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Encouraging Support for Charities

New YouGov research shows students are particularly interested in supporting the work of charities.

Free Global Wallplanner

Plan ahead for global learning using our free calendar.

You can find out about global days and festivals that can help you plan using our  Wallplanner.

 Order copies via this online form (UK addresses only). You can also download a PDF.

Our partners, the British Council and Practical Action have helped us produce the 2012/13 Global Wallplanner which is themed around the  Millennium Development Goals. In the new school year we will be producing a learning resource to helpo teachers with ideas for using the pitures on the calendar in a classroom activity.

Think Global recruiting for a new Chair

Think Global is a charity promoting learning for a more just and sustainable world and we are recruiting for a new Chair.  Our aim is that every young person will leave school able to live and work in a globalised world.  

Live Below the Line 2012

Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg, and Baroness Jolly, a former teacher, will  survive on £1 in May to support education projects.  

Support them by clicking their names above or follow their challenge from May 7 on twitter @jollyjudith  and @StephenTwigg.  You can also follow Think Global CEO Tom’s progress on his Blog and on twitter.

For five days in May thousands of people cut their spending on food and drink with the aim of raising awareness of the 1.4 billion people who have no choice but to live on £1 a day for everything, every day.

Think Global supports the campaign because research shows that the more people there are who understand the impact that their decisions have on poverty and sustainability, the more people there are who make good decisions. Tackling poverty, injustice and sustainability can only happen when more of us make good decisions, big and small. Being conscious of the ethics of shopping, fundraising for a cause, learning more or writing to those in power are all daily choices shaping the wellbeing of our planet and its people. Good decisions start with learning about the world and how we can make a difference.

Think Global helps 1.5 million children to learn about poverty and sustainability at school each year by helping them to understand and shape the world they will inherit.  Supporting teachers is at the heart of this work. Programmes like the Global Dimension cost just 3 pence per child reached in the classroom.

This year we are excited to be designing a schools-focused resource around the campaign in time for World Food Day. 

Anyone can sign up to raise funds or awareness. To find out more or to take part you sign up here.  

New Vacancies

We are recruiting for five new posts to help more people, particularly children in schools, to learn about the global challenges we face and how they can make a difference. And, crucially, to help us develop new income streams to expand our work:

• Business Development Manager | £36-40k | London | Full time
• Programme Manager | £28k pro rata |London | Part time
• Fundraising Manager | £30-35k pro rata |London | Part time
• Office Manager | £22-24k pro rata |London | Part time
• Campaign Volunteer | Expenses paid |5-10 hours per week

In addition the five staff posts we are also recruiting for a new Trustee with schools based experience.

Think Global is the hub for a network of 5,000 teachers and other educators, and over 100 organisations, working to educate and engage the UK public in poverty reduction, sustainable development and other global challenges. Much of our work is focused on young people.

The successful candidates will build on the organisation’s success and continue our growth in a changing context. They will develop new projects, funding streams and alliances.

We are looking for strategic and entrepreneurial candidates who are able to build strong relationships and welcome the challenge of change.

For further details and application packs, please visit: our vacancies page.

Recruiters prize world awareness above degree and A-levels

Three out of four business chiefs fear that the UK will be left behind by emerging countries unless young people learn to think more globally, according to a new ICM business poll.

Another new report showed that less than half of the students polled by YouGov  (48 percent) thought that an international outlook benefits their work prospects.

Global learning plays a key role in prestigious qualifications

Think Global and the International Baccalaureate have published a new report that highlights the central role that global learning plays in some of the world’s most prestigious qualifications.

Vince Cable considers global skills for business

Baroness Jolly hosted and chaired a  House of Lord roundtable this week attended by schools, businesses, exam boards and the Secretary of State for Business and Skills.

Think Global appoints Ramblers CEO, Tom Franklin

The education charity Think Global has appointed Tom Franklin as its new Chief Executive.

New teachers' resource website launches

We are re-launching the Global Dimension Website – our website for teachers looking for support to explore the world in their classroom. The site now has a brand new, clean design and improved navigation. Please take a look at globaldimension.org.uk