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THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
a new opportunity
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• By the end of this session, you will
• Have ideas for incorporating the global dimension
  into your existing school curriculum
• Appreciate how the global dimension provides
  opportunities for discovering similarities and
  differences in cultures and ways of life
• Be able to recognise the work you already do in
  promoting social cohesion
• Know how to have your existing and future global
  dimension work recognised and celebrated

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International or Global ?

• International
• Language learning
• Understanding and appreciating other cultures
• Working towards shared goals with those from a
  different background

• Global
• Inequality
• Environmental issues and sustainability
• Diversity of identity

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WHY ?

• Media, communications, travel and immigration
• New and major challenges for society

• And also
• Citizenship
• Respect agenda
• Inclusion
• Every Child Matters

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WHAT ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS TEACHERS ?

• Building awareness
• Providing opportunities for evaluation and
  reflection
• Make learning more relevant
• Promoting pupils understanding of the richness
  and diversity of modern British society
• Providing opportunities for pupils to explore the
  similarities and differences between cultures

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How could you use information about McDonalds in
India in these different curriculum areas ?
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Incorporating a Global Dimension intoMaths and
Numeracy

• How ?

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KS1
Year 1 Using and applying mathematics Answer
a question by selecting and using suitable
equipment, and sorting information, shapes or
objects display results using tables and
pictures Describe simple patterns and
relationships involving numbers or shapes decide
whether examples satisfy given conditions
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KS1
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KS1
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KS2
Year 3 Handling data Answer a question by
collecting, organising and interpreting data use
tally charts, frequency tables, pictograms and
bar charts to represent results and illustrate
observations use ICT to create a simple bar
chart
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KS2
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KS2
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KS3
Year 7 Number Understand addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division as they
apply to whole numbers and decimals.
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KS3
How many boxes of 60 nails can be filled with 340
nails? Find the cost of 38 items at 1.99 each.
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KS3
Find the cost of 14 McAloo Tikki Burgers. (prices
are in Rupees)
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• Abhay is 14 years old and works in a hotel in New
  Delhi, India. He earns 25 Rupees a day. Each
  morning he walks past a branch of McDonalds.
  Here is a sample of the menu, with the prices in
  Rupees
• How many days will Abhay have to work to be able
  to afford
• A McVeggie Burger _________
• A Chicken Maharaja Mac _________
• A Veg Pizza McPuff _________
• A Filet-O-Fish _________
• Source http//www.mcdonaldsindia.com/main.html

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KS4
Year 10 Geometry and measures understand and
use measures of speed (and other compound
measures such as density or pressure) solve
problems involving constant or average rates of
change
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KS4
The distance from London to Leeds is 190
miles. An Intercity train takes about 21/4 hours
to travel from London to Leeds. What is its
average speed?
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KS4
The Japanese Shinkansen (Bullet Train) 700 Series
came into service in 1999.
700 series Shinkansen
The distance from Tokyo to Osaka is 515 km.The
Shinkansen can travel this distance in about 2
1/2 hours.What is its average speed ?
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KS4
The distance from Paris to Lyon is 425 km.The
TGV can travel this distance in 2 hours. What is
its average speed ?
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Recognising and celebrating
SEF
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Ofsted
Personal development and well-being .. Students
are encouraged to participate in the school and
local community, and many purposeful links have
been established with other schools around the
world, all of which are enabling the students to
become active citizens.
Leadership and management .. There is a strong
commitment to community cohesion.. International
links with schools on other continents enable the
students to appreciate and understand better the
cultural diversity of the United Kingdom as well
as in other parts of the world the schools work
has been recognised in the award of the
International School Award.
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Whats happening in the LA ?

• Comenius Regio
• Connecting Classrooms
• Washington DC
• Harbin
• Comenius School Projects
• International School Award
• ..and many others

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Support

• Sunderland LA
• www.sunderlandschools.org/international
• International Team at the Civic Centre
• Regional
• ATLAS
• National
• British Council
• Global Gateway