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Information about 2012 awards

Three projects were successful in gaining funding in 2012.

1. Young Social Innovators North and South

Countries involved   
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Leads                       
Brigid Murray, Belfast Education and Library Board, Northern Ireland
Rachel Collier, Young Social Innovators, Ireland

Descriptor
This project is an inter-nation collaborative project involving Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Its overall purpose is to explore the feasibility of engaging young people in Northern Ireland in education for social innovation through sharing information on the activities of the existing social innovation programme and then enabling a group of educators from both jurisdictions, to work on adapting the programme for the educators in Northern Ireland.

In the process of engaging with the project young people and teachers/educators will have opportunities to meet others from different backgrounds and traditions

2. Promoting Values and Citizenship through Human Rights Education

Countries involved   
Scotland
Republic of Ireland

Leads
Elaine Watts, Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS), Scotland
Anne Molloy, Amnesty Ireland, Republic of Ireland

Descriptor
As part of the legacy of the United Nations decade for Human Rights Education (1995 -2004), the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the World Programme for Human Rights Education* (UNWPHRE) (2005-ongoing) to advance the implementation of human rights education programmes in all sectors.

The first phase (2005-2009) focused on human rights education (HRE) in the primary and secondary school systems. The second phase (2010-2014) focuses on human rights education for higher education and on human rights training programmes for teachers and educators, civil servants, law enforcement officials and military personnel.

Despite this, many teachers may still not be familiar with the concept of HRE or of the diverse dimensions of its practice.  Although human rights education has clear links to citizenship education with its focus on participatory methodologies and values, many teachers are still not making the links between the two. We believe that knowledge and support of human rights is fundamental to values education and active citizenship.

The proposed project would be school based and as such would aim to develop values and citizenship across the school by engaging staff in discussions and planning. It is also envisaged that the learning contexts used would promote values and citizenship in the wider community. This could be, for example, a display in the local library or town hall, a leafleting or poster campaign or a media campaign. This would be decided by the teachers and young people involved.

*United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Draft plan of action for the second phase (2010-2014) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G10/151/48/PDF/G1015148.pdf?OpenElement

3. Who am I? -   What does ‘nationality’ mean to 16 -18 year olds across the Five Nations?

Countries involved
England
Northern Ireland

Lead
Karl Sweeney, Plymouth City Council

Descriptor
To help students from schools in the five nations who are approaching voting age, discuss, explore and understand the relative significance of ‘nationhood’/’nationality’ and related concepts such as:  identity, self-image, self esteem, popular vs local culture, stereotyping, immigration, employment, education, party politics, justice and Europe.  The overall purpose is to discover whether such exchanges produce a consensus around the perceived importance of a United Kingdom – from the point of view of five nations which share a common, if contested, history.

How it meets the criteria:
School or school/community based:
Each one of the five participating schools organises a group of Y11-13 student to progress the work – principally by acting as ‘gatekeepers of the links’ to their four partner schools. This would mean managing web or social network-based links (responsibly) and hosting any visiting students as well as gathering findings from exchanges and reporting these to their peers .

Collaborative/inter-nation:
Teaching staff gain a clearer understanding of the curricular contrasts vis a vis citizenship and values education which exists across the five nations today. One staff lead needs to be identified and be available to visit at least two of their four partner schools over the course of the programme.

Interesting and innovative:
Forging a model for school linking which energises the delivery of citizenship education in the five schools involved and serves as an example for others to sustain and build upon. Focus would be on using social media /web-based communications to address current issues and debates regarding identity, diversity, the UK, the Irish Republic and the EU.


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      • Keynote and session resources 2022
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      • Keynote and session resources 2021
    • Belfast [2020] >
      • Keynote and session resources
      • Photo Gallery
    • Glasgow [2019] >
      • Keynote and session resources 2019
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      • Keynote and session resources 2018
    • Dublin [2017] >
      • Workshop and seminar resources 2017
      • Guest and plenary speakers 2017
    • Cardiff [2015] >
      • Seminar resources 2015
      • Keynote speakers 2015
    • Belfast [2014] >
      • Keynote speakers 2014
      • Seminar resources 2014
      • Recommended readings 2014
    • Edinburgh [2013] >
      • Speakers and presentations
      • Workshop Resources
      • Small-Scale Research Initiative Marketplace
    • Reading [2012] >
      • Workshops >
        • Social media and citizenship teaching
        • Engaging young people with democracy and Parliaments
        • 'Comic life'- citizenship through digital story-telling
        • Harnessing digital technologies in citizenship teaching
        • Using Apple-specific technology successfully in teaching
      • Guest speakers
    • Previous conferences [2000-2011]
  • Publications
  • Funded Projects
    • FNDPs 2019-20
    • FNDPs 2017-18
    • FNDPs 2016-17
    • FNDPs 2015-16
    • Completed SSRIs >
      • Promoting Values and Citizenship through Human Rights Education
      • Enabling Student Voice in the Classroom
      • Campaign! Make an impact
      • Promoting citizenship and values education in primary schools facing challenging socio-economic circumstances: an exploratory pilot
      • Beyond Sectarianism - new thinking for a new generation
      • Meeting the cross curricular challenge
    • SSRI Awards >
      • 2014 Awards
      • 2013 Awards
      • 2012 Awards
      • 2011 Awards
      • 2010 Awards
  • Citizenship
    • England
    • Ireland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Scotland
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  • News
    • Five Nations Network News
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