The new, nationally recognised Global Teachers Award will enable you to develop your skills, knowledge and practical approaches so that you can incorporate global learning into your teaching and the curriculum. It will help you nurture informed, active global citizenship amongst your pupils.

GTA Level 1 is run as 2 half day workshops plus a twilight:

Workshop 1: Weds 22nd Feb, 9.15am to 12.30pm

Workshop 2: Weds 7th March, 9.15am to 12.30pm

A date for the follow up twilight session will be agreed amongst the course participants.

Lots of interesting ideas and practical suggestions for preparing a stimulating learning environment which reflects our multi-cultural world. Foundation and Key Stage (Cross-curriculum)

A series of three workshops for teaching assistants and HLTAs providing understanding, experience of practical activities, information about resources and further support. For TAs and HLTAs from all Key Stages. Price is for 3 sessions.

Part 1, Weds 25 April: Global Citizenship and the Millennium Development Goals

Part 2, Tues 15 May: Celebrating Multi-cultural Britain and Community Cohesion

Part 3, Tues 29 May: Whole School Awards: Fairtrade, International Schools and Unicef's Rights Respecting Schools

World at Lunch

Sher Ghazi and Roshan Ghazi talk about producing Fairtrade dried fruit and nuts for Tropical Wholefoods in the Hunza Valley in Northern Pakistan. As part of Fairtrade Fortnight 2012. Look at the Fairtrade Devon website for the opportunities to meet them.

www.fairtradedevon.org.uk

Gown meets Town

Sue Kay shares her experience of environmental monitoring of the world's oceans using satellite technology. Bring your questions about coral reefs, marine reserves, fisheries management and ocean acidification.

World at Lunch

It was the first bacterium ever described, yet we're still not sure about the details of its tranmission. Long feared, apparently disappeared, new cases are still being discovered across the world. Former East Asia/Pacific director of the world's largest dedicated leprosy charity, The Leprosy Mission International, Dr Ditch Townsend will be talking us through the problem.

Global Book Club

Examining nearly every aspect of Vietnamese politics and society, from the economy and family life, to religion and the plight of indigenous minorities, Hayton gives a balanced, intelligent account of a country whose history differs so much from our own.