Project Summary

"The Global Dimension is about having a global perspective in education. It is strongly linked to Global Citizenship, our role within society and the wider world. The Global Dimension in Education is about enabling people to critically engage in local and global issues, to actively participate and make informed and ethical choices in an increasingly global society. It is about seeing ourselves as global citizens."

DEP/ MMU project group statement from the first Away Day, November 2003
(as quoted in Supporting the Standards: the Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education and Training. www.globalteacher.org.uk/global_dimension.htm )

"Young people need to understand global issues so they can make choices about how they want to live their lives."

80% agreed, of whom 33% agreed strongly;

54% felt powerless to do anything about it.

MORI Poll for DfID, 2001

Project Summary
DEP is working on a Global Dimension* in Initial Teacher Education and Training project funded for three years by DfID Development Awareness Fund from 2003-2006. The DEP is working in with the Institute of Education (IoE) at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).

Goal
To enable and enhance the ability of teachers to address the global dimension in the classroom.

Aim
To reshape and develop the ITET courses at MMU and build capacity to deliver Continuing Professional Development courses and INSETS in the region.

Key features
Trying to assess staff and student skills, attitudes and values with regard to the global dimension. This will be building on work pioneered in the DEP's Learning for Sustainable Cities project.
MMU staff are working with DEP to develop the curriculum and resources, to embed the global dimension into teaching programmes.
Changes in staff and student skills, values and attitudes will be tracked over the three years (including the practice of teachers after qualification) to evaluate the effectiveness of the project.

Objectives
1. Develop skills, values and attitudes so that students can address the global
dimension

2. Develop skills, values and attitudes so that teacher trainers can address the
global dimension

3. Enable students to be able to critique, access and use a range of materials in
delivering the global dimension as part of the National Curriculum

4. Ensure that any changes in legislation and curriculum are reflected in ITET

5. Development of 'Institute of Education ethos' based on aspects of the global
dimension.

6. Application of the development principles and processes to other programmes
across the institution

7. Development of the project processes and outcomes regionally, nationally and
internationally

Getting involved
The DEP and MMU are keen to establish links with local teachers, teacher mentors and trainers to share ideas or relevant information. We are particularly interested in enabling teachers to share good practice around Global Dimension* work in schools. Please contact us to talk more about the project or to arrange to come in to visit our resource centre.

We are also keen to share experiences and ideas with others involved in ITET and CPD work around Global Dimension issues regionally, nationally and internationally.

Conference
Thursday 8 June 2006

'Making it Real, Making a Difference: The Global Dimension, Citizenship and Sustainability in ITET',

Geoffrey Manton Building

All Saints,

Manchester Metropolitan University.

Contacts

Clive Belgeonne Projects Officer, Development Education Project
c/o MMU 801 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester. UK. M20 2QR.
Tel: 0161 445 2495 Fax: 0161-445-2360

Email: clive@dep.org.uk Website: www.dep.org.uk

Veronica Voiels Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University
799 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RR
Tel: 0161 247 2349

Email: v.voiels@mmu.ac.uk, Website: www.mmu.ac.uk/ioe

* See www.globaldimension.org.uk, www.globalgateway.org.uk