How can the inclusion of the global dimension enhance the primary school curriculum?
This section looks at practical ways of finding out how the global dimension can enhance the primary school curriculum. This is achieved through looking at an example of good practice in action and carrying out activities in your own classroom with your pupils and assessing the outcomes. You can then widen this to a more theoretical discussion with colleagues.
Activity Resources:
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- Interactive
- Sound
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- Video
Activity
Part 1: for teachers
- Click on the Video icon and watch Clips 1-5 from the British Council video Developing Global Citizens in Primary Schools (IBT/The Central Bureau for International Education and Training, 2000). Clip 1 is taken from Section 1 of the video, Clips 2 and 3 are from Section 2, and Clips 4 and 5 are from Section 3. Transcripts of all these sections are available on the IBT website. Transcripts
- Note down two or three learning opportunities and challenges that were presented in the classroom.
- Reflect on the opportunities and challenges that may be presented in your own classroom. Keep a note of these.
Part 2: for pupils
- Go to the 'Cool Planet' section of the Oxfam web site: Oxfam
- Click on 'site a-z' at the top of the screen and select 'Y' for 'Your World, My World online resource'. Beneath the heading 'Resources for use in the classroom' select a suitable section or activity.
- Plan the activity into an appropriate scheme of work or element of the school day.
- Write down learning outcomes related to the global dimension for your class or group of pupils.
- Having completed the activity with your pupils, write an assessment of its success. Note down the extent to which the pupils have achieved the learning outcomes.
- Suggest to one or two colleagues that they carry out some of the activities from the same website.
- Compare notes and, in the light of your experience, discuss the extent to which the activities made a contribution to developing the pupils' global perspective. If possible, agree on three areas where you feel it made a difference to their understanding of global issues.
- You may like to write up your responses to the activities and email Oxfam. Go via the link above, click on 'Contact us' and fill in the 'Feedback form'.
