Home Economics

Teacher Handbook

Download our Teacher Handbook for guidance on embedding GCE in your school community. 

    Teacher Handbook

    Download our Teacher Handbook for guidance on embedding GCE in your school community. 

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    Subject Guidelines

    This resource aims to support teachers of Home Economics to teach through a global justice lens.  

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      Exploring Health and Wellbeing through GCE, Online CPD, Nov 23rd 2023

      This workshop will explore how we can critically explore the Health and Wellbeing Global Goal connecting local to global.…
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      Degrowth, WWGS Student Annual Conference, April 2022

      Find the recording of the WWGS Annual Student Conference 2022. Links to resources on degrowth are also included.…
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      Modern Day Slavery

      The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade began 200 years ago, and many schools marked this event. However, new forms…
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      Biodiversity

      A 2019 UN report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has found that nature is…
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      Sustainable Fishing

      Overfishing is the process of catching too many fish at once, so that the breeding population becomes too depleted to…
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      Marine Pollution

      Our oceans have become our dumpsters. Marine pollution threatens the health of our coasts and ocean and it comes in…
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      Fast Fashion

      Being an ethical consumer in today’s world requires first recognizing that consumption is not just embedded in economic relations, but…
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      Child Labour

      For tens of millions of children around the world, their basic rights are at risk because they have to work.…
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      Energy and Human Rights

      There is a clear link between reducing the use of fossil fuels and the effects of climate change that our…
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      Wellbeing

      This resource sheet strives to introduce to you the area of wellbeing as a global justice issue but also how…
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      Access to Healthcare and Medicines

      Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals aims to ensure that all people, at every stage of life, can live…
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      Poverty

      Poverty is not natural; it is man-made but the way that it is spoken about and particularly how people living…
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      Land Grabs

      In today’s world landowners, agribusinesses, investors and governments want to acquire land to turn into crop plantations to make huge…
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      School Gardens and Global Justice, CPD Workshop, Nov 25th 2021

      Find the recordings and the presentation of the School Gardens and Global Justice CPD workshop.…
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      Food Security and Biodiversity, Thematic Workshop, Nov 13th 2020

      Find the recording of the WWGS workshop for teaching about Food Security and Biodiversity in post-primary schools.…
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      Fast Fashion, Thematic Workshop, Nov 9th 2020

      Find the WWGS webinar recording and resources specifically for teaching about Fast Fashion, part of Sustainable Development Goal 12.…
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      Wellbeing and Health, Thematic Workshop, Nov 17th 2020

      Watch the recording and find the resources of the workshop on the Good Health and Wellbeing Sustainable Development Goal 3.…
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      Sustainability, DeGrowth and Responsible Consumption, Thematic Workshop, Nov 25th 2020

      Watch the recording and find the resources of the WWGS thematic workshop on Sustainability, Degrowth and Responsible Consumption relating to…
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      Recycling and Waste, Thematic workshop, Nov 23rd 2020

      Find our most recent webinar recording and resource specifically for Recycling and Waste followed by additional resources to assist you.…
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      Poverty, Thematic Workshop, Nov 19th 2020

      Find our most recent webinar recording and resource specifically for Poverty followed by additional resources to assist you.…
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      Gender Equality

      “Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.”…
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      Water

      Here’s a few resources you can use if you are exploring water as a theme.…
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      Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing

      Resources on Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing.…
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      WWGS Annual Conference 2019 Materials

      Activities and games played during the conference.…
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      Information on Climate Strike

      Presentation & Activities for a class on climate justice and action.…
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      Plastics

      Resources on the theme of plastics.…
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