News
Welcome to the latest updates on DECSY and Global Learning. Want to share your news on working with DECSY? Email helenATdecsy.org.uk
DECSY AGM Notification
The Annual General Meeting of DECSY will be held on Tuesday 28th April from 6pm for refreshments followed by the AGM from 7pm to 8pm. Please let us know if you would like to attend so that we can arrange the correct quantity of refreshments: info@decsy.org.uk 2025...
Project Manager Post: ‘For all our children: dramatic enquiry and the climate emergency’
About the Role Are you a skilled co-ordinator with a passion for creative education and climate justice? Development Education Centre South Yorkshire (DECSY) is seeking a Project Manager to lead an innovative project. This role involves co-ordinating a high-impact...
Gender Action External Evaluation Report 2025
GA Evaluation Summary A summary of this report is now available. The full report which was written by Dr Heather Mendick and commissioned by Gender Action, evaluates Gender Action’s impact on schools that it worked with in the period from December 2023 to July 2025....
‘Awareness training improves pupils’ recognition of gender stereotypes’
Children and Young People Now's best practice article on 24th October 2025 on Gender Action describes how primary school students and teachers have benefitted from taking part in Gender Action.
Gender Action External Evaluation Report 2025
Gender Action Evaluation 2025 This report written by Dr Heather Mendick and commissioned by Gender Action evaluates Gender Action’s impact on schools that it worked with in the period from December 2023 to July 2025. The main focus of the evaluation report is on the...
DECSY AGM, Wednesday 14th May, 4pm – 7.15pm – Celebrating Gender Action
You are invited to join us for our AGM on Wednesday 14th May. It will be an opportunity to celebrate Gender Action and hear about our year supporting global learning – education for a just and sustainable world.
Mick Waters launching DECSY’s next 40 years of work
At our 40th Anniversary event the celebrated educationalist Mick Waters helped us look back at the last 40 years of education and how DECSY had played a part in supporting teachers to help young people make sense of the changing world. This blog gives a summary of his talk and some ideas for the next steps for Global Learning.
Decolonising our schools and museums – Sheffield Anti-Racist Education (SHARE) workshop
SHARE (Sheffield Anti-Racist Education) is pleased to invite you to this decolonising schools and museums event at Weston Park Museum on Saturday 6 July. Everyone welcome!
Sheffield and Anti-Apartheid in South Africa – new lesson plan
DECSY Global Education Adviser, Helen Griffin, highlights the latest lesson plan from our ‘Non-violent action: a force for change’ materials developed and used by the late Mark Hutchinson (1960-2023) who worked closely with DECSY over many years.
Observations on the 28th UN Climate Change Conference – COP28, Dubai
DECSY Global Education Adviser, Rob Unwin, attended COP 28 as an online observer. Here he gives a summary of his observations on the conference, some of the agreements made, and how this ‘Only game in town’ for addressing climate change internationally can work for real change.
