Business Studies

Teacher Handbook

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

    Subject Guidelines

    This resource aims to support teachers of Business Studies to teach through a global justice lens.  

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      Teacher Handbook

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

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      Business Studies CPD in conjunction with JCT Business

      This workshop was part of the JCT Business Studies Elective CPD. It aims to help Junior Cycle Business Studies teacher…
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      Fairtrade and Global Citizenship Education, Webinar, Jan 19th 2023

      A helpful brief on Fairtrade and it’s surrounding themes ahead of Fairtrade fortnight.…
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      Peace and Justice, Workshop, Nov 10th 2022

      With the increase in military spending due to the war in Ukraine (and let’s face it many other wars happening…
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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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      Tax Justice

      Tax justice means fairer systems for taxing. Potential loss of tax revenues to the EU amount to approximately one trillion…
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      Trade Justice

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

      Countries that are rich in natural resources are often poor and suffer from high rates of inequality, corruption, human rights…
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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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      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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      Waste

      It is really important that our students understand our global waste systems and the consequences of waste as a broader…
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      The Circular Economy

      The circular economy is a process of minimising waste and making the most out of finite resources to achieve sustainable…
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      Access to Markets and Industry

      Goal 9 focuses on making sure that industries and infrastructure is future-proofed and responsive to the needs of people, giving…
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      Degrowth

      For decades, global economies have focused on growth, often at the expense of the environment, traditional land use and land…
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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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      Food & Growing

      We live in a world where over 800 million people go to bed hungry yet we produce 1.5 times enough…
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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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      Racial Justice

      Racism is when an individual, group, structure or institution intentionally (or unintentionally) abuses their power to the detriment of people,…
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      WWGS National Teacher Conference, Jan 27th 2022

      Find the resources and the recordings of the WWGS National Teacher Conference on ‘Degrowth’. Learn how teachers can bring the…
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      Tax and Trade, Thematic Workshop, Dec 3rd 2020

      Watch the recording and find the resources of the WWGS workshop on Tax and Trade Justice that took place in…
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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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      Goal 9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure Resources

      Resources on Global Goal 9.…
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      WWGS Annual Conference 2019 Materials

      Activities and games played during the conference.…
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      Plastics

      Resources on the theme of plastics.…
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      Root Causes Lesson

      Root causes lesson It’s important to explore look at the root causes of broad issues of poverty, injustice and inequality-asking…
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      The World Trade Game

      The World Trade Game or the Trading Game is one of the most effective simulation games to enable students realise…
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      A Business Studies & Development Education Transition Unit

      In this resource, learners will explore some of the perspectives of people in countries effected by unfair trade, and examines…
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      How the World Works 2

      The resource provides students with the opportunity to explore how structures of poverty and inequality are maintained on a global…
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