Case Study 9
(Primary and Post Primary)
Background Information
Contact name and email address: Stephen McCloskey,
stephen@centreforglobaleducation.com
Name of Organisation: Centre for Global Education
County: Antrim
Class/Age/ Educational setting: 8–11yrs
12–15yrs
Delivered in the context of the Local and Global
Citizenship curriculum and suitable for formal and
informal settings.
Describe what happened
The Centre for Global Education developed an interactive, online resource to support the
delivery of Local and Global Citizenship in schools and the youth sector entitled The Big Pic.
Targeted at Key Stages 2 & 3 (8–15yrs), it is a web resource with content that addresses the
four main themes that structure the Local and Global Citizenship curriculum:
••Diversity & Inclusion
••Equality & Social Justice
••Democracy & Active Participation
••Human Rights & Social Responsibilities
Teachers were involved in piloting and evaluating materials that were uploaded to the
website and ensured that materials were consistent with learning objectives in curriculum
specification. The materials were tested by young people in a range of primary and post
primary schools representing a mix of backgrounds (co-educational, rural/urban, controlled/
maintained). The Centre’s role was to write the materials in partnership with schools, liaise
with the piloting teachers, support evaluation and amend the materials accordingly. The
materials were used in the context of in-service training to ensure that the web resource was
used in classroom practice. It was disseminated through workshops with youth workers and
student teachers. The link to the resource is http://www.thebigpic.biz/ .
Why do you consider this good practice?
The Big Pic enriches young people’s experience of the curriculum by focusing on international
development issues in both local and global contexts. The site’s activities support a learning