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IGE UK Education

IGE UK is currently working on three main education projects:

Ethics in Education: Tools for Moral Decision-Making

Contact: Philip Doyle

  Click here to read the introduction to Ethics in Education: Tools for Moral Decision-Making.

Ethics in Education: Tools for Moral Decision-Making is a practical and accessible toolkit for teachers and educators for introducing the moral and social responsiblity strand of citizenship education in England at Key Stages 3 & 4.

Ethics in Education: Tools for Moral Decision-Making (ISBN no. 0 340 844914) was published in July 2002 by Hodder & Stoughton Educational. You can order copies through Bookpoint Ltd, on 01235 827720, 130 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4SB, at £45.00 each.

Ethics in Education supports teachers and curriculum planners by:

Ethics in Education encourages young people to apply specific decision-making skills through:

IGE UK offers training days for this resource. The day is designed for teachers, curriculum planners, schools, and community groups, and is based on the Institute's framework for Ethical Fitness®.

If you would like further information, please call 020-7486-1954 or email igeuk@globalethics.org.uk.

Education for Values and Citizenship in England, Ireland, North Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Introducing the Eighth Annual Conference on Education for Values and Citizenship:

Beyond the comfort zone
Tackling controversial issues and values in education for citizenship

The Met Hotel, Leeds
Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 November, 2007
(Registration from 2.00pm)

The eighth annual conference on Education for Values and Citizenship is targeted at policy makers, curriculum planners, the inspectorate, teacher trainers, practitioners, NGOs and young people within the formal and non-formal education sectors of England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

This year’s conference aims to:

We are delighted that keynote speakers will include Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and Cathie Holden, Head of Initial Teacher Education at the University of Exeter, and editor of The Challenge of Teaching Controversial Issues (Trentham Books, June 2007). 

For more details or to register please email Luci Parnell at lparnell@globalethics.org.uk or call the Institute for Global Ethics UK Trust office on 020 7405 5709.  Registration deadline is Monday 8th October, places are limited. This year’s conference will build on the agenda set by the series of Five Nations conferences originating in 2000.

  Please click here to view the 2006 Conference Programme

  Please click here to view the report of the 2006 Edinburgh conference

  Please click here to view the report of the 2004 Cardiff conference

  Please click here to view the report of the 2003 Belfast conference.

  Please click here to view the report of the 2002 Birmingham conference.

  Please click here to view the executive summary of the 2001 Glasgow conference.

  Please click here to view a report of the May 2000 London conference.

impetus for Schools and Youth Organisations

The impetus award recognises creative and innovative work by young people who use ethical values and human rights to respond to contemporary, challenging and contested issues in our society.

Click here for the impetus Awards Web site.

If you are interested in finding out more about IGE UK’s flagship youth awards programme , please call 020-7486-1954 or email impetus@globalethics.org.uk.

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