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Global Links

Global Links 2024-2025

Year Group:

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Reception

Investigate Global warming -

Reduced food supplies - Harvest Festival

Make bird feeders to support wild birds in forest school

Support Christmas Celebrations across Europe-

Join ‘The shoe box appeal

1 box per class

Feed the birds through winter project

Make bird feeders using recycled materials

Investigate the environment- How can we save our planet?

(Review Global Warming)

Perform ‘Heal the World’ show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWf-eARnf6U

Get parents on board to:

*Litter pick *Ban single use plastic in class/ school.

Plant a ‘Wild flower Pollination Garden’ to support the bees.

Mr Frampton visit to discuss bee keeping

Investigate the impact of water pollution and wasting water

NB - The water walk - Ethiopia

Raise funds for ‘Water Aid’

UNICEF

Year 1

Is Bonfire night fair for animals?

Should all toys be made from plastic?

Are diets different around the world? Why?

Year2

Awareness raising- compose and ask thought provoking questions at the zoo surrounding enrichment activities and animal quality of life.

Use of Google Earth

Which countries did some of our common non-native wild plants come from?

e.g. willow herb

speedwell

evening primrose

giant hogweed – issues with sap burning skin

Rhododendron – issues with taking over areas and being very invasive

Japanese knotweed etc.

Impact of these on native species

Cleanliness of sea and beach – arrange a beach litter pick.

First recognised lifeboat

RNLI

Position of St Paul’s Monastery and church and links to other areas - Monkwearmouth, Monkton and Bede’s trips to York and The Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

Year 3/4

Graffiti
What impact it has on our local environment and the wider world.

Debates, community influencers and engage with decision makers.

Hunting

Use of dogs to hunt in the UK and beyond.
Making links to hunting and poachers in many continents around the globe.
Awareness raising, consumer power and engaging with decision makers.

Fair Trade and slavery
Living more sustainably and fairly (close links to DT). Looking at the impact of all parties involved. Explore the actions and legislation made so far and what is still needed.
Consumer power, lifestyle changes and engaging with decision makers.

Cost of Health Care

Is it fair that people have to pay for health care? Discuss what people in the UK have to pay for and compare this to other countries around the world.

Link with discrimination and inequality of low income families and the rich and poor divide that has been fed through many history topics within school.
Engaging with decision makers, Awareness raising and lifestyle changes

Gender equality vs inequality

Discuss how it could be argued there was more equality within the Anglo-Saxon and Viking era in relation to gender roles and lifestyle. Compare then to now.

Discuss where the world is now with equality in gender. Look at key significant people who have used courageous advocacy to promote equality.

Raising awareness

Year 5

Sustainability: Energy issues

Democracy / Freedom: looking at societies where groups are not treated with equality

Explorers – looking after our protected landscape - Litter pick.

Year 6

Impact of the Holocaust.

Impact of war (current affairs)

RE- awareness of religions represented in our local area.

Forest school links

Tourism- implications and benefits to local area

India- Ban of single use plastic

The role of water on exercise (Science)

Is there still a class system in Britain? links with Titanic.

Rivers- explore pollution and endangered species

The role different careers have had on climate change and the impact of the industrial revolution.

Plant based meals (DT)

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