Welcome to the website of WEDG

WEDG is the Development Education Centre for East Kent. We work with educational providers including nurseries, schools and universities to promote global citizenship and sustainability.

WEDG provides educational services that:

• enhance people's knowledge and understanding of the issues underpinning poverty in the developing world
• use active learning methods to foster critical thinking
• highlight links between local and global issues

Join WEDG now - members receive free:

• loan of books, DVDs and artefacts for classroom use
• Global Exchange visitor into a classroom
• reduced cost training and workshops
• tri-annual WEDG News
• participation in projects

WEDG News

WEDG to hold joint conference with ActionAid

As part of the ActionAid PowerDown project, WEDG has joined up to organise a regional mini-conference on climate change, for Primary and Secondary teachers in Kent. Held at the Marlowe Academy, Ramsgate on Friday 24th October (9.30 - 12.30) the day will provide an opportunity to find out more about teaching this topical issue.

All participants at the conference can sign up to receive a free copy of the PowerDown resource (with versions for Primary and Secondary schools). It will be a great opportunity to take part in workshops, network with colleagues, and find out what we can all do in the face of the challenge of climate change.

Click here to sign up. Schools will be invoiced for a registration fee of £15 per participant.

Fairtrade Garden Competition

Well done to all of the schools that successfully created a Fairtrade Garden. See some photos of the gardens and find out about how these schools interpreted the challenge to create a 'Fairtrade' garden.

Young Diasporas: Longing and Belonging

This book is built around the stories of young people who live in Kent, but have roots and connections with other parts of the world.  They have dreams, aspirations and difficulties - like everyone else.  They long for a normal life; they want to belong.

Supplemented by teaching notes, and website lists, it provides an engaging resource for teachers of Geography, Citizenship, PSHE, and Englishat KS2 and KS3.

60pp book in full colour with total content on accompanying CD. £10.00 plus £2.50 p&p.  Contact WEDG.

For a list of the stories, themes and curriculum links click here

For sample story (Charlie from Ethiopia) click here

Another sample story(Thandiwe from Zimbabwe)  click here

see interviews with the youngsters at www.kenttv.com