Part time Global Education Coordinator - Maternity Cover

WEDG is looking for a creative educator to join our small team and provide workshops and support on global citizenship to children, schools, teachers and community groups.  Closing date for applications 17th February 2012 More info.

On Friday 27 January 2012 at the University of Kent, six teams of young people presented their 'news reports' to the Conference taking the theme of 'Money Migration and Me' as their starting point.

Participants at the Conference heard from Liz Hayes, project leader about what  "My Dad says..." had set out to achieve and how together with the teachers, schemes of work were developed and delivered. The same students were followed through Year 7 - 9 and the impact on students and teachers alike was assessed by Lindsey Cameron and her team from the Psychology Department at the University of Kent.  Preliminary findings were presented at Conference.   

Ralph Leighton, Principal Lecturer in Citizenship at Canterbury Christ Church University and finalist judge said,

 'All the presentations show that the students have got it - this project demonstrates that young people can tackle complex global issues in today's world. '  

He added, 'The winning team had a depth of understanding, and confidence in their knowledge that impressed the judges.'

FREE resources from this project available here - end of March 2012