Enabling global learning through the KS3 curriculum

Enabling global learning through the KS3 curriculum [book and web] has been designed to offer an overview for curriculum managers, staff teams and those supporting schools.  It draws upon the varied experiences of teacher groups who have grappled with the teaching and learning implications of current global issues.  It offers a spectrum of ideas, activities and starting points as a stimulus to your own planning.

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The listing shown below is an index of the supporting on–line material. It includes articles, downloadable stimulus material, CPD activities, resources and web links. The numbers shown refer to page numbers in the book.

Global learning … a proposed learner entitlement?

KS3 curriculum web links

KS3 curriculum aims

QCA guidance for the global dimension

CPD activities: Exploring our perceptions

	My identities
	Shape of the world
	Wheel of change [available soon]

CPD: Let’s talk about …

	The real challenges of doing work on diversity
	How we respond to something as big as climate change
	Teaching about controversial issues
	Historical Association online report, ‘Teaching Emotive and Controversial History, 3 – 19’

Overview of subject association web links

Recommended global learning resources for KS3 subjects

Link to Secondary curriculum website - subjects page

… through Science
It makes you think ~ ideas for science with a global dimension at KS3

… through History
Planning for the future in Victorian Birmingham

Teaching and learning about the Slave Trade

Exploring Muslim perspectives

… through Citizenship

	Exploring citizenship issues in a global context ~ My identities card game ~ Multiple identities - multiple connections ~ Who decides about what? ~ Building citizenship in your 'global' town or city
	Exploring our participation – a place approach   Ideas and stimulus material to support student investigation of participation issues in a locality. - Introductory activities - Exploring democratic structures - Exploring public institutions
	Starter activities for exploring controversial activities in citizenship
	Using drama

Recommended resources for selected KS3 themes
~ including: ‘Refugees’, ‘Conflict’ and ‘Critically engaging with the media’

Cities as a lens to the world
~ a ‘Cities framework’ and stimulus material to support connected planning

Connected learning about climate change

	Learning to choose: Climate change ~ approaches to support personalised learning and critical thinking
	Climate change ~ local and global: supporting an enquiry approach
	The 'hockey stick' graph

Curriculum planning around ‘big questions’
link to Queensbridge school website for details about The Enterprise approach

Recommended resources and links for ‘Learning outside the classroom’

Contributing to community cohesion

	recommended resources and links
	presentation by Sir Keith Ajegbo The global dimension in community cohesion. Presentation to the Tide~ conference Global learning & the new KS3 curriculum, June 2008
	CPD ranking activity The real challenges of doing work on diversity
	using fiction ~ recommended fiction for exploring ‘identity and diversity’
	Exploring our participation – a place approach   Ideas and stimulus material to support student investigation of participation issues in a locality. - Introductory activities - Exploring democratic structures - Exploring public institutions