At St Joseph's we have mapped the UN Sustainable Development Goals across our curriculum- that means we link our learning back to these goals where we can.

Why is global learning important to us?

Part of our mission as Catholic educators is a desire for our pupils to be 'witnesses to the world' and use 'global learning' as a vehicle for this!  We know that our school is located in a town with an International Port, our pupils are curious to know, 'is everywhere like Harwich?'  what better way to find out than through 'global learning'!

We believe 'global learning' can have an incredibly positive impact on a pupil’s engagement, knowledge, values, and skills.  We link our thematic topics to UN develop goals to explore global learning issues and we additionally explore global learning through our uniquely developed SMILE curriculum.

The benefits of global learning for pupils

• Pupils will become more engaged in their lessons when learning geography and related subjects.
• Pupils will improve their critical thinking skills and develop in depth knowledge and understanding of the curriculum.
• Pupils will gain a better understanding of global issues like inequality and poverty and be able to explore Catholic social teaching in action
• Pupils will have the opportunity to take part in discussions and develop their knowledge of global problems
• Global learning allows children to understand their role in the world and their impact on society.