Education News - May 08

• Keep you up to date with the Education Programme at the Centre
• Inform you of training and professional development opportunities
• Raise your awareness of teaching resources for incorporating the Global Dimension into the curriculum.

1. News
   
2. Training and professional development
   2.1 BPEC Open Evening
   2.2 Philosophy for Global Citizenship
   2.3 A Big Picture of the Curriculum
3. Teaching resources
   
   

• Mareike Britten has now left the Education team and Ruth England is recently in post as Education Coordinator. Ruth works alongside Mandy Curtis, Education Consultant and Volunteers Sue Dumps, Alice Addison and Lucy Asesa.
  
  
  
• If you picked up a copy of the Guardian on Tuesday 29 April, you will have seen the supplement 'Think Global', looking at Global Dimension work within schools nationally. If not then read more at: 
  
  www.education.guardian.co.uk/thinkglobal
  
  It includes interviews with Mandy Curtis, Education Consultant for Brighton Peace and Environment Centre.
  
  
  
• Brighton Peace and Environment Centre is part of a regional initiative of South East Development Education Centres, Local 4 Global. To keep up to date with the regional picture of work and get further information about training and support for schools, subscribe to the local4global community list.  
  
  Subscribe now at http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/communityl4g-l
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Come along to the Centre to find out more about the Global Citizenship Education programme, browse resources and share the work you are doing on Global Citizenship in your school. Refreshments provided.

Outline: explores issues of Global Citizenship, such as justice, interdependence and sustainability, through the approach of Philosophy for Children (P4C) - a highly effective way of promoting critical, creative and emotional literacy in pupils and adults.

 Venue:,The Norfolk Centre, Mill Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9AF.

Time: 9am-5.30pm

The Humanities Association invites you to an exciting conference for primary and secondary practitioners.

A unique opportunity to hear Keynote speaker Mick Waters (Director of Curriculum, QCA)
sharing his inspirational approach to developing a curriculum for the 21st century from a humanities perspective plus a range of practical workshops

Venu: Holiday Inn, Kings Cross, London
Time: 10am-4.30pm

Adinkra Textiles - Ghanaian textiles resource boxes.

Adinkra textiles originate from the Ashanti region of Ghana. This resource box holds a collection of original hand printed Adinkra textiles and printing stamps and brings together a collection of story books to discover the traditions and symbols used in these beautiful textile pieces. Includes ideas for cross curricular work using the textiles and work by a contemporary Ghanaian artist using Adinkra and contemporary symbols in his work.

To borrow this box from the Centre, please contact Ruth on 01273 766610 or email education@bpec.org

www.globaldimension.org.uk

The Global Dimension website (link) is a helpful guide to books, films, posters and websites with a global dimension. From climate change to poverty, water to fair trade, you can find resources for all age groups and subjects.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or queries.

Best wishes,

Ruth England