Global Learning

Reviewed May 2025

What is Global Learning & Why Do We Teach It?

At Silloth Primary School, we have worked hard to weave Global Learning through many aspects of our curriculum. Our children are aware of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals and make links between these, their classwork & their lives. They learn about the connections we have with people around the world, observing the similarities and differences and celebrating the diversity the world has to offer. As we live in a geographically isolated, rural area, many of our children have little experience of the diversity of Britain and beyond. Our Global Learning Programme is instrumental in helping prepare our children for the diverse world in which they live and for the global workplace to which they will contribute in the future.

Children are taught that they can make a difference and make change in the world and are encouraged to 'THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL.'

. Some of the ways we do this are through:

Encouraging our children to challenge points of view
Asking 'Big Questions' to promote debating skills and the language of debate
Learning about a variety of issues faced by communities, societies and individuals around the world
Using Newsround and First News to encourage awareness of current affairs
Promoting a variety of Global Learning projects throughout the year

It is our hope that by promoting the importance of Global Learning and the Sustainable Development Goals, our children will learn to be conscientious, global citizens & will develop:

Knowledge & Understanding of:

Social justice & equity
Identity & diversity
Globalisation & interdependence
Sustainable development
Peace & conflict
Human rights
Power & governance

Skills, such as:

Critical & creative thinking
Empathy
Self-awareness & reflection
Communication
Co-operation & conflict resolution
Ability to manage complexity & uncertainty
Informed & reflective action

Values & Attitudes, such as:

Sense of identity & self-esteem
Commitment to social justice & equity
Respect for people & human rights
Value diversity
Concern for the environment & commitment to sustainable development
Commitment to participation & inclusion
A belief that people can bring about change

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals (officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals). These goals have the power to create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us to work together to build a better future for everyone.

Here Are Some of Our Global Learning Projects From Years Gone By...

The Pollinators Project - Learning About the Importance of Bees & Butterflies

The Plastic Pollution Solution Project - Learning About the Environmental Dangers of

Single Use Plastics

The Woodland Project - Learning About the Importance of Trees to the World

The Environmentally-Friendly School Project - Learning About the Little Things We Can Do at School to Help Our Planet