Dec 2, 2024
We have a podcast - it's called 'Stepping Out - Global Learning in Cumbria' and it's live now!
We're very excited to announce that the first series of our podcast is in the can with 4 episodes going out before the end of term.
Follow this link or search for 'Stepping Out - Global Learning in Cumbria' on Spotify.
1.1 - 40th Anniversary podcast is live now and features an interview with CDEC Director Laura Goad alongside an introduction to CDEC's work and values and some voices from the Youth Climate Summit.
1.2 - Joe Human + The Case for Global Learning // Friday 6th December. Joe has worked for Oxfam and been a member of the CDEC board of trustees - he's a campaigner on Fairtrade, sustainability and climate justice issues and has worked with or alongside CDEC many times over the last two decades. Also in this episode is an introduction to The Case for Global Learning - follow this link to read more.
1.3 - Geoff Norman + 'A Famine Revisited' // Friday 13th December. Geoff was a teacher, headteacher and outdoor education specialist in Cumbrian schools before joining the CDEC team in 2023 to work on a range of projects. Also in this episode, we catch up with Joe Human to talk about the Ethiopian famine of 1984-5 - Joe's reflections on his time there with Oxfam form the basis of his new talk.
1.4 - Alison Hooper + Youth Climate Summit 2025 // Friday 20th December. Alison is one of the newest members of the CDEC team - she joined us in the summer after many years as a headteacher to manage CDEC's climate projects and amplify young peoples' voices through climate action. This episode also features voices from YCS 2024 and a look ahead to YCS 2025 which will be at Furness Academy in Barrow on Friday 27th June - sign up here.
In Series 2, we want to hear from you!
The second series will focus on making the case for global learning. We'll be taking an in-depth look at the creation of 'The Case for Global Learning' document linked above - how it was created and why it's an important project to be working on right now. We'll also be exploring some of the techniques and practices at the heart of the global learning approach as well as talking to teachers and young people in CDEC member schools about the ways global learning has been incorporated into schools; from the curriculum to the schools' values, processes and connections to their communities.
We'd love for you to be involved!
Has your school been part of a CDEC project? Have you attended CDEC training courses or borrowed our resource boxes?
If so, we'd love to hear from you about your experiences and the impact they've had - if you’d like to take part, please send an email to dan@cdec.org.uk