The Learning Africa website
provides activities and resources for teachers who wish to explore
Africa in the classroom. More broadly, the site also provides ideas
on how to incorporate a global dimension to the primary and
secondary curriculum.
For information on how the global dimension relates to the curriculum
and to different subjects in each of the jurisdictions of the UK click
on the relevant link from the Global
Dimension website below:
England Scotland Wales Northern
Ireland
This
page identifies issues which could be explored in the primary and
secondary classroom related to the theme of Investing in People.
It lists activities, publications and links available to help address
these issues. Other pages of the Investing in People
section provide full details of these resources.
Secondary Curriculum Issues
Some issues which could be explored in relation to Investing
in People in the Secondary curriculum.
Issue: The obstacles to
universal primary education
Activity:
Why will 40 million children in Africa not be at school today?
Publications:
See the Investing in People
Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- My Village, My Life
- Developing Rights
- Just Acting
Web-links
Why do girls miss out more often?
Activities and case studies from Save the Children exploring why girls
are more likely to miss out on an education than boys. Focuses on Tanzania.
Focus on Tanzania
Profile of education in Tanzania, exlploring the reasons why so few
children attend school and what is happening to improve the situation.
Issue: The causes and effects of migration
and the ‘brain
drain'
Activity:
Murder Mystery
Case Study:
Jariatu’s Story (PDF
format 117KB)
A personal story of how and why Jaritu, a qualified nurse in Sierra Leone, left
her country to earn more money working in the UK.
Publications:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- Living
on the Line
- The Challenge of Globalisation
- Exploring Our World: Investigating Issues of Interdependence and
Social Justice in the 21st Century
Primary Curriculum Issues
Some issues which could be explored in relation to Investing
in People in the Primary curriculum.
Issue:
Human Rights and Education – exploring universal primary
education
Activity:
Why will 40 million children
in Africa not be at school today?
Publications:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- Children’ Rights series
- Change the World in 8 Steps
Web-links
Focus
on Tanzania
Profile of education in Tanzania from Global Eye, exlploring the reasons why
so
few
children
attend school and what is happening to improve the situation.
Issue: The importance of education
in reducing poverty
Activity:
Education
Publications:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- Children’ Rights series
- Change the World in 8 Steps
Issue: The causes and effects of conflict on education and
migration
Activity:
New Pupil Brochure
Case study:
Emma's Story (PDF format
115KB)
Conflict in Sierra Leone forced Emma to flee her home and become a refugee. In
this personal story she tells us about her long journey and how education has
helped her.
Publications:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- Children’ Rights series
- Change the World in 8 Steps
- Exploring Our World: Investigating Issues of Interdependence and
Social Justice in the 21st Century
Web-links
The Rights Site: Refugees and Assylum Seekers
Special section exploring questions and issues around refugees and
assylum seekers.
Issue: The causes and effects
of migration and the ‘brain drain'
Activities:
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should Jariatu Stay or Go?
Case study:
Jariatu's Story (PDF
format 117KB)
A personal story of how and why Jaritu, a qualified nurse in Sierra Leone,
left her country to earn more money working in the UK.
Publications:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- Children’ Rights series
- Change the World in 8 Steps
- Exploring Our World: Investigating Issues of Interdependence
and Social Justice in the 21st Century
Issue: Human Rights and Health Provision - eliminating diseases
linked to poverty
Activities:
Water Conservation
Water and Cholera
Case study:
Cholera in Benvue State (PDF
format 57KB)
An issues, fact based case study on how dirty water and poor hygiene resulted
in a cholera epidemic in Nigeria.
Publications:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following publications:
- Children’ Rights series
- Food and Farming - local & global
- Water Numerate: Daily Maths for the Global Citizen at Year 6
and 7
- Water Literate
Web-links:
See the Investing in People Resources page
for full details of the following web-links:
Cool Planet: water
Water
Aid
The Rights Site
Additional links
Focus on water
Global Eye page on water and how it is distributed.
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