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Annual Report 2001 – 2002 ]
Global Eye
Our award-winning educational resource on global issues
“One of the real strengths of Global Eye is the quality
of the images chosen. The questions raised are stimulating and wide
ranging, requiring pupils to empathise with local people and to
consider the impact of their own actions.”
PGCE Tutor, Middlesex University
By any measure this has been the most successful year yet for Global
Eye. Building on its previous awards from the Geographical Association,
the magazine has received an increasing number of commendations
from teachers in all regions and in Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland, as well as positive reviews in national professional journals.
The most recent survey of schools selected at random found that
no less than 95% rated Global Eye as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’
(65% excellent).
“Global Eye magazine has proved to be an invaluable resource
with our classes at a variety of levels. It appears to be universally
popular with students of all abilities as it covers topical issues
in a bright and eye-catching way, but still in the amount of depth
needed at AS level whilst still making it accessible to the younger
reader.”
Head of Geography, Bedford High School
In Global Eye we have continued to present material that is topical,
well researched and relevant to the school curriculum. One important
aspect this year has been a conscious broadening of its appeal to
subjects other than geography, so that it can add a global dimension
to lessons in economics, business studies and PSHE, for example.
It is also a valuable tool in helping teachers address the new requirements
for citizenship across the curriculum.
During the year we have covered issues such as globalisation and
trade, sustainable food production, the impact of tourism, ecosystems
management, street children and reproductive health needs. We have
also focused on countries including South Africa, The Philippines,
St Lucia, and Brazil.
“Fantastic resource for KS3, KS4 and AS/A2 – how
could I teach without it?”
Hellesdon High School, Norwich
The Global Eye Website
Another measure of our success has been the continuing rapid increase
in use of the Global Eye website, which is home to the fully interactive
versions of both secondary and primary editions of the resource.
The site has seen a further seven-fold growth in use this year to
a level of just under 600,000 hits per month, regarded as highly
impressive by educational publishing standards. An evaluation of
the primary Global Eye website by the independent education consultants
TEEM has given it a first-class report, especially commending its
interactive and visual nature, ease of use, and its comprehensive
curriculum-based content.
The Future
We have been privileged to have the support of the Department for
International Development for the first six years of Global Eye’s
life. Sadly, we were notified during the year that DFID’s
changing policies regarding support for development education meant
that funding would cease. We are seeking alternative arrangements
to ensure its continuation as a highly-respected and well-used resource.
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