Projects
Sustainability and Climate Change – developing a whole school approach
Book your FREE training place now! How is your school responding to the climate and nature emergencies? Large numbers of young people globally do not believe their education is preparing them for a changing and uncertain future. The Department for Education’s ‘Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy’ wants all schools to appoint a Sustainability and Climate Change Coordinator and to put in place a Climate Action Plan by 2025. Our online course and Climate Friendly Schools whole school approach can help.
P4C and the ethical importance of freedom and responsibility – video
Watch Grace Lockrobin's 20 minute talk given at DECSY's AGM. 'Too small to make a difference? P4C and the ethical importance of freedom and responsibility.' The talk explores some of the ways to optimise freedom and responsibility drawing on examples of dialogue with children around the climate and ecological emergency.
Coping with Covid – training sessions for teachers
Coping with Covid is a set of fully-funded one hour sessions on Friday afternoons this term, where teachers and school leaders in Sheffield can meet for mutual support and reflection about the pandemic, facilitated by DECSY, an independent educational charity that runs P4C courses and wrote the British Council’s new, Learning from a Pandemic teaching resource.
Gender Action – Gender Equality in Schools
Gender Action is an award programme which promotes and supports a whole-school approach to challenging stereotypes. Tiered progression levels put gender equality at the heart of policy and practice, recognising those striving to ensure there are no limits on young people reaching their full potential. Register your nursery, school or college as a Gender Action supporter and book a place on one of our 'Gender Equality in Schools' workshops.
Non-Violent Action: A Force for Change
How do we all live well together? We have now completed the fourth year of this 'Non-violent action: a force for change' project and are pleased to announce that we will continue disseminating the materials with some JRCT underspend and an additional small grant from the Edith M Ellis Charitable Trust.
Gender Equality Charter Mark, Europe wide
DECSY is working as one of nine partner countries bringing the Gender Equality Charter Mark to countries across Europe.
Learning from a Pandemic – teaching resource
This new resource and associated free training sessions will help teachers make a contribution to a recovery curriculum in schools, and beyond this, by providing interesting, engaging and relevant content that encourages pupils to recall, discuss and process some of their thoughts, feelings and memories. The next training session - January, 2021, TBC.
Resources for Home Schooling
These resources are aimed at children / young people learning at home. They are aimed at parents and carers but can also be used by teachers and in some cases for self-directed study.
Snapshots From The Borders
Snapshots From The Borders aims to improve European, national and local decision makers’ critical understanding of migration flows, as well as that of the public and their opinion of the movement of people.
School Linking and Outdoor Learning
This project supports primary school pupils in Sheffield to gain hands on experience of an organic farm, paired with classroom learning surrounding sustainability based on those experiences.
Philosophy for Communities
Philosophy for Communities is a progression from P4C in schools; realising that adults can benefit from this methodology as much as children. DECSY has been running Philosophy for Communities groups since January 2020, both face-to-face and virtually.
Philosophy for Children P4C
Subsidised training for Sheffield and Rotherham schools. P4C has long been valued by teachers as a method for developing critical and creative thinking skills through real dialogue about issues that matter to children. Whole-school P4C Level 1 training is available for three schools for the academic year 2023/24 (FREE instead of £1,800). For further information contact: bookings@decsy.org.uk
The Schools Linking Programme
The Schools Linking Programme in Sheffield and Rotherham builds links between schools throughout the school year. Pupils enjoy meeting and learning together and the process helps pupils to explore identity, become comfortable with difference and build connections with their local community. We would love to have you on board for 2024/25 - contact info@decsy.org.uk for more information.
Building Communities through Dialogue
Using dialogic learning methods to enable young people to have increased ability to communicate constructively and build trust with people from different backgrounds to their own.
SEAL & The Global Dimension
Embedding the Global Dimension within the Social & Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) programme, engaging schools across South Yorkshire and beyond in the personal, political and planetary implications of development.
Gender Respect Education Project
This project embeds critical global learning in teaching and learning of mathematics in school. The focus is on 10 - 12 year olds and their teachers.
Book Launch – 18th October, 4.30pm – 6.30pm
at Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield, S1 4SE
Gender Equality Charter Mark
Create whole-school change for 13 - 18 year olds that will impact on young people's expectations of gender roles and challenge gender stereotyping.
PiCaM
This project embeds critical thinking and global learning within the teaching and learning of mathematics in school. The focus is on 10 - 12 year olds and their teachers.
