Think Global/British Council Seminar Series 2

One of the biggest challenges in realising the SDGs will be around helping people develop the dispositions and abilities that will enable them to move beyond learning and on to living the SDGs.

There is a growing academic consensus that if we are to succeed with the SDGs then time in school needs to be given not only to helping young people learn to read, write and calculate but also to develop the skills, attitudes and values that will enable them to thrive in a complex international world. In other words, we need global skills and global competencies alongside traditional learning outcomes.

In this second seminar we look at various different initiatives that are underway to support teachers and students to develop these skills, and some of the challenges and barriers that lie ahead.

Speakers:

Dominic Regester (British Council Schools Programme)

Liz Allum (Reading International Solidarity Centre)

Morgan Phillips (Keep Britain Tidy / Eco-Schools)

Additional speakers to be confirmed.

Register here for Seminar 3, "Putting global skills at the centre of our workplaces" on Wednesday 15th June 2016.

Find out more about the Sustainable Development Goals here, and visit the following websites for teacher resources:

https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/classroom-resources/list/sustainable-development-goals

https://globaldimension.org.uk/worldslargestlesson/

Think Global promotes learning for a just and sustainable world.

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