Our work with Schools

Does your school wish to incorporate a 'global dimension' to learning? Do you want your teachers and pupils to understand how social, political and environmental forces shape the lives of people all over the world? Do you want to promote creativity and critical thinking? Yes?

Our education programme covers all of these and more.

Brighton Peace and Environment Centre is a member of the Development Education Association: a group of nationwide organisations who promote global education through training and by supporting teachers to bring the global dimension to their classrooms.

As an education centre, BPEC promotes peace, social justice, sustainable development and environmental conservation.

We provide:

• Teacher training both locally and nationally

• Support on bringing global education into the curriculum

• Access to our specialist library with teaching aids, curriculum support packs and resource boxes

• Subject-focused support networks for teachers

• A termly e-newsletter

To find out more about joining BPEC either as a school, individual or other orgainsation, please see our membership page.

What is the global dimension?

The global dimension incorporates eight key concepts:

Global citizenship - gaining the knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts and institutions necessary to become informed and active, responsible citizens

Diversity - understanding and respecting differences and relating these to our common humanity

Human rights - knowing about human rights including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Interdependence - understanding how people, places, economies and environments are all inextricably interrelated, and that choices and events have repercussions on a global scale

Conflict resolution - understanding the nature of conflicts, their impact on development and why there is a need for resolution and the promotion of harmony

Social justice - understanding the importance of social justice as an element in both sustainable development and the improved welfare of all people

Values and perceptions - developing a critical evalution of representations of global issues and an appreciation of the effect these have on people's attitudes and values

Sustainable development - understanding the need to maintain and improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for future generations

(source: Developing the global dimension in the school curriculum, published by DiFD, March 2005)