Today’s UK school system prepares pupils for a future that simply does not exist. This extraordinary failing has led young people to self-organise and demand school-based education that acknowledges and responds to the defining challenge of their lives: the climate crisis.
More than 150 youngsters took part in Small Steps for Peace, an interactive course run by the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation, which helps young learners understand the impact of conflict and practice problem-solving.
West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project seeks a Peace Education Coordinator in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Peacemakers is excited to be recruiting a Peace Education Trainer for Young People to expand their work. The role requires a dynamic facilitator and a team player who can take initiative and develop a programme of work. Application deadline: November 21.
War School, a provocative film launched this week, is set to challenge the British government’s attempt to entice children into support for war.
The private Abrar Academy is pioneering a groundbreaking method of teaching the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
School children from three Sheffield primary schools were presented with caps and gowns after graduating from a groundbreaking peace education course, devised by a charity working to prevent radicalisation and extremism.
Pax Christi is seeking a Schools and Youth Peace Education worker to take forward and develop its well-respected education work. Application deadline: July 13, 2018.
The “Peace Education in Teacher Training” workshop, organized by Kocaeli University Faculty of Education, took placeJanuary 18-19, 2018 at the Ness Hotel in Kocaeli. The aim of the workshop was to understand the diversity of students in schools in Turkey and the United Kingdom and to share knowledge and experience for peace education.
Under the UK’s “Prevent” policy, nurseries, schools and universities are treated as places where the growth of radical extremism may be undermined. Educators are expected to instil “British values” in their students while also being on the lookout for signs of extremist behaviour or attitudes, which they are required to report. By contrast, when working in other parts of the world, the UK government encourages a different approach – peace education.