“Learning for Sustainability will help my ASN pupils have a better understanding of the world.”

Astrid Patrigeon, an Additional Support Needs (ASN) teacher in Aberdeen, originally took part in Global Learning Partnerships in 2016 and returned as a Team Lead in 2018. Both trips took her to communities in Rwanda. Astrid is using her first-hand experiences to inspire her pupils to better understand the world outside of their [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:41+00:00October 2nd, 2018|News, Rwanda Case Study|0 Comments

“Although there are many struggles, there are many positives that can be learned from Ugandan teachers.”

Susan Hamill is an Acting Principal Teacher of Employability in Paisley. She applied for GLP for a number of reasons: she had always wanted to do an overseas placement to make a difference; she thought it was a great professional and personal development opportunity; and she wanted to learn more about the world [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:42+00:00October 2nd, 2018|News, Uganda Case Study|0 Comments

“Teaching is universal. It needs to be creative and active to be successful. That’s a lesson GLP reinforced for us all.”

Caitlin Morrison is a history teacher in Wick. She applied for the GLP 2018 Rwandan group to make a difference in the world through her skills as an educator. As well as upskilling Rwandan teachers, Caitlin learned lessons about herself and her own teaching practices which are already changing the way she interacts [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:46+00:00October 2nd, 2018|News, Rwanda Case Study|0 Comments

“GLP is the best CLPL activity I have experienced in my career and has had the biggest impact on both my professional and home lives.”

Jill Callander is a Mentor with Aberdeenshire Council with more than 20 years’ experience in primary education. She first travelled to Uganda with the first cohort of our global teachers in 2012 and returned in 2018 as a Team Lead. She believes the programme has grown in terms of strength, sustainability and impact [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:48+00:00October 2nd, 2018|News, Uganda Case Study|0 Comments

“GLP was a challenge to mark my milestone 50th birthday.”

Margaret Rule, a principal teacher and educational support officer in Aberdeenshire, spent the summer of 2018 in the Ruhango Province of Rwanda. Margaret, who turned 50 in September of this year, wanted to challenge herself to mark the milestone and the experience has reinvigorated her desire to continue to progress her career. [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:49+00:00October 2nd, 2018|News, Rwanda Case Study|0 Comments

“Returning as a Team Lead gave me the confidence to know which direction to take at a crossroads in my career.”

Barry Donaldson, a primary school teacher in Aberdeen, spent two consecutive summers in Rwanda with GLP. Barry Donaldson travelled to Rwanda in 2017 and spent an unforgettable summer developing his teaching skills before returning to his post as P4 teacher in Aberdeen. He spent the 2017/18 academic year entrenching Global Goals and the Rights [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:52+00:00September 17th, 2018|News, Rwanda Case Study, UK Education Case Study|0 Comments

“To be an inspirational teacher, you need to be inspired”

During the summer of 2014 Nicola Tanner, Faculty Head for Design & Technology at St Machar Academy in Aberdeen, spent four weeks living and working in Bugesera in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.  Here, using her own experiences, Nicola offers some practical tips for encouraging your students and colleagues to adopt Learning for [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:54+00:00March 8th, 2017|UK Education Case Study, Uncategorized|0 Comments

“There isn’t a right way or a wrong way to start engaging students.”

Jayne Davidson, a Geography teacher at St Machar Academy in Aberdeen, spent four weeks living and working in Rubavu in the Western Province of Rwanda during the summer of 2016.  Jayne shares some tips for engaging students and colleagues at the early stages of programme participation. It doesn’t’ seem that long ago since [...]

By |2019-05-13T15:47:55+00:00December 20th, 2016|UK Education Case Study|0 Comments
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