across the North of Scotland.

For more info and to book your free place visit Eventbrite - link in comments.

Some feedback from last time:
"One of the best CPDs I’ve been on in ages. Really informative, so engaging. Makes me want to get started straight away. Thank you!"

Fantastic work by Sgpil an t-Òib

Happening soon! Register here for free CLPL for Primary and Secondary teachers across the North of Scotland.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-controversial-issues-tickets-1986520908513?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*1lcorb9*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTM0OTkzOTI5LjE3NzgxNDMwOTI.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3NzgxNDMwOTEkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzgxNDMxMDYkajQ1JGwwJGgw

Primary and secondary teachers across the North of Scotland! Join our free online professional learning session on Tuesday 12 May: Taking an Anti-Racist Approach to Literacy.

Explore how to take an anti-racist approach to reading, writing, listening and talking at First to Fourth Levels. You’ll be introduced to the new Anti-Racist Literacy (ARL) Framework, learn how it can be applied across a range of genres and texts, and explore practical, classroom-ready teaching materials.

This professional learning session is open to primary and secondary teachers across the North of Scotland.

For more info and to book a place see Eventbrite link in the comments.