Meaning

An award scheme to celebrate and acknowledge positive social changes children are making in their communities through active citizenship

A toolkit to support, engage and empower children to become change makers, and to lead action on real issues they are concerned and passionate about; and curriculum guidance for teachers

A media platform, through First News, for children to report and share the changes they are making.

Find out more @ https://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk/active-citizenship-award-scheme

By publishing information for schools, developing tools to encourage the use of the Good Career Guidance benchmarks, and encouraging the use of labour market information (LMI) and pupil destination data, we are working with partners to support schools and colleges to implement the benchmarks and improve career advice and guidance for all young people.

Find out more @ http://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/programmes/embedding-the-benchmarks-in-school-and-college-practice

Do pupils at your school know how to plan, monitor and evaluate their own learning?

Metacognition and self-regulation (learning to learn) aim to help pupils to think about their own learning more explicitly. This course will improve participants’ understanding of how to develop pupils’ metacognitive and self-regulation skills. It begins by looking at how metacognition can be used to support learning across the curriculum, before placing an explicit focus on using metacognition to improve reading comprehension and independent writing.

Find out more @ https://cpd.thekeysupport.com/teaching-and-learning/metacognition-learning-to-learn/

The global dimension is on our doorstep, and not just in far away localities. Establishing partnerships with other schools locally, visiting places of worship, participating in local events, working with the local council and inviting parents/carers and other members of the local community into school can all help develop global perspectives. You can build on links in the local community, for example, if there are a number students in the school or local people with origins in Nigeria, then you might choose to link with a Nigerian school. Some UK clusters of schools link with a cluster in another locality to learn from each other. Other partnerships consist of two schools in different parts of the UK working with two schools in different parts of another country to highlight different perspectives within both the UK and the link country.

Find out more @ https://globaldimension.org.uk/support/school-links-partnerships/

Children and adults in a class or tutor group select those rights they agree are the most important in relation to what is done in that classroom. The process of developing a charter is as important as the end product. The process must be participatory, inclusive and build on the prior learning about the difference between wants and needs.

Find out more @ http://www3.hants.gov.uk/classroom-charters.pdf

Creating a mobile phone policy in school.

Find out more @ https://blog.teamsatchel.com/mobile-phone-policy

A school parliament provides an opportunity for students to be involved in school governance and decision making through a group of democratically elected students who represent the views of all students at the school.

Find out more @ https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1168546/Model-for-a-school-parliament.pdf

The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) helps your child achieve 5 A Day.

Find out more @ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/school-fruit-and-vegetable-scheme/

PLASTIC FREE SCHOOLS IS A CHANGE MAKING, RULE BREAKING PUPIL LED EDUCATION PROGRAMME. This ground breaking programme equips and empowers young activists with the tools to create positive, lasting environmental change.

Find out more @ https://www.sas.org.uk/plastic-free-schools/

The Sustainable Schools Alliance aims to provide a clear and compelling offer of support to all schools in the country, and help them to put sustainability at the heart of what they do. The evidence for the benefits of Sustainable Schools is stronger than ever. However, the government’s focus on greater school freedom means local and civil society organizations must act to help schools to pursue sustainability.

Find out more @ http://sustainable-schools-alliance.org.uk/

Anti-stigma campaigns such as Time to change is a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems. Experiencing a mental health problem is hard enough, without having to deal with the shame and isolation that often comes with it. Time to Change exists to end the stigma and discrimination experienced by people with mental health problems. Their website provides free resources to help challenge mental health stigma.

Find out more @ https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/

The Eco-Schools Green Flag is an internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning. You can work up to Green Flag level by achieving Bronze and Silver awards which are self-accredited stepping stones along the way. There is no cost to registering your school as an Eco-School, however as a charity they do not receive government funding so ask schools for a donation of £200 (plus VAT) after their Green Flag assessor visit.

Find out more @ https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/about/howitworks/the-awards/

BRIM pairs a smart, cloud-based incident management panel with mobile reporting apps for students, parents and teachers. Better communication is your first step to building better school culture. BRIM’s incident management system is designed for school districts looking to implement a consistent framework for anonymous reporting and investigating bullying across their schools. Find out more @ https://antibullyingsoftware.com/

Jamie’s Farm acts as a catalyst for change, enabling disadvantaged young people to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. Jamie’s Farm is a unique residential experience and rigorous follow-up programme, combining farming, family and therapy. They work with vulnerable students in schools on the verge of exclusion.

For more information on visiting Jamie’s Farm visit their website @ https://jamiesfarm.org.uk/schools-teachers/signing-up-for-a-visit/

Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use theyr materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.

Find out more @ https://www.tolerance.org/about

PREVENT provide training designed to equip staff to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas. The training may be offered through your Local Authority.

Find out more @https://educateagainsthate.com/teachers/prevent-training/

Unicef works with schools in the UK to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive. Our Rights Respecting Schools Award embeds these values in daily school life and gives children the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens. The Award recognises a school’s achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice within the school and beyond.

Find out more @ https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/the-rrsa/about-the-rrsa/

These guides are the foundations of great global citizenship. They outline the key principles of taking a global approach to teaching and learning, as well as practical guidance for embedding it into your lessons. Each guide has been created with teachers in mind and includes testimonies, teaching ideas and participatory activities to help you on your way. Whether you want to explore the world in the classroom or embed global citizenship across your whole school, they have a guide for you.

Find out more @ https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/who-we-are/global-citizenship-guides