Global Education Derby

Global Education Derby

At a glance

Causes

  • Children / families
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Human rights
  • International development
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
  • Local / community
  • Older people / later life
  • Refugees / migrants
  • Young people

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
International

Objectives

Global Education Derby is an educational charity. Our vision is to bring about local and global change to work towards a fairer and more sustainable world. We work with young people, communities and educators to achieve this.

Global Education Derby are specialists in global citizenship education. We deliver projects/training addressing global issues through participatory teaching and learning methodologies- developing the skills, attitudes and values needed in an increasingly complex and challenging world.

Activities

Activities

  • We coordinate the Derby Schools Linking Programme, on behalf of the national Schools Linking Network 
  • We coordinate the Care Home Friends and Neighbours project in Derby linking schools and youth groups with care homes for mutual benefit
  • We are the lead organisation for two Erasmus strategic partnership projects, working with schools in Estonia, Turkey, Germany and Slovenia
  • We manage a successful national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for teachers, in partnership with the Consortium of Development Education Centre (CoDEC)
  • We offer training and consultancy to schools on global learning, cultural diversity, perceptions and stereotypes, international partnerships
  • We look to support small scale youth work in the Derby area

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