UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

Global Citizenship
 

Consultancy and CPD

Consultant to the Unit

Ian Barr

Ian Barr is a consultant specialising on issues relating to culture, international development, the arts, and education. His consultancy works with government departments, international agencies, NGOs, arts councils and higher education institutions, mainly on the development of policy and strategic thinking as well as project evaluation; the role he plays in the DFID funded Global ITE project.

Ian has written extensively on a wide range of issues related to pedagogy, values and the role of the arts in general education. In 1995 he wrote 'Guidelines for Values for the Humanistic and International Dimension of Education.' for UNESCO. Ian's education included Glasgow School of Art and the University of Stirling, he has taught in schools and in higher education, and was, until December 2000, Director of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum, where he directed a wide variety of national education projects and programmes. 


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Education for Citizenship

and the Global Dimension

CPD Programme for Session 2007-2008

 

The Education for Global Citizenship Unit at the Faculty of Education is pleased to present its CPD provision for Session 2007-2008. All the following CPD courses and programmes can be adapted and delivered to meet the needs of specific schools, local authorities and staff across Scotland. Dates and venues can also be negotiated.

Courses are delivered by Harry Blee and/or Alan Britton, both of whom have national reputations in the field of citizenship education, and who are very experienced CPD presenters.

To obtain further details please contact the CPD Office (Jennifer Dillon or Pat Sylvester, tel: 0141 330 3036 and 0141 330 3037).

1. Educating “responsible citizens”: responding to A Curriculum for Excellence through Education for Citizenship – 1 day

Outcomes

Participants will consider:

ways in which the capacity of becoming a “responsible citizen” may be nurtured in schools;

how teachers may respond to A Curriculum for Excellence in their classroom and whole school practice through the Education for Citizenship agenda.

This course would be particularly suited to delivery to the whole staff of a school, or to citizenship coordinators across a local authority.

2. Recognizing achievement in citizenship – twilight (2 hours)

Outcome

Participants will consider different models of recognizing achievement in citizenship e.g. peer-led, peer-assessed approaches (Save the Children), Impetus etc

3. Pupil voice and the democratic school – 1 day

Outcomes

Participants will consider:

ways in which schools can involve their pupils in democratic decision-making processes;

the rationale for, and some different perspectives on, involving pupils in democratic decision-making processes;

practical strategies for listening to pupil voice in the classroom;

practical strategies for listening to pupil voice across the school;

characteristics of effective schools councils.

4. The Global Dimension in the Curriculum: an introduction (1 day)

Outcomes

Participants will consider:

  1. what classroom knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland’s place in it is recommended;

  2. classroom activities which enable pupils to engage with, develop and practise skills and capabilities that enable investigation of society, discussion of issues, problem tackling, decision making and cooperating with others;

  3. ways in which all in schools can gain experience of, develop and practise values and dispositions that are crucial to a just and democratic society and a sustainable world.

5. Human rights and citizenship in Schools

 

This course is developed and presented in partnership with Human Rights Scotland.

Outcomes

Participants will consider:

  1. What we mean by human rights;

  2. What legal frameworks for human rights apply in the school context, and how schools can ensure they comply with these frameworks;

  3. How schools can embed rights in teaching and learning strategies and practices.

 

All courses listed are available at the St. Andrew's Building, Glasgow, as well as off-site and during weekends and vacations, subject to negotiation, demand and staff availability. School or Local Authority CPD Co-ordinators may wish to contact the CPD Office at the University of Glasgow Faculty of Education to discuss the possibility of customised packages relating to National Priority 4: Values and Citizenship, A Curriculum for Excellence, the Global Dimension, and related topics.