Imaginative and engaging Global Citizenship Resources...

These resources aim to raise global awareness, and to develop skills, attitudes and values which enable students to take action for change.

Global Citizenship is
•    Challenging stereotypes of people and places
•    Focusing on similarities before differences
•    Understanding diversity, locally and globally
•    Thinking about futures
•    Taking action
 
These resources have all been developed by RISC and in partnership with various development agencies.

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Europe, Africa - Why?

A new KS4-5 History and Geography resource, using images to investigate and question the history of poverty in Africa. Looking back to 1500, when there was equivalence between Africa and Europe, with the Benin and Tudor empires, the resource unravels several myths about why Africa has become poorer as Europe has become richer. The pack comprises of a background information booklet, and 7 A3 posters of hand painted images.

KS4-5 £9.99 plus P+P  (also available in Italian, Dutch and Spanish)

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...are we nearly there?

builds on RISC's innovative methodology for measuring attitudinal change and provides teachers with a framework for evaluating Global Citizenship and planning its delivery

KS1-5, £19.95 plus P+P

Uganda or UK?

A cross-curricular photo resource to support school partnerships, deliver Global Citizenship and explore images. With over 62 images of Uganda, accompanied by matching pairs of images of the UK, engaging activities and guidance and support for embedding a  reciprocal school partnership in the curriculum, providing a balanced view of a locality and challenging stereotypes of people and places.

KS2-3, £8.99 includes CD of images and activities

How Do We Know It’s Working?

A toolkit for measuring attitudinal change in global citizenship. This innovative new resource offers all teachers and educators tools for measuring the impact of their work on children and young people's attitudes and values.
Early Years-KS5 £19.95 + p&p

Growing Up Global

An Early Years Handbook that demonstrates how global education can
be a thread running through learning and teaching right from the start.
12 exciting sections from ‘Me and My Family’ to ‘Making a Story Tent’ and
‘Surprises in South Africa’.
Early Years £19.95 + p&p

Adinkra

A primary cross-curricular project, using textile tradition from Ghana, to
explore children’s values and identity.
Art & design, citizenship, design & technology, geography.
KS 1-2 £15 + p&p

Adinkra Sound Files adinkra_sounds.zip (3.72mb) A collection of soundfiles showing pronounciation of words used in the Adinkra pack

From Chocolate to Computers

Look behind some of the products we buy, use and often take for granted, uncovering the impact their production has on the wokers involved and on their environment. Explore human rights, interdependence and sustainability, and raise awareness of some of the complexities of fair trade.

KS 3 - 4 £5.00 + p&p

download this resource:   From Chocolate to Computers (4.11mb)

Growing Bananas

A whole class trading game with background information including
photos of the production process.
KS2 £5.00 + p&p 

download this resource:   Growing Bananas (1.32mb)

Bananas & (Cocoa) Beans

It investigates our links with people across the globe through trade in
food and drink products. Includes teacher information, pupil activities and
photocopiable materials.
KS2 £5.00 + p&p 

download this resource:   Bananas & (Cocoa) Beans (4.23mb)

Cost of Coffee

Pack which investigates the global trade in coffee, focussing in particular
on the crisis facing coffee farmers. The activities look at the causes and
consequences of the catastrophic fall in coffee prices.
KS4-16+ £7.50 + p&p

Choc-a-lot

This pack is for teachers and youth workers and provides a detailed outline of activities for a day workshop which introduces young people to the issues behind the global chocolate industry.
KS 2-4-16+ £5.00 + p&p

download this resource   Choc-a-lot (5.45mb)

All You Need for a Sustainability Assembly              These assemblies are designed to engage pupils in thinking about these questions, about the choices we make and about their impact locally and globally. Each assembly can stand alone or they can be used in sequence, and they explore sustainability issues relating to food, waste and climate change.                     KS1/2/3 £1.50 + p&p

download this resource   All You Need For A Sustainability Assembly (1.96mb)

All You Need for a Refugee Assembly

This pack challenges the myths and stereotypes which promote prejudice.

K2/3/4 £1.50 + p&p

download this resource   All You Need for a Refugee Assembly (1.32mb)

All You Need For A Fair Trade Assembly

Three adaptable 15 minute assemblies, focusing on different Fair Trade products
(chocolate, bananas, clothes/fashion).
KS 2 £1.50 + p&p

download this resource   All You Need For A Fair Trade Assembly (5.91mb)

Passion for Fashion

Enabling young people to explore their links with contemporaries in the Majority World. This pack is available in both school and youth work versions.
KS 2-4 16+ £5.00 + p&p

download this resource   Passion for Fashion (674.63kb)

Seeing Through the Spin

Looks at issues of corporate responsibility, ethical consumerism, Fairtrade and
sustainable development.
KS4-16+ FE £15.00 + p&p

Taking Responsibility

Places issues which are central to the lives of young men within a wider, more
global framework. Pack includes 9 A2 b/w posters.
KS4-16+ £12.95 + p&p

XChanging the World

Designed to raise consumer awareness, encouraging participants to consider their
responsibilities towards producers.
KS4-16+ £12.95 + p&p

Focus for Change

This award winning pack is still a valuable tool for teachers and facilitators who
want to use the popular media to explore issues of race, gender and class
inequality. Includes a set of 24 A4 colour photos
KS4-16 + £5.00 + p&p

Human Rights for All?

A global view of lesbian and gay oppression and liberation. An innovative pack with case studies from all over the world and activities which encourage discussion of the issues raised and strategies for action.
KS4-16+ £12.95

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