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Great Britain

  • More than 80 Workshops in schools with over 4,000 students were conducted in Leeds; the events dealt with human rights, cotton and Fair Trade, the life of cocoa and banana farmers, recycling and climate change
  • More than 600 teachers were trained on racial equality and Fair Trade in Leeds region
  • More than 1,000 children from schools all over Leeds have taken part in Agents for Change workshops
  • 4 schools were given the Fairtrade award in 2015

Products, publications, links

The Global Learning Charter for Children’s Services was successfully created. It enhances Leeds Children’s Services commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child
Global Learning Charter
Guidelines. The cross-curricular resource on climate change: For KS3 and KS4 teachers of Spanish, Maths, History, English and Citizenship
Link to the document
Cross-curricular material on climate change for Maths, English, Spanish and History
Spanish PowerpointSpanish worksheetsMathematics PowerpointEnglish PowerpointEnglish worksheetsHistoryHistory Powerpoint
Guidelines on the integration of GE and Racial Equality themes into school They don´t take baths, do they? Guidelines for Race Equality and Global Learning
Link to the document
3 Global Fairness Toolkits on waste, Fair Trade and garment workers for school councils were created
Toolkit wasteToolkit Fair TradeToolkit garment workers
New plattform "www.globalschools.org.uk" about Global Schools in the UK with information on Global Education, new teaching material and approaches
Link to the website
Award ceremony of the film prize in the Global Fairness category "MediaFish Perspective Award" at the Golden Owl Film Award 2014 in Leeds
Website
Leeds schools developed their own charters. Here are some examples:
Stockingate Mill Junior SchoolESNW Cluster
Film "What is Global Learning" from Leeds with Bankside Primary (Global Learning Charter and Education toolkit)
What is Global Learning? (click to see film)

Impressions from the project activities in England

  • Golden Owl awards
  • Impression from a workshop for students - life as a banana farmer
  • Fair Trade Leeds 10th Birthday
  • Fair Trade Leeds 10th Birthday 2
  • Fair Trade Leeds 10th Birthday 3
  • Fair Trade Leeds 10th Birthday 4
  • Fair Trade interview Radio Asian Fever
  • Urban India Workshop Leeds Rickshaw Crop
  • Children from Otley All Saints present on how they became a Fairtrade School
  • Deputy Director of Education in Leeds Paul Brennan opens event with a speech about inequality
  • Children decorate Happy Birthday Fairtrade Leeds banner
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