Humanitarian Education Programmes

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Humanitarian Education Programmes for Scotland
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Who we are.
gt The British Red Cross helps people in crisis,
whoever and wherever they are. gt We are part of a
global network of staff and volunteers responding
to natural disasters, conflicts and individual
emergencies. gt We enable vulnerable people at
home and overseas to prepare for and respond to
emergencies in their own communities. gt When the
crisis is over, we help people to recover and
move on with their lives.
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All work carried out by the Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement is based on 7 Fundamental
Principles that underpin our core values
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These are
Humanity Volunteering Impartiality Unity I
ndependence Universality Neutrality
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Humanitarian Education
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What is it?

• Learning experiences aimed at helping young
  people develop as ACTIVE HUMANITARIAN CITIZENS.
• Provides relevant and up-to-date resources,
  training and guidance on a range of complex local
  and global themes.
• Leads to a better understanding of humanitarian
  issues such as conflict and international health.

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The Humanitarian Education Programmes

• Building a core group of delivery routes in
  Scotland
• Training for teachers - CPD
• Training for student teachers - ITET

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Supported by

• School speakers trained volunteers and staff
  who can deliver talks and interactive workshops
  on a variety of themes.
• Education on the web downloadable resources for
  teachers www.redcross.org.uk/education

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Funded by the Department for International
Development (DfID)
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Institutionalising Development Education
The overall goal is to develop a programme of
development awareness that can be adapted by the
target audience (trainee teachers, established
teachers and peer educators) and that can be
institutionalised within the relevant education
institution. This approach is then supported by
the development of a whole school approach to
further embed development awareness into the
classroom.
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Development Education
Development education aims to raise awareness and
understanding of how global issues affect the
everyday lives of individuals, communities and
societies and how all of us do and can influence
the global society we live in as ACTIVE GLOBAL
CITIZENS.
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Development Education encompasses the following
principles
gt It enables pupils to understand the links
between their own lives and those of people
throughout the world. gt It increases
understanding of the economic, social, political
and environmental forces which shape our lives. gt
It develops the skills, attitudes and values
which enable people to work together to bring
about change and control of their own lives. gt It
works towards achieving a more just and a more
sustainable world in which power and resources
are more equitably shared.
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Humanitarian Education
The Humanitarian Education strategy is based
around two core areas of Red Cross work which
contribute directly to development education
themes gt Conflict - conflict, citizenship,social
justice,human
rights,interdependence,values/perceptions, gt
Disasters and Emergencies citizenship, social
justice, human rights, interdependence,values/perc
eptions, sustainable development.
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Topics Covered Include - see handout for more
e.g.s

• Child Soldiers
• Refugees
• Landmines
• Responding to Natural Disasters

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Aims
gt To produce training modules that are
effective gt To have measurable impact on
institutions involved gt To develop and achieve
effective methods of working in partnership with
education institutions
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Objectives
gt To raise awareness of local and global
development issues in education institutions. gt
To develop knowledge, skills and confidence of
teachers to be able to deliver lessons with a
global dimension through replicable pilot
projects gt To develop and deliver development
education training modules adapted for each
institution. gt To develop recognition and
accreditation for the different development
awareness training modules. gt To build the
capacity of education institutions to be able to
apply global citizenship methodologies across the
whole school.
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Learning Outcomes from the Training Modules
gt The impact of conflicts and disasters/emergencie
s and the ability of communities to respond to
these. gt The work of the global Red Cross
Movement which contributes to the UN Millennium
Development Goals. gt Develop the skills to
facilitate group activities which encourage young
people to explore and express their views on
emotive/controversial/topical development
awareness issues.
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UN Millennium Development Goals
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve
universal primary education Promote gender
equality and empower women Reduce child
mortality Improve maternal health Combat
HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Ensure
environmental sustainability Develop a global
partnership for development
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Global Citizenship Education
gt Humanitarian Education constitutes a direct
contribution to Education for Citizenship in
Scotland. gt The programmes can be used to add the
global dimension across the curriculum.
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Within Scotland
gt 4 Red Cross Areas gt Looking to work with 5
schools in each area. gt CPD training programme
with 2-4 teachers from each school (minimum
numbers but more could participate per school)
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Involves
gt 21-24 hours training over 2 years gt Delivery of
2-3 lessons per teacher on Global Education
(minimum) gt Working in a time frame suitable for
the school/teacher.
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Negotiable
gt Training content gt Number of staff gt Time
allocation
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Training may be given to
gt Staff responsible for citizenship gt Whole staff
during INSET gt Staff responsible for a particular
Year Group(s). gt Staff with a specific interest
in this area of education.
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Contact Details
Sally Dempsey Humanitarian Educator British Red
Cross Beaverhall House 27 Beaverhall
Road Edinburgh EH7 4JE SDempsey_at_redcross.org.uk
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Thank-you!