Global Footprints

Welcome to Global Footprints, the website of HEC Global Learning Centre in London.

The challenges facing the world involve all of us wherever we live. In our increasingly globalised world the earth’s resources and wealth are not shared sustainably or justly. Growing poverty and reduced access to the basic essentials of life is the daily reality for many people on the planet, but this does not have to be the future, we can all do something to reduce global inequality and the effects of climate change.

Global Footprints is for teachers and young people to explore global and social issues and increases students' understanding of the connection between their lives and the lives of others around the world, as well as emphasising the need to work together to protect the planet.

Click here for the Global Calendar

Teachers can get started straight away by clicking through to Learning in a Global Context – a menu of support to help schools engage with global learning. Complete the AUDIT and get a tailor-made action plan for your school!

Quality or Quantity? Measuring our impact on pupil attitudes and actions on MDGs and related development issues

HEC Global Learning Centre are working on an exciting new EU funded project reviewing the existing resource How Do We Know It’s Working? A toolkit for measuring attitudinal change from Early Years to KS5.

The pack offers teachers and educators tools for measuring the impact of their GC work on children and young people's attitudes and values.The toolkit will be further reviewed and developed with a particular focus on the Millennium Development Goals.

There are opportunities to find out more about the resource and see the audit activities in action at one of our Twilight sessions at Tower Hamlets PDC or in school or we can demonstrate the audit methodology at your Staff Meeting.

If you are interested in joining one of our Working Groups of Teachers to

give feedback on the existing pack
devise new activities
trial and give feedback on a range of new activities
contribute case studies

We also aim to recruit and support schools with more in depth work. If you would like to be involved in this exciting project - Just let us know! our details are below.

How Do We Know It’s Working?
Free Session for all Key Stage 1 - 3 teachers
Thursday 13 June 2013 4pm to 5.30pm Tower Hamlets PDC

Do you want to learn more about the impact our actions have on our local community and globally? Do you want to make a difference? Read on...

The sections on global footprints:

	Issues: Researches a number of important issues relating to international development and global justice. Key issues identified by young people in Bangladesh and the UK.		Support: A range of guidance documents to support you in developing global learning in your school, as well as publications and resources. Includes CPD opportunities in London.
	Explore: Games, quizzes and fun activities to keep you informed. Calculate your Global Footprint and see how your actions have personal, local and global implications.		Classroom: Offers teachers information and practical classroom activities and resources, including literacy and numeracy leaflets and other themes relating to global learning.

The buttons on the right of each page, take you to information about these key issues for global learning, the planet and humanity.