Global Dimension

Curriculum

The curriculum in both primary and secondary schools provides many opportunities for global learning. The review of the secondary curriculum has provided far more explicit opportunities than existed previously.

Two key guidance documents exist which are relevant to both primary and secondary schools: 

Further information is available on the Primary Curriculum and the Secondary Curriculum.

For examples of work taking place in schools, see the case studies on this site and on the Global Dimension Website.

92% of young people think it is important to learn where the things they use, like food, energy and water come from.
1 in 3 secondary teachers feel schools fail to prepare children for a fast-changing globalised world.