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 secondary classroom related to the theme of Peace and Security. It lists activities, publications and links available to help address these issues. Other pages of the Peace and Security section provide full details of these resources.

Secondary Curriculum Issues

Some issues which could be explored in relation to Peace and Security in the Secondary curriculum

Issues: What are ‘conflict resources’?
Reasons for conflict and how conflicts can be resolved

Activity:
Conflict Resources

Case Study:
The exploitation of natural resources and war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (PDF format 141KB)
An issues, fact based case study. examining the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the country’s natural resources are being plundered.

Publications:
See the resources page on the theme of Peace and Security for full details of the following publications:

• Refugees – We left because we had to
• Global Lines: A Citizenship Teaching Resource for Secondary Schools
• Why Do They Have to Fight?: Refugee Children's Stories from Bosnia, Kurdistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka
• Who Decides?: Citizenship through Geography

Web-links:
See the resources page on the theme of Peace and Security for full details of the following web-links:
Who Rules the World
Making Sense of World Conflicts

Primary Curriculum Issues

Issues which could be explored in relation to Peace and Security in the Primary curriculum

Issue: Distinguishing between human wants and human needs

Activity:
Wants and Needs

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.

Issue: The impact of conflict on human and child rights

Activity:
Emma's Story

Case Studies:
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.

The following case studies are from Global Gang, the Christian Aid site for young people:
Dak's Story
The story of an 8 year old boy escaping conflict in Sudan.
Zak's Story
The story of how Zak became a child soldier in Sierra Leone and his subsequent rehabilitation into normal life.
Bintu's Story
The story of a nine year old girl caught up in conflict in Sierra Leone.

Publications:
See the resources page on the theme of Peace and Security for full details of the following publications:

• Refugees: a Resource Book for 5 to 11 Year Olds
• One Day We Had to Run!

Web-links:
Plant Teacher
Part of the Global Gang website from Christian Aid. The sections on Refugees and Peace Issues contain activities and case studies.
Focus on refugees
A useful description of different terminology used when talking about refugees and asylum seekers.