Introduction

The governors and staff of Treviglas Community College recognise that:

• Global issues are an important part of the lives of our students living in a world where economies are increasingly interdependent and global communication is a daily reality.
• The global dimension should be reflected in the attitudes and values of our students, the ethos and specialism of the college, the schemes of learning and the Skills Curriculum.
• As a college we have a commitment to both gender and racial equality

Aims

To enable our students to know more about global issues and to:

• celebrate the rich and diverse heritage represented in our school, local and national communities
• understand complex international interdependencies in the global economy
• respect and value different cultures and beliefs, developing tolerance and understanding
• enjoy regular contact with students and adults living in different countries
• apply Enterprise Learning to a global context

Objectives

• To work towards achieving and maintaining the International School Award
• To conduct annual audits of both our formal and informal curriculum which, in turn informs action plans to develop each of the eight Key Concepts of the global dimension through all appropriate areas of the curriculum such that there is a clearly mapped global dimension in the learning experiences for all our students. These eight key concepts we recognise as:
  1. diversity
  2. conflict resolution
  3. global citizenship
  4. human rights
  5. interdependence
  6. social justice
  7. sustainable development
  8. values and perceptions
• To develop and fully exploit a variety of global learning partnerships. This will include activities such as:
  1. email and internet projects (including developing video conferencing)
  2. interacting with visitors from other countries [students & adults]
  3. student/staff visits to places of cultural interest in the UK and abroad
  4. student exchanges and foreign work experience placements
• To actively encourage the study of foreign languages for all our students by offering a range of appropriate language options
• To organise regular celebrations of our rich and diverse heritage