The @metoffice.gov.uk has just issued a red warning on heatwave. You can talk about the climate crisis with young people in your primary class using this topic planner. Go beyond the science to explore justice, values and global connections: scotdec.org.uk/resources/to... #EduSky #ClimateJustice

It’s Refugee Week 2026 - and public conversation around refugees and people seeking asylum feels more hostile than ever. How can schools help young people make sense of what they’re seeing? Read more on Stride with Setareh Bozorgy @refugeeaction.bsky.social 🌍 stridemagazine.org.uk/features/tak...

Taking action in schools for Refugee Week 2026 - Stride

Global citizenship can help schools challenge misinformation, build empathy, and respond during Refugee Week.

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Global events have local impacts. Explore active pedagogies that create space for learners to engage, understand and reflect on global conflict. A professional learning session for primary and secondary teachers across Scotland. More info & booking ▶️ shorturl.at/7RtMi @scotdec.bsky.social

Our A’ Adam’s Bairns resource uses music to explore themes of identity, welcoming and belonging at primary level. It’s a gentle, engaging way to open up conversations during Refugee Week this month, using song and creative activities to support discussion:

Scottish Identity and Diversity: music - A Adams Bairns

Exploring Scottish Identity and Diversity through Music This resource supports teachers to explore identity, diversity and belonging through music and the Expressive Arts. Using curriculum-linked…

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Primary and secondary teachers across the North of Scotland! Join our free professional learning session on Taking an Anti-Racist Approach to Literacy on Tuesday 12 May. Explore classroom-ready teaching materials from 1st to 4th levels. For more info and to book ▶️ shorturl.at/S1kpu

Join Scotland's Development Education Centres, explore how to take an Anti-racism approach to reading, writing, listening and talking at First to Fourth Levels. Learn about the new Anti-racism Literacy (ARL) Framework, and how this can be applied. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-scot...

Using Scotland’s New Anti-Racism Literacy Resource

Join us to explore how to take an Anti-racism approach to reading, writing, listening and talking at First to Fourth Levels.

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Teachers can join this free session exploring Scotland’s new Anti-Racism Literacy resource. Practical ideas for reading, writing, listening and talking across all levels. Classroom-ready materials + approaches you can use straight away. #antiracist #EduSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-scot...

Using Scotland’s New Anti-Racism Literacy Resource

Join us to explore how to take an Anti-racism approach to reading, writing, listening and talking at First to Fourth Levels.

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Looking for ways to explore the climate emergency in your classroom? 🌍 Join us for a free 30-minute bitesize session with Dynamic Earth, packed with tools to support Learning for Sustainability. Perfect for busy teachers - just 30 minutes, lots to take away: www.eventbrite.com/e/1987879811...

Learning for Sustainability: Exploring the Climate Emergency

This bitesize session with Dynamic Earth frames the climate emergency using a global citizenship approach.

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Next week Scottish Book Trust will be marking the first ever Reading Schools Week! Take a look at our top resource picks for schools in Scotland via Stride magazine: #ReadingSchoolsWeek #YearOfReading

Reading for Change in Scotland: 5 Resources for Reading Schools Week - Stride magazine

Take a look at these classroom resources for Scotland's first Reading Schools Week and explore how reading can inspire action.

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Wrote a wee something on behalf of @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social . Thanks to @scotdec.bsky.social for highlighting through their STRIDE #GlobalCitizenship magazine 👇🏽 The time for change is now. #PeaceEducation 🕊️ stridemagazine.org.uk/features/fro...

From Neutrality to Peace: responding to the rise of racism  - Stride magazine

Education is often presented as a neutral space. Nuzhat Uthmani argues that neutrality in education is untenable and potentially harmful.

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We had a brilliant day with Falkirk’s newest cohort of primary teachers - getting to grips with Global Citizenship Education, where it sits as part of Learning for Sustainability in the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 curriculum + trying out some methodologies to help learners make sense of the big issues in our shared world 🌍

FC Primary Probationer Support @fcprobsupport.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Many thanks to Sarah Jane Anderson from @scotdec.bsky.social for providing engaging CLPL sessions on Learning for Sustainability. As well as exploring the planning of LfS, probationer colleagues were introduced to new resources that can be used to further develop classroom practice. 🌍

The new music section of A’ Adam’s Bairns explores Burns in a fresh and inclusive way to explore ideas of welcome, identity and belonging. The resource includes teaching notes and PowerPoints, making links between Burns, music and art: aadamsbairns.org.uk/scottish-ide... #BurnsNight #RobertBurns

The antiracisted.scot English and Literacy materials are now live. The new Anti-Racist Literacy Framework sits alongside practical classroom materials for 1st - 4th CfE levels, designed to support learning across a range of genres and themes: www.antiracisted.scot/literacy #antiracist

One of our fave projects last year! ❤️ In partnership @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social we designed resources for CfE 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Levels bringing Stevenson’s stories to life through contemporary visual storytelling, accompanied by curriculum-linked teaching materials: scotdec.org.uk/resources/re...

