Uses 
School Development Plan - The International Dimension
By forming a policy, schools attempt to meet the requirements of the revised National Curriculum which makes it clear that the content of the curriculum should embrace sustainability, the environment, global interdependence, cultural diversity, preparation for adult life and citizenship education. The content of what is taught in schools is to be informed by international and global matters in order to reflect modern day realities and issues.
The curriculum is also to be based on a clear statement of values, foremost of which is ‘a belief in education as a route to: the well-being and development of the individual; equality of opportunity for all; a healthy democracy; a productive economy; and a sustainable environment.’
The International Dimension involves a commitment to an awareness of these values and of gender-related issues, cultural and national stereotyping, bias in different cultures and the potential danger of any kind of fundamentalism.
This international perspective should inform the whole curriculum, and the whole curriculum should contribute to it.
The International Dimension provides a wider and more relevant context for initiatives
such as citizenship education and the literacy hour, and can help to raise standard
across the curriculum. Schools should aim to develop the following key concepts of the
International Dimension:
- democracy and citizenship
- sustainable development
- informed perceptions and appropriate images
- intercultural understanding and the appreciation of diversity
- personal and global interdependence
- the resolution of conflict and the promotion of harmony
For some examples of how to integrate the International Dimension into the curriculum please click here.
For more information please contact international.development@kent.gov.uk
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