Teachers Agents of Change

This guide aims to share good practice in embedding Development and Global education in teacher training and education in the UK. It draws on examples from the four nations which make up the UK – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – in the hope that these provide a rich and varied sample of good practice in different educational
contexts. Most of these examples come from institutions which form part of the Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability Network (TEESnet) a UK wide network of
teacher training institutions, NGO’s and national education organisations which offers vital support for this work in the UK. Terminology The guide will mainly refer to ‘Global Learning’, as a term used currently in the UK. This is defined as:

Learning in a global context, fostering:

• Critical and creative thinking
• Self-awareness and open-mindedness towards difference
• Understanding of global issues and power relationships; and
• Optimism and action for a better world