Continuing Professional Development – Summer Term 2010

Where their is no fee mentioned the course is free to teachers as the costs have been covered by the Yorkshire Humber Global Schools Association

BOOKING & Further Information: cge@yorksj.ac.uk

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS: TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE - going beyond recycling

Wednesday 9 June York St John University

Build on the recycling many schools are already involved in by exploring ways to embed themes of sustainability into the curriculum. This is connected to climate change in looking at how human rights are already affected globally. Participants will benefit from resourced themes & activities to take away. Further information m.bradley@yorksj.ac.uk

DEVELOPING AS A FAIR TRADE SCHOOL

16 June York St John University

For schools that already organise activies in Fairtrade Fortnight or have registered for the Fair Trade School Award . This course will tackle issues around achieving the award & offer ways to develop & embed themes linked to Fair Trade into the curriculum. It supports working towards other connected global & sustainable awards. Further information m.bradley@yorksj.ac.uk

TRANSFORMING SCHOOL FOOD CENTRE Sustainable Food & Farming Education

17June Sowerby Children's Centre & River Swale Farm

This CPD day is a partnership event run by Food for Life Partnership in association with Centre for Global Education & River Swale Farm

This popular workshop uses global food to help young people make links between the foods they take for granted & the diversity of people & cultures. Through foods & where they come from the global dimensions & community cohesion are explored. The course gives practical ideas and tools to introduce Fair Trade & sustainable foods in a creative informed way. Further information m.munozdelvalle@yorksj.ac.uk

PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN (P4P)level 1 accredited 2 day course (fees £275)

28 June & 12 July York St John University

P4C enquiry aims to help children develop the basic skills and dispositions that will enable them to contribute to a pluralistic society. It can boost children's self-esteem and intellectual confidence. It aims to create a caring classroom situation where children

• learn to listen to and respect each other
• make links between matters of personal concern such as love, growing up, friendship, bullying and fairness, and more general philosophical issues such as change, personal identity, free will, space, time and truth.
• are encouraged to challenge and explore the beliefs and values of others, and to develop their own views
• experience quiet moments of thinking and reflection
• learn to be clear in their thinking and to make responsible and more deliberate judgements
• learn to be more thoughtful by basing their decisions and actions on reasons

This 2-day course will provide you with all you need to know to run P4C sessions inyour classroom. Each participant will go away with a teacher's handbook Contact r.gilboy@yorksj.ac.uk

THINKING OF LINKING? - Step by Step to a Global School Link (fee £90 inc resource book & lunch)

Tuesday 29 June York St John University

We are offering a one-day training course with a course book to take way covering:

• what are your expectations of a global link?
• what activities could take place in your link?
• what methods of communication will be best?
• where can you find a partner?
• who else in your school might get involved?
• when is all this going to happen?

Linking with schools abraid makes learning about global issues more vivid & broadens pupils' outlook - QCA 2007 Contact: c.dell@yorksj.ac.uk

TRAINING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: PERSONA DOLLS

9th JULY 2010  York St John University    9.30am-4.00pm,

£150 to include a Persona Doll

(10% discount if booked before 15 June))

Lunch & refreshments are included in the fee

We are offering this invaluable ‘hands-on’ training to teachers, early year’s practitioners, learning support staff, lecturers, local education advisors, children centre workers and students who wish to develop their settings/classroom inclusive practice.  Persona dolls are a well researched and a trusted methodology that challenge prejudice, counter discrimination, promote equity and justice and support community cohesion

The dolls themselves are culturally-authentic, non-sexist, appropriately dressed handmade cloth Dolls with accessories that support their use within any setting. The training is built around these dolls, where each has their own personality, life history, likes and dislikes. Young children willingly accept them as friends enabling them to become a powerful tool for exploring, uncovering and confronting racism and other social inequalities. By doing so it empowers children to appreciate that words and actions can be hurtful, and in turn supports the development of empathy for others.Contact: c.dell@yorksj.ac.uk

For further information or to book please contact cge@yorksj.ac.uk