Jonathon Porritt opened the Conference with an impassioned speech, which included many thought provoking comments. His first profession was that of a teacher and it was this, combined with his interest in environmental issues, which set him on his long and inspiring journey. He believes that the school children of today will witness, at first hand, the true extent of global warming, and that the problem cannot be addressed by means of ‘business as usual’. Radical action is needed sooner rather than later.

 

Following Jonathon’s introduction, delegates were involved in a number of workshops before and after lunch. Post-Conference evaluation indicated that the day was informative, enjoyable and worthwhile. At the end of the Conference delegates were presented with a recycled bag, produced by Gigdev (a girls co-operative in Northern Ghana), containing books, brochures and samples provided by supporting organisations. The bags are available for purchase from the Centre for £5 (contents not included).

 

 

This course will prepare schools for the new Ofsted Framework with guidance on developing a school action plan. It will also offer practical strategies for developing positive attitudes to diversity and for challenging discrimination and stereotyping through the curriculum. 

 

 

 

Following the success of previous courses, we are running another three-day course for teachers (all key stages) to include in-depth exploration of race equality and diversity, community cohesion, social and trade justice, interdependence, peace and conflict and sustainability.

 

 

 

Here you can find the latest information about the Centre’s activities, a useful global calendar of events and special days and free downloadable resources.

 

 

We have finished updating the library of books for loan, which include reference books for teachers and stories and picture books. The new cataloguing system based on themes, such as Environment, Social Justice and Human Rights, provides easy access for browsing. Feel free to contact us and arrange a time to come and browse the collection.