DECSY promotes Global Learning: an approach to education that increases understanding of complex global issues, such as world poverty, conflict, climate change, migration and thinking about how to create a better world.

Training courses

On-line CPD courses now available. We can also help with specific training or resources.

Training courses

Our work

During this challenging period of COVID-19 we are pleased to say we are keeping our key projects going.

Our work

Philosophy for children (P4C)

Developing critical and creative thinking skills through real dialogue about issues that matter to children.

Philosophy for children

Global Learning Resources

Home-schooling ideas and teaching packs including ‘Colonialism, Slavery & the Industrial Revolution’.

Resources

Projects

DECSY carries out a wide range of project work. These are three of our current projects.

Learning from a Pandemic – teaching resource and funded training sessions

This new resource and associated free training sessions will help teachers make a contribution to a recovery curriculum in schools, and beyond this, by providing interesting, engaging and relevant content that encourages pupils to recall, discuss and process some of their thoughts, feelings and memories. The next training session - January, 2021, TBC.

Learning from a Pandemic – teaching resource and funded training sessions

Gender Action

Gender Action is an award programme which promotes and supports a whole-school approach to challenging stereotypes. Tiered progression levels put gender equality at the heart of policy and practice, recognising those striving to ensure there are no limits on young people reaching their full potential. Register your nursery, school or college as a Gender Action supporter...

Gender Action

non violence project

Non-Violent Action: A Force for Change

Non-Violent Action: A Force for Change is an exciting new curriculum development project funded by Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust which aims to create a series of lesson plans across different curriculum areas for students aged 8-13 using P4C.

Non-Violent Action: A Force for Change

Our current funders are:

Funded by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union

The Fore
Nineveh Charitable Trust
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

Co-funded by the Erasmus + programme of the European Union

The Linking Network