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Could you see yourself joining us as a DECSY trustee, or supporting us as an ‘expert consultant’ or in some other volunteer capacity? We have a particular need for people with interests in finance, fundraising or strategy but do please ask us how we could...

Join us for a refugee documentary screening and panel discussionDECSY and the Sheffield City of Sanctuary will be hosting two screenings of new documentaries on migration, followed by panel discussions. These events are part of Snapshots From The Borders’...

Get ready for the World’s Largest Lesson in the week beginning 23rd September, when teachers all over the world are encouraged to teach about the UN’s Global Goals. There is an information sheet with further ideas and resources for teaching about the...

This is a group for anyone using P4C. Most of the people who come have done P4C Level 1 or 2 but anyone is welcome to come along as long as you have group or individual membership of DECSY.Date of next meeting: Tuesday 19th November 2019 4.30pm - 6pm...

This tool, which has been developed by teachers and gender equality experts and trialled in schools will enable a school to measure progress in tackling the effects that gender stereotyping still has on pupils in relation to both subject (and career) choices and as a...

As the new term begins, take a look at our training courses available this term and for the year ahead, including 'Philosophy for Children', 'Developing as an 'eco-school'' and 'Gender Equality for Schools'

DECSY is working as part of the Linking Network to deliver the Schools Linking Programme. The programme is running in Sheffield and Rotherham in 2019 and 2020, and its aim is to bring together sets of two classes from demographically diverse schools,...

Colonialism, Slavery and The Industrial Revolution. A Case Study: The Empire in South Yorkshire 1700 - 1860This DECSY publication receives consistently outstanding reviews. A useful resource to cover Key Stage 3 History study unit: Britain, 1745 - 1901...

There are lots of great ways of engaging children in the new Global Goals - Sustainable Development Goals. For example playing this new Global Goals Campaign song by African artists in an assembly: Or showing this great animation featuring Malala...

The EEF aims to raise the attainment of children facing disadvantage by identifying and funding promising educational innovations that address the needs of disadvantaged children in primary and secondary schools in England. The Teaching and Learning...