Teacher Zone

The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade began 200 years ago, and many schools marked this event. However, new forms of slavery are prevalent today.

Tax justice means fairer systems for taxing. Potential loss of tax revenues to the EU amount to approximately one trillion each year and billions are lost from countries in the Global south.

Trade has always been an important part of society, however current trade rules do tend to benefit the richer countries.

Countries that are rich in natural resources are often poor and suffer from high rates of inequality, corruption, human rights abuse, and environmental degradation.

Overfishing is the process of catching too many fish at once, so that the breeding population becomes too depleted to recover.

Being an ethical consumer in today’s world requires first recognizing that consumption is not just embedded in economic relations, but also social and political ones.

It is really important that our students understand our global waste systems and the consequences of waste as a broader global justice issue and how the environment, people and the economy are all interlinked.

The circular economy is a process of minimising waste and making the most out of finite resources to achieve sustainable development.

Goal 9 focuses on making sure that industries and infrastructure is future-proofed and responsive to the needs of people, giving people the tools to find long term solutions to problems.

For decades, global economies have focused on growth, often at the expense of the environment, traditional land use and land rights of indigenous people and the habitats of plant and animal species.

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

We live in a world where over 800 million people go to bed hungry yet we produce 1.5 times enough food to feed people on the planet.

Poverty is not natural; it is man-made but the way that it is spoken about and particularly how people living in poverty are spoken about, does not reflect this.

In today’s world landowners, agribusinesses, investors and governments want to acquire land to turn into crop plantations to make huge profits.

Racism is when an individual, group, structure or institution intentionally (or unintentionally) abuses their power to the detriment of people, because of their action or perceived “racialised background.

Find the resources and the recordings of the WWGS National Teacher Conference on ‘Degrowth’. Learn how teachers can bring the concept in to their Global Citizenship Education teaching and learning.

Watch the recording and find the resources of the WWGS workshop on Tax and Trade Justice that took place in December 2020.

Find our most recent webinar recording and resource specifically for Recycling and Waste followed by additional resources to assist you.

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

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

Resources on Global Goal 9.

Activities and games played during the conference.

Resources on the theme of plastics.

List of resources on Business Studies and Global Citizenship Education

Root causes lesson It’s important to explore look at the root causes of broad issues of poverty, injustice and inequality-asking the question ‘Why?’ and digging a little bit deeper with students is an important part of Global Citizenship Education. It helps students make connections with their own lives but also gives them a good sense of the types of action …