DEA - promoting education for a sustainable and just world

DEA is an education charity that promotes global learning. We work to ensure that people in the UK learn about global issues such as poverty and climate change and develop an open-minded, global outlook.

Our present focus is on schools and youth work. We work to change what people learn and how they learn, through influencing policy and improving educators' practice. Our national network of member organisations and supporters share our conviction that the role of education today is crucial in shaping a better tomorrow.

 

DEA's members include many large development and environment NGOs, as well as a wide network of Development Education Centres and education NGOs based locally around the UK.

 

Our vision is for all citizens to understand the global challenges we face and develop the capabilities to create a more just and sustainable world.

 

If you support our vision of education and would like to stay in touch, you can subscribe to our alerts.

Featured news

Introducing DEA's Global Learning Charter

In February DEA will be launching the Global Learning Charter in Parliament. So far over 150 organisations have signed up including NGOs, businesses, local authorities, schools and others. 

Signatories to the Charter are organisations that support the idea that learning can help tackle some of the big issues that we collectively face such as climate change, intolerance and poverty.   

To read more about the Charter click here.
To see a list of organisations that have already signed up click here.
To ask your MP to support the Charter click here.

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News

09/11/2009
DEA: More support for teachers dealing with racism

DEA's chief executive, Hetan Shah, called for more training to support teachers dealing with racist bullying incidents in schools, during a BBC radio interview broadcast today.

 

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15/10/2009
Media coverage of DEA’s cohesion fringe at Labour

The Minister for Community Cohesion, Shahid Malik MP, agreed that the parental choice agenda can increase division during a DEA fringe event at Labour Party Conference, a children's and youth work magazine has reported.

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Blog

04/02/2010 Critical thinking and community cohesion in religious education

A recent study from the University of Warwick finds that religious education teachers in many schools are placing a high priority on the development of personal and social values, positive attitudes towards those of other religions and critical thinking in RE lessons.

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