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Galway ETSS Discusses Global Citizenship Education on GOCOM Radio’s Breakfast Show

Students at Galway Educate Together Secondary School (Galway ETSS) are showing how young people can play an active role in addressing global challenges. As a partner school of the Global Education Time (GET) Project, students at Galway ETSS have been exploring the project’s free educational resources and Youth Action opportunities. Teacher, LeighAnn Mulrennan, and Leaving Cert student, Sonia, caught up […]

New GCE Guidelines for Post-Primary Teachers Now Available

We are delighted to launch From Global Learning to Student Action, our new Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Guidelines for Irish post-primary teachers, available as a free download. Developed in partnership with the Ubuntu Network, which supports Global Citizenship Education in initial teacher education, this practical guide helps post-primary teachers bring global issues into everyday classroom learning. Whether you are new […]

New Gender Inequalities Teaching and Learning Unit Now Available

We are delighted to launch our new Gender Inequalities Teaching and Learning Unit, available as a free classroom resource. Developed through the Global Education Time project and edited by A Partnership with Africa (APA), the unit is aligned with our existing resources on Climate Change, Migration and International Inequalities. Designed for students aged 11–16, it includes curriculum-linked activities for Junior […]

GENE Peer Review Report on Global Education in Ireland Launched

The GENE Peer Review Report on Global Education in Ireland was launched on 30 June at a national event in Dublin. The launch brought together Irish Aid, policymakers, civil society organisations, European partners and Neale Richmond, Ireland’s Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora. The report recognises Ireland as a leading example of effective policy and practice in Global […]

Youth Actions linking Water and Migration:

‘Mise agus Uisce’ Second Year students at Coláiste Muire Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo with their teacher Annette Keane explored the global challenge of Migration through theme of access to clean water. Using the Teaching and Learning Unit (TLU) on Migration students considered why people may be forced to leave their homes, including conflict, climate change, natural disasters and lack of access […]