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC)@uoe-llc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

And that’s a wrap on Remediating Stevenson! Just before Christmas, we sent graphic adaptations of three of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Pacific stories (published by Edinburgh Diamond) to schools and educational groups across Scotland, marking the end of the 3.5 year AHRC-funded research project.

Looking for a lesson plan for Robert Burn's Day? We're running a free bitesize session for primary teachers on the 15 Jan linking to CfE music + expressive arts! Pupils learn the song and give a personal response to it through art. Includes teaching notes + PowerPoints: #RobertBurns #BurnsNight

Are you an Early Years practitioner looking to explore the newest anti-racist education resource? Join us on Teams tomorrow for our workshop exploring activities and Anti-Racist Curriculum. 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-scotlands-new-anti-racism-education-resource-at-early-level-tickets-1393979091989

We've launched the Remediating Stevenson resources in partnership with @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social CfE 2nd, 3rd, 4th Levels, including curriculum-linked, classroom-ready materials that take a critical literacy and decolonial approach. Access the resources on the Scotdec website: lnkd.in/eqV-uxkV

A weekend of inspiring workshops with brilliant young people from Peebles High School at Beyond Borders 🌍 We looked at images of what's happening in the world right now, and dug into root causes, effects and possible solutions using an issue tree - a key Global Citizenship Education Methodology 💡

We're in the Discovery Zone @edbookfest.bsky.social! Showcasing how Global Citizenship Education can transform the way we teach + learn, running our Refuse, Repair, Rethink activity on consumption + waste and sharing a curated literacy resource list linking fiction to global issues 🌍 #EdBookFest

Come along to our drop-in teacher networking event at The Crannie 5-7pm on Mon 1 Sept - meet orgs like @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social Dynamic Earth + more! Discover new resources, class activities and professional learning for the new school year 🙌 bit.ly/scotdec-teac...

Open to teachers with an interest in English, Literacy + Art - join us at 4.30pm at @edinburghuni.bsky.social on 28 Aug! Meet the teachers + artists behind the project + receive tailored examples connected to your local context. Refreshments + free copies available for attendees - sign up below👇

Association for Scottish Literature@asls.org.uk · 12mo ago

Remediating Stevenson: Reframing perspectives through graphic novels 28 Aug, Edinburgh, via @scotdec.bsky.social – free Launching 3 new graphic novels inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s South Sea Tales: The Bottle Imp, The Isle of Voices & The Beach of Falesá www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/remediatin...

We've created free Global Goals Packs for primary and secondary level! Inspire pupils to take action around the SDGs - fight inequality and injustice, end extreme poverty and tackle climate change. 17 colourful postcards and accompanying booklet ✅ buff.ly/3u1dKQ5

🌍 78% of primary pupils are worried about climate change, and teens say it's affecting their mental health. Ahead of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, explore our Climate Justice Toolkit + video resource to tackle eco-anxiety. 🔗 scotdec.org.uk/resources/ta... 🔗 wosdec.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Tackling Climate Anxiety in the Classroom – Scotdec

This resource is for teachers to support thinking about the impact the Climate Emergency has on learners from upper primary through to secondary.

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In our May newsletter, we’re sharing brand new anti-racist education resources for 1st Level, a new music section for A’ Adam’s Bairns, and tools to support young people facing climate anxiety ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. #EduSky mailchi.mp/scotdec/scot...

Scotdec newsletter: May 2025 🌎

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Looking for ways to confidently teach about conflict, peace, and controversial issues in your secondary setting? Join us for an interactive session and explore tools, strategies, and practical ideas for tackling big global issues in the classroom: buff.ly/68hMgp2

Critical literacy matters — now more than ever. Teaching young people to ask who tells the story, and why, builds active, informed global citizens. Explore stories of youth voice and action in @stridemagazine.bsky.social #WorldPressFreedomDay

Our updated Pants to Poverty resource pack with smallsforall.org is available to download. Link learning on the importance of education and the impact it has on our life chances with the Global Goals and the UNCRC in your primary setting 🌎 bit.ly/scotdec-reso... #edusky

Uncover the latest addition to aadamsbairns.org.uk - a music curriculum element! Spark convos about Scottish identity and diversity with upper primary and secondary classes + support learning within CfE’s Expressive Arts framework: aadamsbairns.org.uk/scottish-ide... @rcsofficial.bsky.social

Languages + Global Citizenship go hand in hand 🤝 This free downloadable resource is for MFL teachers looking to explore common vocabulary through global issues: migration, Fairtrade + gender equality 🌍 #scotlandloveslanguages @scilt.bsky.social @saltlangs.bsky.social

Celebrate Rights year round in your primary classroom with this resource @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social 📚 ✅ Coded with CfE's Es + Os ✅ Early, 1st + 2nd Level bit.ly/scotdec-book...