Links for Teacher's

Good teachers everywhere understand that the best future for their pupils lies in a good education.

Teachers are juggling the demands of changing curricula with the welfare of children in their care.

The following organisations offer information and resources for teachers with a global interest in education.

In the UK

Devon Development Education

Devon Development Education
The Global Centre Exeter

Persona Doll Training

Using Persona Dolls is a great way method of getting over difficult and emotional subject matter find out more from Persona Doll Training UK

Jane offers training in using Persona Dolls throughout Devon.

As part of the Global Learning Program Jane also offers training for teachers in Philosophy for Children

Hands around the World

This is the organization through which Jane went to Centocow as a Volunteer on her initial 3 month trip in 2001.

and in South Africa

The Family Literacy Project

The Family Literacy Project – KwaZulu-Natal

– read about Jane’s visit to the Mpumlwane library near Centocow in 2005 here. It’s just one of many small libraries in Rural KwaZulu-Natal that they run.

TREE

Training & Resources in Early Education. Provides Training in ECD ( Early Child Development) for Carer’s, Teachers, Pre-School Workers and others throughout KwaZulu-Natal.

Nalibali

Nal’ibali, isiXhosa for “here’s the story”, is a reading-for-enjoyment campaign in South Africa. It encourages children through storytelling & reading. You can get and read African stories from its website