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02/06/2009
Geographical Perspectives on Identity and Diversity
The summer edition of Primary Geographer 2009 explored Britain and Britishness and commissioned 'Who Do We Think We Are?' to pen an article exploring geographical perspectives on identity, diversity and...
01/06/2009
Press Release 2009
Schools have a duty to promote community cohesion - 'Who Do We Think We Are?' activities and lessons can help to support that duty by exploring the development of identities and learning to understand...
31/05/2009
10 Quick Starters
Are you concerned about the amount of time it will take to organise activities for 'Who Do We Think We Are?' Week 2009? In the attachment below you will find suggestions for simple activities from...
25/05/2009
Who Do We Think We Are? Viewpoints from the ACT
What does that question mean to you? Who are you, beyond your name? Is your profession important? Is your birth place important? What about your football team or your religion? Are you a parent? Or a driver?...
19/05/2009
Ordnance Survey's Free Maps for Year 7 Pupils
What do you know about your locality and how can you find out more? Ordnance Survey’s Free Maps for Year 7 Pupils. There is a wealth of information to be found out about your local area by using...
12/05/2009
Migration Controversies - Behind the Myths
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) has recently produced a guide to current research on migration and its impacts on the UK economy. Entitled 'UK Migration Controversies - A Simple Guide' the report...
11/05/2009
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Democracy in action
"If we want to see young people play an active role in their community and voice their opinions on matters that affect them, we must give them the chance to experience democracy in action. That's why we've...
04/03/2009
This year WDWTWA week starts on 22nd June 2009- start logging on and getting in touch for new ideas and resources
A DCSF funded education project designed to engage primary and secondary school teachers in the exploration of identity,diversity and citizenship with their pupils - in their schools, local communities...
18/08/2008
New Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans for Key Stages 2 and 3
A new, Key Stage 2 unit of study about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, written by education consultant Rinku Mitra, is now available online. The unit comprises seven lessons which provide...
01/07/2008
Who Do We Think We Are? and the Curriculum Big Picture
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has developed a curriculum big picture to reinforce the concept of curriculum as the entire planned learning experience of a young person. This includes...
27/06/2008
Who Do We Think We Are? - Viewpoints from Dr Nick Barratt
Dr Nick Barratt has acted as the genealogical consultant for the award winning BBC series Who Do You Think You Are, and lectures on aspects of personal heritage including how to preserve oral history,...
26/06/2008
Links between London 2012 and Who Do We Think We Are?
‘Who Do We Think We Are?' A question that can be interpreted in many ways and a question that I am sure will lead to much debate this week.Exploring the issues of identity and diversity through group...
24/06/2008
Cultural Exchange Through Theatre in Education (CETTIE)
CETTIE's stated aim in its constitution is to promote tolerance and understanding between (young) people from diverse backgrounds. We kicked off in 1986 in Britain using inclusive models we had developed...
23/06/2008
Students' Views on 'Britishness' - Northumberland Park School
Andrew Bomford from BBC News visited Northumberland Park - an ethnically mixed school in north London - to find out how "British" the students there think they are, as part of a feature about Who...
23/06/2008
PRESS RELEASE: 'Young People Bear the Olympic Torch of Tolerance'
23 June 2008 - First Annual Citizenship Week embodies the Olympic Spirit - Pupils from schools across the country are being encouraged to explore their identity, ask what it means to be British and celebrate...
18/06/2008
Who Do We Think We Are? - Viewpoints from the PSHE Association
The new web site to support Who Do We Think We Are? has a landing page which begins by asking young people, ‘Have you ever asked yourself questions like... What makes me who I am? What is my identity?...
17/06/2008
Geography and Citizenship
Geography helps young people explore and understand the connections between people, places and the environment. This might be in their local area, nationally or internationally and it is such geographical...
28/03/2008
So which of these ancestries do you claim when you say that you are ‘British’?
Who do you think you are? Well, most people would tell me ‘I'm English' or ‘I'm British'. But who are the English and the British? If I take ‘modern' Britain to be the whole of this island,...
27/03/2008
Who do we think we are? A catalyst for youth agency and community engagement
"In order for young people to explore how we live together in the UK today and to debate the values we share, it is important they consider issues that have shaped the development of UK society - and...
27/03/2008
REWIND Project - Sandwell
The REWIND Project has its roots in Detached Youth Work with young people on the streets of the West Midlands, partly as a reaction to Far Right influences on young people and also negative attitudes from...
27/03/2008
Teaching Multicultural British History
There is an emerging consensus that the teaching of multicultural British history has been inadequate. Too often History teachers focus on the slave trade - and the negative aspects of slavery at that,...
27/03/2008
Why is school linking important?
School linking can conjure up many images, the most common and positive one being of children meeting other children, from different backgrounds and discovering with a mixture of surprise, relief and delight,...
27/03/2008
The Importance of History and Citizenship
History fires pupils' curiosity and imagination, moving and inspiring them with the dilemma, choices and beliefs of people in the past while citizenship equips them with the knowledge, skills and understanding...
27/03/2008
Identity: Not just about who we think we are, but also who we want to be
If identity is a personal thing, why discuss it in schools? It impacts on every part of our life as a society. Because social change is happening so quickly and all around us, we are grappling with questions...
27/03/2008
Museums, libraries and archives help us explore who we are
Museums, libraries and archives are at the heart of our communities, holding collections and resources that tell human stories past and present. The issues of citizenship, identity and diversity are...
27/03/2008
Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail - Bringing History and Cultures Together
For centuries philosophers and historians have commented on the need for mankind to remember from whence it came. The Greek thinker Cicero even commented that a nation oblivious of its heritage is "like...
26/03/2008
Who do we think we are? Think Piece by Paula Kitching
I grew up in the North East of England, studied in Leicester then moved to London for work - am I still a Northerner after all these years or does my diluted accent make me a southerner? Am I still...
26/03/2008
Hidden Histories
Human Geography and particularly Historical Geography has the potential to reach out and engage new audiences of adults and to empower young people in a myriad of ways.The Bombay African component of the...
06/03/2008
Why a website on Identity and Diversity?
These days people are on the move. Whilst thousands of immigrants come to live and work in Britain, thousands of British citizens leave Britain to live and work elsewhere. Last year there were 33 million...
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