Kushti Bok, DEED and Shire Hall invite you to a FREE talk and exhibition celebrating Gypsy and Traveller heritage in Dorset, at Shire Hall Museum

We had a fantastic day yesterday with the Eco Team at Allenbourn Middle School on an after school litter pick. What an inspiring group of pupils, led brilliantly by Cheryl James, teacher of science and maths and our PLACE project lead teacher!

During Introduction to Global Learning training session with trainee teachers in Poole Scitt we explored a range of resources together, discovered the multiple impacts of the life of a single-use coffee cup, diamond ranked the 9Rs and sorted photos of India and the UK to challenge negative stereotypes.

Our staff member Sarah and new Trustee Jenny had a very busy Friday morning delivering workshops on change-making and consumerism with over 140 pupils and staff at Dumpton School in Wimborne as part of their Earthshot Prize Day.

What a wonderful time we've had recently. We visited both Witchampton School and Pokesdown Primary School delivering workshops about chocolate in celebration of Fairtrade Fortnight.

Utopia Theatre will perform their production ‘Here’s What She Said To Me’ live in Portesham on the 12th of March and Motcombe on the 13th. Utopia is one of the UK’s leading African theatre companies and is eagerly anticipating its first tour since the national lockdown in 2020. Returning to touring with energy and ambition.

Joanna Milis, Education Campaigns Manager, Fairtrade Foundation will be joining us. We would love you to join us too to hear more about Joanna’s work and how Fairtrade is tackling the climate crisis, which is the biggest threat to the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers and agricultural workers in low-income countries worldwide.

Climate Justice, Hope and Action

These key resources launched late last year offer a free of charge, cross-curricula set of lesson plans that look at climate change through the lens of climate justice and active hope. 

Celebrate International Day of Education with these 2 online events by Reboot the Future.

Reconnecting with Ourselves, Others and the Planet is on the 24th of January, and Equipping learners for a Compassionate and Sustainable Future is on the 27th of January.

At this exciting time, as we approach our 38th anniversary, we are seeking Trustees to work with and support our team in helping to shape our future direction of travel.

Professor Miles Richardson from the University of Derby talks about why a relationship with nature matters, his research and actions for a better relationship with nature.

We wanted to let you know about this exciting project Sonic Landscapes of Colour. Somin, a 23 year old mixed-heritage English-Indian sound artist who was born and grew up in Exeter, Devon is currently looking for 10 young POC to interview and 5 ‘non-western’ traditional instrumentalists based in Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall for her project Sonic Landscapes of Colour.

We wanted to let you know about this event our friends at Cumbria Development Education Centre are holding on 18th November for teachers and anyone interested in P4C.

SOLD, the winner of Best Ensemble Edinburgh Fringe 2019 & Show of the Week VAULT Festival 2020, will be performed at Halstock Village Hall and Sturminster Marshall Village Halls at the end of November.

We’ve put together a slideshow showcasing the key figures in Dorset’s Black History that we are going to be talking about and showcasing on our social media platforms this month.

We’ve just received this information from The Tree Council and wanted to pass it on.

“Apply for a free pack of fruit-bearing, wildlife-enhancing, carbon-storing orchard or fruiting hedgerow for your school now!

Throughout October we will be celebrating the lives of key figures in Dorset’s Black History. Often we learn about history through the role of people who have helped bring about change. The names Thomas Lewis Johnson, Robert Wedderburn, Belle Davis, Lilian Bader or John Stockley might not be familiar yet but their lives, and the lives of other key figures, are well worth knowing about.

Our friends at Practical Action offer fantastic free resources that you can include in your lesson plans for STEM subjects this term.

DEED and the Consortium of Development Education Centres (CoDEC) offer practical support for action on sustainability in schools, based around the 4 Cs: Campus, Curriculum, Community and Culture. We bring our significant experience from integrating global perspectives to approaches to exploring complexity in the classroom.

This incredibly important workshop for teachers and TAs of all Key Stages is happening this Thursday (23rd September) via zoom. It’s completely free to join and is hosted by our friends at DDE. We can’t recommend it enough.