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Great to see @EISUnion launch it's Education For Peace policy and connect with teachers at the Still We Rise conference in Glasgow.
"There is no way to peace - peace is the way" ✌🏼
And we've loved meeting teachers working on inclusion and equity in so many ways!
🙌🏻We've passed 10,000 Teach Peace downloads via TES resources! Thanks to the educators and great orgs who contribute, inc. @_CRESST @CNDPeaceEd @PaxChristiYouth @FacingHistoryUK @WorldBeyondWar @DEC_SY @ResponsibleSci
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ALT Teach Peace primary and Teach Peace Secondary pack front covers
The next PEN meeting and skillshare is coming up on 7 Nov, 10–13:30. Join us online to connect with other peace educators, learn the amazing story of the 1923 Women’s Peace Petition and Using art and objects for peace education🤩
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Arms sales are in the news, but how does the arms trade work?
Who does the UK sell weapons to? Who else is selling? What does international law say? What are the human rights effects?
Explore the questions Citizenship questions in this Teach Peace lesson:
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A letter signed by more than 600 lawyers said the government risked breaching international law by continuing to allow the export of weapons to Israel
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It's nearly the anniversary of The Belfast Agreement, aka the GoodFriday Agreement, 10 April 1998. We can think peacemaking is all politicians thrashing out deals, but it might be about a lonely march. Check this Teach Peace lesson from @corrymeela
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"It's an avoidable tragedy that many, including the most vulnerable, children, do not feel safe. Peace education should be a pursuit for us all."
-Hans Svennevig, Subject Leader for Citizenship at the Institute of Education, UCL, on Teach Peace Secondary
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With International Women's Day in one week, check out this Teach Peace lesson from @WILPF on gender war and conflict- discover some amazing women peacebuilders! tes.com/teaching-resource/ge… #IWD2024
The budget's coming up, so check out this Teach Peace lesson lesson from @PaxChristiYouth on a budget for a safer world.
Next week, the UK Chancellor announces a new budget.
Probably the amount spent on the military will be much debated, but does it makes us safer?
How does the arms trade work?
Check out this Teach Peace lesson produced with @AmnestyUK , exploring how the global trade in weapons works, the human rights effects it has, and the actions people take to control it from global treaties to public protest
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What is Mediation?
Check out this Teach Peace Secondary lesson produced with the Civil Mediation Council. Learners explore both the role mediation plays in society and the skills of conflict resolution. It might even inspire peer mediation in your school
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