Schools

Our curriculum-linked resources, school talks and campaigns will bring the people ActionAid works with and their stories into your classroom. Take action in your school on issues such as climate change and global education with our CountDown to Copenhagen and Send My Friend campaigns.

Resources

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  • Free downloads

    Download free teaching resources to use straight away. There are photographs, information sheets, film clips, case studies covering India, Africa as well as much more. Ideal for geography, citizenship, PSHE and science lessons.

  • Special offers

    Order your copy of The Chembakolli Story today and save £5. Take advantage of our stock clearance and buy secondary materials for as little as £5.

  • More resources

    Download free resources on Africa, browse our Africa resources for sale, use our free interactive website for children and download a copy of Get Global!

School talks

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  • ActionAid teacher talks

    Whether you teach KS1 or A-level, our team of experienced teachers can help you put topics in a global context by providing vibrant visual material and up-to-date case studies.

  • Teachers wanted

    Thanks to the increasing success of ActionAid's school visits service, we are now looking for even more teachers to help us widen pupils’ understanding of poverty.

  • Climate change talks

    Find out about ActionAid's climate change talks for primary and secondary audiences.

  • Book a talk

    Book your school talk online using our interactive map to find your nearest visiting teacher.

PowerDown

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  • PowerDown e-news

    Sign up to the PowerDown e-newsletter and get updates on PowerDown, free resources, news on important events, actions on climate change and details of special offers on other teaching resources.

  • Background

    PowerDown was developed as part of three year project called Global Action Schools. The schools involved were encouraged to commit to making global awareness and action central to school life.

  • Teach climate action!

    ActionAid teamed up with Queen Mary University of London to create Teach climate action! This event was designed to help teachers take action on climate change in school.

  • The Age of Stupid

    ActionAid, together with The Age of Stupid director Franny Armstrong, have developed a resource pack The Age of Smart for Key Stage 3 learners and upwards.

  • ActionAid has a range of resources to help you teach about climate change. It couldn’t be easier to order and sign up for freebies.

Chembakolli

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  • Chembakolli: Life and change in an Indian village

    Chembakolli: Life and change in an Indian village is a photopack packed with 30 brand new A4 photocards, a teachers' guide, lesson plans, classroom activities, audio clips from the Chembakolli Story and interviews with key people from Chembakolli.

  • Chembakolli.com

    Find out more about ActionAid's award-winning website Chembakolli.com. Link your school to Chembakolli and explore village life in India. Read the weekly blogs from the community, ask people questions in the hot seat and use over 350 resources including photographs, video clips, slideshows and sound clips.

  • Primary curriculum review and Chembakolli

    Planning ahead for the new primary curriculum? ActionAid’s Chembakolli resources are perfectly designed to support the proposals. Introduce the fascinating rights based story of this Indian village to your school to support top line geographical, historical and social learning.

Send My Friend

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  • Send My Friend to School '09

    The campaign is once again asking UK school pupils to join forces with young campaigners around the world and keep up the pressure on global leaders to end the education crisis and quality primary education for every child in the world by 2015

Barnaby Bear

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  • Barnaby Bear

    Let Barnaby Bear take your class on exciting, educational trips to Kenya and Brazil using ActionAid’s range of excellent teaching resources.

Got a question about ActionAid's work in UK schools? Why not contact the Schools team today...

Tel: +44 (0)1460 23 8000

Fax: +44 (0)1460 67191

Email: schools@actionaid.org.uk

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