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“I feel indebted to the writers for doing so much work to make my job easier” Martin Spofford, George Michell School, Leyton. “A very attractive candidate for all primary and secondary school libraries.” Books for Keeps. |
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DECSY has developed a variety of educational resources. These may all be ordered
using the order form. New for Black History Month
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 | Partnership Curriculum Projects KS2-3 Geography Citizenship As part of Symbio Consultancy, we have helped develop a set of 12 resources for Link Community Development to assist international partner schools in exchanging information and learning together. They focus on the MDG themes of environment, health, education for all, global poverty, gender, and global partnerships at primary and secondary school level. Link Community Development, 2012, £0 more information | |
|  | Education for Global Citizenship CPD Citizenship This British Council course, co-authored by DECSY, will help you explore ways of enhancing Education for Global Citizenship in your school and classroom.
We have drawn on the views of practitioners around the world and on the global citizenship curricular frameworks of British Council, Oxfam, SEAL and Scottish Education’s Curriculum for Excellence and many others. This has resulted in a new framework for Education for Global Citizenship.
We invite you to engage with this framework and make it work for you by tailoring it to suit the priorities for and approaches to Education for Global Citizenship in your school. DEC(SY), 2012, £0 more information | |
|  | Report on Local Linking Pilot Adult School Linking Explores impact of P4C and 'reflexive' activities on local school linking. Download only: Local Linking Report DEC(SY), 2010, £0 more information | |
|  | Who Am I? DVD KS2-4 Cross-curricular Made with young people from Sheffield’s Somali community, Who Am I? sets out to discover how tradition, culture and history impact on who we are and how we see ourselves. DEC(SY), 2008, £30 more information | |
|  | Whole School Development and the Global Dimension CPD All Whole School Development and the Global Dimension - Capturing models of practice across the UK is a research report aimed at Development Educators and others who wish not only to support schools in incorporating a global dimension across the curriculum, but also throughout the life of the school. DEC(SY), 2008, £0 more information | |
|  | Developing Global Learners EY/FS Cross-curricular Supports the global dimension in Early Years and Foundation Stage settings. Practical activities, EYFS links, support for inclusive practice on cultural diversity DEC(SY), 2007, £5 more information | |
|  | Olaudah Equiano in Sheffield: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, The Slave Trade and Its Abolition Key Stages 2 and 3 Citizenship History English An interactive teaching activity pack which explores Sheffield's connection with the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition. DEC(SY), 2007, £5 more information | |
|  | Timanyane - Making the most of school visits by artists from Africa and around the world Key Stage 2 Cross-curricular The publication offers practical guidance on how to go about working with an artist/educator from countries of the 'South'. It gives 10 examples of activities for use before, during and after the visit of the artist. DEC(SY), 2004, £5 more information | |
|  | Moving Here - The Refugee Experience Key Stages 2-4 English and Citizenship 'Moving Here: The Refugee Experience', a teaching activity book which accompanies an interactive exhibition of the same name. DEC(SY), 2004, £7.5 more information | |
|  | Pakistan - Extended Visit Workbook Key Stage 2 This full-colour pupil workbook has been developed to recognise and record the learning experiences of Key Stage 2 pupils who are on extended holiday in Pakistan. Oldham EMSS, Sandwell EMAP, Sheffield EMAS, DEC(SY), 2003, £8 more information | |
|  | Auditing Citizenship KS 1 - 2 Key Stages 1 and 2 Citizenship Supplements the toolkit. Ensures coverage of National Curriculum requirements and much more. DEC(SY), 2002, £5 more information | |
|  | Auditing Citizenship KS 3 - 4 Key Stages 3 and 4 Citizenship Supplements the toolkit. Ensures coverage of National Curriculum requirements and much more. DEC(SY), 2002, £5 more information | |
|  | Mangla Supplementary Materials Key Stages 2 and 3 Geography, English A short section of teachers' notes and nine pupil sheets to supplement the Mangla pack (see above). DEC(SY), 1998, £1.5 more information | |
|  | How Do you Say Hello? Key Stages 2 and 3 English A booklet of ideas providing practical advice about how to make best use of an overseas visitor within secondary English lessons. DEC(SY), 1998, £1.75 more information | |
|  | The Nine Silly Brothers Key Stages 2 and 3 English and cross curricular A lively collection of folk stories from Eritrea with notes and teaching ideas. DEC(SY), 1998, £3.5 more information | |
|  | Developing Rights KS3 Citizenship PSHE Why are rights important? This resource, which we developed for Oxfam, will help your students to think about the place of rights in their own lives, and see how young people from around the world are claiming theirs. DEC(SY), 1997, £0 more information | |
|  | "It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child"- A Handbook for Rural Primary School Teachers and Governors. Key Stage 2 Geography Aims to explore and identify the common issues and themes relevant to rural communities across the world and highlights opportunities for learning from 'Countries of the South'. DEC(SY), 1996, £3.5 more information | |
|  | Mangla - A study of change and development in Mirpur, 'Azad' Jammu Kashmir and Pakistan. Key Stage 3 Geography, English, History A colour photopack about the 'Azad' Kashmir region of Pakistan, the area from which the majority of the British Pakistani community originate. DEC(SY), 1995, £15 more information | |
|  | Imaginative Leaps Key Stages 3 and 4, adult, youth Art, Craft, Music This booklet, aimed at school, youth and community arts groups, outlines ways in which issues of sustainable development can be used as stimuli for the creative work in art, drama, dance, music or design. DEC(SY), 1995, £2.5 more information | |
|  | The Community Game Key Stages 3 and 4, adult, youth Geography, Drama, English A co-operative simulation game, designed to focus attention on the basic requirements for a sustainable community. DEC(SY), 1995, £0.35 more information | |
|  | What Do You Think You're Playing At? Learning through play - a Development Education approach Key Stages 1 and 2 Personal and Social Education An inspiring and innovative approach to developing play with 5-11 year olds. It looks at play as a vehicle for acquiring skills and knowledge and for exploring attitudes and concepts to enable children to participate fully in their world and society. DEC(SY), 1993, £6.95 more information | |
|  | Rural Links; Rural Lives Key Stage 2 Geography A booklet and colour poster produced as part of our Rural Communities Project. DEC(SY), 1993, £1.75 more information | |
|  | Colonialism, Slavery and the Industrial Revolution: The Empire in South Yorkshire Key Stage 3 History and FE/Adult classes Using South Yorkshire as a case study, the pack draws together documentary evidence illustrating the process of colonialism in the economic, political and cultural development of Britain. DEC(SY), 1992, £15 more information | |
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