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    This resource aims to support teachers of CSPE 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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      Subject Guidelines

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

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        Lesson Plan: Planting Health

        Lesson Plan: Planting Health   Strand Five: Biological World Strand Element: Sustainability Main Learning Outcome 10: Evaluate how humans can…
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        Tackling Current Issues, Workshop, Dec 4th 2024

        This workshop will give the right tools and right ways to educators to approach the crises that society is facing,…
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        We Need to Talk About Fundraising, Workshop, Dec 10th 2024

        This workshop is about how we can put fundraising in context and scaffold fundraising activities with teaching and learning, while…
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        A Global approach to Sustainability, Workshop, Sep 17th or Sep 19th 2024

        This workshop will help teachers to bring a broader global perspective to their teaching and learning. Advice will also be…
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        Doing GCE in Junior Cycle CSPE, In-person Launch, May 2nd 2024

        CSPE Guide Launch WWGS will launch our CSPE guide in the Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina on the 2nd of May…
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        National Student Conference, March 28th 2023

        The Student Conference will support students in getting to the root causes of global justice issues, as well as how…
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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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        Human Rights Approach to Environmental Issues, Workshop, Dec 8th 2022

        An online workshop that supports teachers with how to maintain a human rights approach when exploring environmental issues.…
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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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        Peace keeping

        Peace and stability are central to sustainable development.…
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        Conflict and the Global Arms Trade

        The world cannot afford war. People cannot stand by while the numbers of war and environmental refugees soar, while poverty…
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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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        Climate Justice

        Climate Justice is the reality that it is those that contribute least to climate change (through their emissions) are the…
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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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        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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        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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        Direct Provision

        Direct Provision is the system used to accommodate and provide basic welfare to people seeking asylum in Ireland.…
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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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        Migration and Seeking Assylum

        Globally there are more people on the move than ever before. These are people who were mostly forced to flee…
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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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        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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        Stereotype Workshops

        Exploring stereotypes is a good way to introduce issues of equality including themes of racial justice, discrimination, gender equality, LGBTQi…
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        Life below Water, Thematic Workshop, Dec 9th 2020

        Find the recording of the WWGS workshop for teaching about Food Security and Biodiversity in post-primary schools.…
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        Anti-racism, Thematic Workshop, Nov 5th 2020

        Find the WWGS webinar recording and resources specifically for teaching Anti-racism in post-primary schools.…
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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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        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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        A Critical Thinking Approach to Global Citizenship Education, Workshop, Oct 2020

        Find the recording and the resources of WWGS workshop on critical thinking approach to Global Citizenship Education and adapting to…
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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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        Root causes

        Root Causes Activity Global Citizenship Education involves exploring the root causes of poverty, injustice and inequality. Everyday we are exposed…
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        Goal 16: Peace & Justice

        Resources on the theme of peace and justice.…
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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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        CSPE resources

        Here’s a few useful resources for CSPE-there’s lots more for this subject but these are our top picks: Learn_Can_You_Beat_The_System_Game_Short post-primary-teacher-resource-2…
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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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        Global Goals Lesson

        A few ways to introduce the Global Goals.…
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        A Sporting Chance

        An Oxfam cross curricular resource based on the Olympics but easily adaptable to other sporting events and a lot of…
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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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        Gap minder Sort Out Game

        A good activity from www.gapminder.org that can be used in Maths or Geography class particularly when exploring Global statistics and…
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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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