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All Global Thinking Case Studies
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01/08/10 |
Early Years Professional Development
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Key Stage / Level:
All Primary
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Caverstede Early Years Centre enabled practitioners to explore diversity and embed the global dimension into early years practice. Firmly rooted in the belief that children need to understand and value their own changing identities to comprehend and appreciate different identities, this project used the richness of variety within the local community as the starting point to exploring diversity further a field.
“We are moving forward but not in a stereotypical way. You look beyond the culture to the person.”
(L. King, Caverstede Early Years Teacher)
“There is a growing awareness that it’s not just about the exotic, it’s about the richness of difference here”
(H. Smith, Caverstede Early Years Teacher)
Supporting documents:
Learning journey - Parcel from Ghana
Learning Journey - Playing With Dolls
Learning Journey - Visit to Burghley
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01/08/10 |
Investigating Sustainable Energy
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Key Stage / Level:
All Primary
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(Click for case study. Opens in new window. 301kb. Most computers automatically open PDF documents, but you may need to download Adobe Reader. Download the reader here)
East Bergholt Primary School, along with their partner school in Uganda, Buhumba Primary School, explore sustainable energy and livelihoods with their pupils.
Pupils said:
"This is the best day ever!" “We didn’t want to stop for breaks” “Can we do this again?”
and a teaching assistant said:
“This is bringing out the best group work.”
Click here for scheme of work for Year 5 and 6
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01/08/10 |
Global Citizenship in ITE Music
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Key Stage / Level:
All Secondary
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(Click for case study. Opens in new window. 296kb. Most computers automatically open PDF documents, but you may need to download Adobe Reader. Download reader here)
22 secondary schools, Cambridge University's Faculty of Education and a local music education group-Sewa-Education teamed up to build world music training opportunities into the Music secondary PGCE course.
Ofsted Report, May 2009 ...
“Teachers use every opportunity to open students’ minds to the world beyond the school. In one outstanding music lesson for example, students were not only enthralled by learning African drumming, but were also motivated through this to learn about West African cultures.”
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