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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.

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

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.

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 🕊️

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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 🌍

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...

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

Using Scotland's new Anti-Racism Education Resource: a workshop for Early Years practitioners Wednesday 3 September 2025

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👇

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

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.

🌍 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.

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Scotdec newsletter: May 2025 🌎 View this email in your browser

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

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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:

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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...

Are you a young leader looking to join a movement for global change through taking action in your community?

Check out our Youth Action Toolkit, an interactive resource designed in partnership with North Berwick High School: buff.ly/3C6pEvB

Learning for Sustainability: Global Citizenship Approach at Secondary Level The session will develop understanding of how the cross-curricular theme of Learning for Sustainability can be embedded into your curriculum

Calling secondary teachers of all subjects!

Want to strengthen your learners' skills as Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors?

This online session explores how Learning for Sustainability and Global Citizenship can be embedded across Curriculum for Excellence:

14 books on climate change for adults Discover powerful and inspiring voices on climate change, nature and the environment through these fantastic green reads. We've included a mix of uplifting, informative and honest books on wide-rangi

This #EarthDay explore powerful, honest and hopeful voices on climate, nature and our planet’s future with these must-read green books. 🌍🌱

How do we talk to pupils about the real impact of climate change? Start with oceans. 🌊

At Scotdec, we help teachers frame global issues like biodiversity loss + climate justice through a Global Citizenship lens - check out our free module for educators in Scotland: scotdec.org.uk/lessons/clim...

Framework for Learning for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education Join us as we present a shared vision for supporting Scotland's teacher educators to weave Learning for Sustainability across their practice

We are delighted to invite you to the online launch of a new national Framework for Learning for Sustainability (LfS) in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 16:00-17:00 on Tuesday 29th April.
Join us to find out more & explore next steps! 🌳📖🤩
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/framework-...

This new music resource is curriculum-linked and supports learning about Scottish identity and diversity, through compositions + classroom activities.

For upper primary, lower secondary, youth workers, or those just passionate about music and justice:

aadamsbairns.org.uk/scottish-ide...

#EduSky

📢 Teaching about Israel-Palestine: One Year On

Teachers across Scotland - join @jazzawi.bsky.social for a free session on navigating this complex topic in the classroom. Practical strategies, whole-school approaches & space for reflection.

📅 March 20 | 5 PM GMT
🔗 bit.ly/scotdec-isra...

#EduSky

🎶 Exciting news!

We’re launching the music education section of the A’ Adam’s Bairns resource on 27th March.

Explore Scottish Identity & Diversity through music, with lesson plans, activities & PowerPoints linked to the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 curriculum.

Join us for the launch 📖🎵

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