HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
NUT AND National Education Association HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
The US National Education Association (NEA) and National Union of Teachers are planning to hold a joint seminar for teachers focusing on civil liberties, human rights and freedom. The NEA and NUT are keen to draw on the experience of their highly successful professional development programmes and to work together to build on this.
It is expected that this will be a remarkable professional development opportunity for those involved. I am writing to ask if you are aware of any colleagues that would be interested and able to attend the initial two day seminar on Tuesday 15th April and Wednesday 16th April 2008.
The aim of the programme is to focus on the Magna Carta, a document of its time, but which encompasses values that are now seen as the very embodiment of the ideas of freedom, justice, fairness and human rights. In particular there would be analysis of the Magna Carta and how it relates to human rights, freedom and democracy; this would underpin further work developing strategies and materials for teaching and learning about the Magna Carta. A trip to Lincoln to learn about the Magna Carta is planned as part of the programme.
The format of the programme will provide an opportunity for teachers to work together during a two-day seminar, followed by further work through communication with a partner teacher. Participating teachers, from the NUT and NEA, will be 'linked' to provide professional support to each other (using telephone, e-mail etc) as they try out teaching and learning strategies in their classrooms. Participants may be teachers of any subject.
I hope that you may pass this information on relevant colleagues. If you have any questions regarding this initiative please contact my colleague Samidha Garg on 020 7380 4716 or via international@nut.org.uk . I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
STEVE SINNOTT
General Secretary
The US National Education Association (NEA) and National Union of Teachers are planning to hold a joint seminar for teachers focusing on civil liberties, human rights and freedom. The NEA and NUT are keen to draw on the experience of their highly successful professional development programmes and to work together to build on this.
It is expected that this will be a remarkable professional development opportunity for those involved. I am writing to ask if you are aware of any colleagues that would be interested and able to attend the initial two day seminar on Tuesday 15th April and Wednesday 16th April 2008.
The aim of the programme is to focus on the Magna Carta, a document of its time, but which encompasses values that are now seen as the very embodiment of the ideas of freedom, justice, fairness and human rights. In particular there would be analysis of the Magna Carta and how it relates to human rights, freedom and democracy; this would underpin further work developing strategies and materials for teaching and learning about the Magna Carta. A trip to Lincoln to learn about the Magna Carta is planned as part of the programme.
The format of the programme will provide an opportunity for teachers to work together during a two-day seminar, followed by further work through communication with a partner teacher. Participating teachers, from the NUT and NEA, will be 'linked' to provide professional support to each other (using telephone, e-mail etc) as they try out teaching and learning strategies in their classrooms. Participants may be teachers of any subject.
I hope that you may pass this information on relevant colleagues. If you have any questions regarding this initiative please contact my colleague Samidha Garg on 020 7380 4716 or via international@nut.org.uk . I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
STEVE SINNOTT
General Secretary
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