Research Consultant

Global Dimension in Schools NI

NI Coordinator 9 University Street Belfast BT7 1FY

11 Apr 2008

Nora McQuaid

nora@globaldimensioninschools.org

028 9024 1879

Aim of Evaluation:

To monitor and evaluate the delivery of the global dimension through the Northern Ireland Curriculum by assessing the extent to which educators are resourced and trained to deliver about the global dimension in schools and extent of student's learning.

Intended outcomes of evaluation include:

• Identifying and promoting the new and existing opportunities in the Northern Ireland Curriculum for supporting the global dimension
• Assessing the level of training and support available to teachers in delivering the global dimension, particularly in regard to in-service training, resources and access to new opportunities in professional development
• To produce interim reports for the Enabling Effective Support Advisory Group that has been established to support the work of the Global Dimension in Schools Coordinator
• To produce detailed written reports annually for the project funder, the Department for International Development, and to compile a comparative study in year three with analysis of findings and studied recommendations for strengthening the global dimension in formal sector education
• To present the findings in the final year at a seminar for policy-makers in formal education designed to support the development of a strategy for enhancing the global dimension in schools
• In the final report, make recommendations for enhancing delivery of the global dimension in the formal education sector as part of the final report.

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