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Hi Alison, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging in Module 1!
You have captured the true heart of Development Education by showing how primary pupils can learn to view themselves as part of a connected global family. Your response aligns brilliantly with the module by grounding your thoughts in Ehigie (2021), linking global learning to the new PCF and proposing creative classroom resources like picture books.
Leveraging established initiatives such as Green Schools and Creative Schools is also a fantastic way to build a shared, school-wide approach with colleagues. These could also be linked to SSE.Hi Rachel, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging with Module 1.
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<div class=”” dir=””>You have captured the core purpose of Development Education beautifully, moving past simple knowledge delivery to cultivate genuine empathy, agency and critical awareness in your students. This is the true mission!</div>
<div class=”” dir=””>Embedding these themes across the curriculum and building a collaborative staff culture shows a grounded understanding of how lasting school culture is built. Connecting Development Education to SSE is particularly insightful. Helping to capture student voice and track active citizenship ensures that global learning becomes a measurable, living part of your school’s ethos rather than just a surface-level initiative!</div>
</div>Hi Louise, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging in Module 1!
I have to say, your ideas for cross-curricular teaching and running sustainability weeks with colleagues show a fantastic whole-school approach. I especially love how you have linked everything back to SSE. You clearly get how bringing global citizenship into SSE helps track real impact and builds a lasting school culture.
Hi Mallorie, welcome to the course and thank you for your engagement in Module 1!
Your breakdown of Development Education as a tool for empathy, critical thinking and environmental stewardship is spot on, referencing Ehigie (2021) anchors your core ideas brilliantly. Your cross-curricular approach to class discussions and real-life topics offers a fantastic blueprint for classroom practice. Well done on highlighting collaborative planning to build a shared, school-wide vision.
These these collaborative activities could feed into your SSE process to help gather evidence and track progress over time!Hi Fiona, thank you for your engagement in Module 1.
Your focus on how our increasingly diverse classrooms provide a natural opportunity to address social injustice is spot on and quoting Ehigie (2021) on how global citizenship starts with caring sets the tone in your response brilliantly. Your practical ideas for SSE for example creating a shared digital resource drive for staff and using staff meeting time to cascade CPD learning demonstrate fantastic leadership and a clear commitment to fostering a sustainable, whole-school approach. All very achieve bale actions!
Hi Michelle, welcome to this course and thank you for your engagement in Module 1.
I am thrilled to hear that this paper has an impact on your broader understanding of Global Citizenship.
Your insights on how infant classrooms foster early global citizenship through sharing, kindness and respect shows a lovely understanding of foundational values and is just so real. You have captured the essence of Development Education brilliantly by showing how small, everyday classroom interactions help young children grow into compassionate, thoughtful individuals who value equality and inclusion.Welcome to this course Carole and thank you for engaging in Module 1.
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<div class=”” dir=””>Your points on weaving Development Education naturally across the curriculum and engaging with whole-school initiatives like Green Schools and Global Citizenship Schools show a clear understanding of active, meaningful learning! These insights a</div>
<div class=”” dir=””>An explicit link to the SSE process could be made, exploring how evidence from these initiatives might be gathered to set clear targets and track whole-school impact over time.</div>
</div>Hi Emma, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging in Module 1.
<p data-path-to-node=”0″>Opening with that powerful quote from Ehigie (2021) anchors your response brilliantly in the reading and your ideas for team building, debate and active citizenship show a deep commitment to fostering empathy in pupils. I would highly recommend looking in to the Concern Debates via your local Ed Centre. Well worthwhile to hit all those areas you mentioned.</p>
<p data-path-to-node=”1″>Exploring how pupil voice on equity or student engagement in debate might be gathered as SSE evidence would help demonstrate how whole-school impact can be tracked and evaluated over time. Thank You!</p>Hi Caitriona, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging in Module 1.
Thank you for a thoughtful reflection! I agree, it is so important for our students to reflect on the world around them and beyond. Your point on integrating Development Education across subjects like English, Geography and Science is a fantastic approach to making global learning a natural part of daily teaching rather than an add-on. Encouraging a shared, school-wide responsibility is also key to sustaining these initiatives. The Concern Debates are also something to look into.
To sharpen your post against the prompt requirements, try referencing a key concept from the Ehigie (2021) paper on global citizenship. Also, consider linking these cross-curricular activities directly to SSE. Outlining how student voice or global learning targets could feed into your SSE plan will help you measure real, whole-school impact over time!
Hi Marta, welcome to the course and thank you for this reflection. Your 20 years of teaching experience and SET perspective really come through. Particularly in your feedback on the DreamSpace ambassador programme and how collaborative ICT builds confidence, critical thinking and a sense of belonging.
Hi Niamh, welcome to the course!
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<div class=”” dir=””>Thank you for a wonderful reflection! Your practical insights on iPads, Dreamspace and soundfield systems highlight how accessible technology removes real barriers to learning.
You have made a strong connection to SSE by emphasising pupil, teacher and parent feedback to assess inclusion.
While you rightly reference the Digital Learning Framework domains surrounding teaching, engagement and professional practice, you have not yet named a specific standard. To sharpen this for SSE, try pinpointing one precise DLF standard—such as pupils using digital tools to reflect learning—to help you set a clear baseline and measure real impact over time.</div>
</div>Hi Conor, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging in Module 1.
<p data-path-to-node=”1,0″>You have clearly articulated how assistive technology serves as a universal tool for inclusion, making a great connection to the SETT framework and the SSE process.</p>
<p data-path-to-node=”1,1″>To sharpen your reflection for SSE, try narrowing your focus to one <b data-path-to-node=”1,1″ data-index-in-node=”160″>specific standard</b> within the domains you listed (such as pupils using digital tools to reflect learning). Pinpointing a specific standard will make it much easier to set a clear baseline, gather targeted evidence and measure actual impact across your school!</p>Hi Kay, welcome to the course and thank you for engaging in the content for Module 1.
You bring your lived teacher insight with this reflection, particularly through highlighting the critical importance of touch-typing skills before jumping straight into speech-to-text, this shows your practical understanding of pupil independence.
I couldnt agree more, implementing digital tools requires a whole-school approach rather than working in isolation.Hi Lisa, welcome to the course, I could not agree more with your statement regarding AT enhancing practice. Your deep understanding of the special school context shines through here!
You have captured the true purpose of assistive technology—not as a replacement for high-quality teaching, but as an essential tool for removing barriers to choice, communication, and independence for pupils with complex needs.
<p data-path-to-node=”1″>To build on this powerful reflection, try linking these child-centred outcomes to a specific standard within the DLF. Identifying one precise DLF standard—such as pupils using digital technologies to express themselves and communicate—will give your whole-school commitment a clear focus and make measuring meaningful progress much easier over time.</p>Hi Dolores, welcome to the course and thank you for sharing your practical experience here! It is great to see how you are already using tools like Read&Write and Typing Club to gather assessment data that directly informs your daily teaching and support plan reviews.
<p data-path-to-node=”1″>While listing current tools is a great starting point, try selecting <b data-path-to-node=”1″ data-index-in-node=”209″>one specific DLF standard</b> that targets pupil independence or staff confidence with a single technology. Selecting a clear focus area like this will help you track real progress and measure the direct impact on learning over time.</p>
