About The Project

Green Flag for Development is a major Development Awareness Fund project funded by the Department for International Development (DfID) and Global Education Derby.

The project has worked with a team of teachers, partners and experts over the past three years to find ways to bring the global dimension to the Eco-Schools Programme and the Sustainable Schools Framework.

The global dimension incorporates the key concepts of global citizenship, conflict resolution, diversity, human rights, interdependence, social justice, sustainable development and values and perceptions. After much debate, we approached this task by bringing a global dimension to the key areas, or doorways, rather than as an add-on or extra area of work. We also aim to provide a model to schools of how the global dimension can be addressed through established ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) programmes such as the Eco-Schools Programme or the Sustainable Schools Framework.

The results of the project are offered here as a free-to-download set of resources for busy teachers, with the emphasis on being written by teachers, for teachers.