The ABC of Global Citizenship Education 2025


IDEA developed a training called the ‘ABC of Global Citizenship Education’ in collaboration with Concern Worldwide’s Global Citizenship team aimed at supporting newcomers to GCE to deepen their understanding and develop their skills in Global Citizenship Education delivery.  

 

Global Citizenship Education enables people to understand the world around them and to act to transform it. It works to tackle the root causes of injustice and inequality, globally and locally to create a more just and sustainable future for everyone. IDEA members use a variety of terms including Global Citizenship Education, Development Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Global Youth Work and related terms. 

 

The training is targeted at newcomers to Global Citizenship Education but is open to all. It will also be useful to anyone who wishes to brush up on their Global Citizenship Education skills. It runs in two or three parts, through a mixture of online and in person sessions. 

 

The training will: 

 

  • Support educators to bring a global justice perspective to your educational work 
  • Explore interactive and participatory approaches to Global Citizenship Education 
  • Provide information on relevant resources and supports for your Global Citizenship Education work 
  • Introduce you to the Code of Good Practice for Development Education 
  • Increase understanding of the context of Global Citizenship Education in Ireland, including relevant stakeholders. 

 

In previous years we have been joined by guest speakers – in 2023 we were joined by Dr Aoife Titley, Maynooth University, and in 2024 by the Hope & Courage Collective.  

 

This training course was designed and delivered for the first time in 2023and then run again in 2024. We have no immediate plans to run it in 2025, however we will do so based on demand.   

 

If you are interested in attending this course in the future, please email events@ideaonline.ie to register interest. Once we have a confirmed group of participants we will look to run the course. 


See below images from our 2024 training

Catch up on our Palestine Webinar

April 7, 2025
Last week, IDEA hosted the second webinar from our 2025 series, ‘Exploring Contemporary Crises and Issues through Global Citizenship Education, ' focusing on Palestine. If you missed out, you can watch the full video below!

IDEA’s Erasmus+ Project Kicks Off in Riga: Strengthening Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Ireland and Latvia

April 4, 2025
At the end of March, IDEA staff and representatives from three IDEA members travelled to Riga, Latvia, for a two-day event marking the launch of IDEA’s Erasmus+ project with our partner LAPAS (Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation) focused on the IDEA Code of Good Practice The project’s core objective is to enhance the quality of global citizenship education (GCE) at local , national and European levels. Central to this work is the creation of a Code of Good Practice for Latvia based on learning from the IDEA Code that will support Latvian GCE practitioners, including teachers, NGOs, youth workers and others, by fostering a common understanding and approach to GCE. This represents the first piloting of the IDEA Code in an international context. The new IDEA task group for the project, made up of Code members, alongside IDEA staff, are supporting LAPAS members to adapt the Code for the Latvian national context by sharing our own experiences and learnings from the Code and GCE in Ireland. The event in Riga was the first in-person gathering of the project, bringing together LAPAS and IDEA members. This face-to-face interaction allowed us to begin the process of knowledge exchange, and mutual learning which will spread the Code’s reach and strengthen our GCE practice. IDEA was represented in Riga by Dean Oke (CDYS (Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service), Georgina Eastaugh (Concern Worldwide) and Claire Glavey (Global Village), alongside IDEA staff Elaine and Aine.

IDEA Advocacy Toolkit and GCE Policy Guide Workshop

March 31, 2025
06 May 10.30am – 4.30pm IDEA offices, 6 Gardiner Row