Through the inclusion of an international focus within our curriculum offer at Woodstock CE Primary School, children engage in a range of experiences that enhance their learning and raise awareness of their national and international identity. Themes such as UN Global Goals, Rights Respecting work, Fairtrade Fortnight, Black History Month, celebrating World Environment Day and European Day of Languages reflect our commitment to both gender and racial equality. This global dimension is reflected in the attitudes and values of our school community, the ethos and the curriculum of our school.

We recognise that global issues are an important part of children’s lives today. We are living in a world where economies are increasingly interdependent and global communication is a daily reality. Children have access to the Internet, increased opportunities to travel and to watch news stories from around the world, as they develop. A global dimension helps children to understand their role in creating a fair and sustainable world in the future and enables learners to explore links between their own lives and people, places and issues throughout the world. This work is further extended through the ‘Our World’ initiative that runs weekly across the whole school.

We have a partner school in Italy – Lycée Chateaubriand de Rome - and children in Years 5 and 6 communicate regularly through the E-Pals initiative, led by our MFL Lead. We work collaboratively with Lycée Chateaubriand on several activities each year.

We have been recognised for our work promoting international dimensions within our curriculum through reaccreditation of the British Council’s International School Award. We are always happy to support other schools to embrace a global dimension in their curriculum or to begin their International School journey. Please contact our International Coordinator to discuss how we can help.