Development Education
Development education is about getting young people across the world communicating with each other, gaining knowledge to change things for the better.
Development Education brings development issues alive in the classroom.
At Plan we believe development education should be a priority, and have a website full of projects and resources (including National Curriculum lesson plans) devoted to it - www.plan-ed.org.
Current Projects
‘Global Warning - the voice of youth’
 Plan UK rolls out an exciting new climate change project this autumn. In partnership with UK Youth Parliament, Plan UK will support 4 young journalists from the UK and Indonesia to attend the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December.
CALLING ALL TEACHERS AND YOUTH WORKERS!
Plan UK have developed innovative Citizenship lesson plans and peer education materials about climate change and the COP15 Summit. Members of Plan UK’s Youth Advisory Panel can visit your school/youth group to co-facilitate a workshop on the topics. Email plan-ed@plan-international.org.uk for your free resources and more information.
Global Warning - young journalists to Copenhagen!
Plan International is supporting a group of young journalists from the UK, Indonesia, Kenya, Sweden and the Netherlands to attend the COP15 summit in December 2009. The young journalists will have the opportunity to creatively and widely share their views on climate change via traditional and new media. They will be attending press conferences, interviewing key delegates and sharing their accounts via daily blogs from Copenhagen.
 The Global Warning UK Competition Winners are …
Annie, 15, from Gloucestershire
Annie says “We can all cut back without affecting what we need. Groups are already changing, inviting others along. We need to listen, learn and act upon our mistakes. We have shaped a world dependant on fossil fuels; we will reshape the world to flourish on renewable energy.”
Aakash, 15, from Harrow, London
Aakash says “Young people everywhere have recognised that we need to act. Climate change is the new social struggle; it will affect us the most. This is our "What did you do in the war, Daddy?" moment. Unless we act now the consequences will be inconceivable and irreversible.”
Find out more about our exciting past projects.
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The Steve Sinnott Award for Young Global Education Campaigners has been launched by in the GCE-UK to encourage year 10 students to campaign for education. The award, which will initially run for three years, aims to get UK young campaigners to "spread the word" by speaking to their peers, at union conferences and to the media. They will have a chance to get involved during the Global Action Week 2010 and to initiate their own activities. The deadline for applications is the 13th November. Read more on the 
