About WorldWise Global Schools
Educating for an Equal World
Irish Aid’s WorldWise Global Schools is Ireland’s national Global Citizenship Education (GCE) programme for post-primary schools.
WWGS was set up in 2013 as the key channel through which Irish Aid support for GCE in post-primary schools is to be coordinated. The aim of the programme is to increase the number of post-primary schools engaging in quality global citizenship education by providing a comprehensive range of supports.
It is funded by Irish Aid and implemented by a consortium of organisations:
- Self Help Africa
- Concern Worldwide
- The City of Dublin Education and Training Board Curriculum Development Unit (CDU).
WWGS collaborate widely with a variety of stakeholders
| Organisation | Type of collaboration |
|---|---|
| Afri | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Amnesty International | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| An Chomhdháil um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gael (COGG) | Collaborate on Irish Teacher Training & Resources |
| Association of Community & Comprehensive Schools (ACCS) | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| Beyond Borders: GOWC and Caoimhe Butterly | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Brigit’s Garden | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools & input at regional trainings |
| CEIST | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| Concern | Member of the WWGS Grants Selection Committee |
| Coolplanet Experience | WWGS include a workshop from this organisation in agenda of regional teacher training |
| Crawford CIT Cork | WWGS include a workshop from this organisation in agenda of regional teacher training |
| Cloughjordan Eco Village | WWGS include a workshop from this organisation in agenda of regional teacher training |
| Department of Education and Skills (DES) | Member of WWGS Education Panel & Grants Selection Committee |
| Development Perspectives | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| ECO UNESCO | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Educate Together | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) | Member of WWGS Education Panel & WWGS workshops as part of ETBI overall training |
| Financial Justice Ireland (FJI) | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Gaeloideachas | Collaborate on Irish Teacher Training & Resources |
| Global Action Plan (GAP) | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| GRETB | Collaborate on Irish Teacher Training & Resources |
| Grow Your Own Waterford | WWGS include a workshop from this organisation in agenda of regional teacher training |
| Head, Heart & Hands Ltd. (Mind the Gap) | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| IDEA | WWGS is a convenor of the Formal Education Working Group and runs workshops in partnership with IDEA |
| Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP) | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| JCT CSPE | WWGS resources given to all JCT team |
| JCT History | WWGS workshops as part of official JCT training |
| JCT STE(A)M | WWGS workshops as part of official JCT training |
| Joint Managerial Board (JMB) | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| LASC | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) | Member of WWGS Education Panel & Grants Selection Committee |
| Poetry Ireland | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Raidió na Gaeltachta | Collaborate on Irish Teacher Training & Resources |
| Rediscovery Centre | WWGS include a workshop from this organisation in agenda of regional teacher training |
| RTE Youth Assembly | WWGS member of steering group on project |
| Secretariat of Secondary Schools (JMB/AMCSS) | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| Sonairte | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Spiritan Network | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| St Louis Schools Network | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| TG4 | Collaborate on Irish Teacher Training & Resources |
| The Organic Centre Leitrim | WWGS include a workshop from this organisation in agenda of regional teacher training |
| The Ubuntu Network | Member of WWGS Education Panel & WWGS workshops conducted in partnership with Ubuntu in ITE providers |
| Trócaire | Member of the WWGS Grants Selection Committee |
| UNICEF | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |
| www.developmenteducation.ie | Member of WWGS Education Panel |
| Young Social Innovators (YSI) | WWGS Funded & supported for GCE in post-primary schools |