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Eid-ul-Adha is the second Eid festival of the calendar year This festival commemorates the willingness of Abraham to obey God by sacrificing his beloved son Ishmael - in the end God gave Abraham a sheep to sacrifice instead. As they celebrate Eid-ul-Adha, Muslims remind themselves of their own obedience to God and willingness to sacrifice anything to His wishes.



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Beautiful film which is worth watching 🩵

We are so moved by our wider community that has shared about Water is Love. Over 3,000 people have watched it between June 6th and this morning. And you are still making waves!

So! We’ve decided to extend the watch period until 12am Pacific Time on WEDNESDAY June 12th. If you haven’t watched yet, or didn’t get the chance to share with your friends you still have time!

Watch here: https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/water-is-love-film

This week is The Great Big Green Week – one of the largest environmental events held in the UK.

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.

You can get involved by attending an event in your local area, or by sharing how you're taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature online.

This event can be used for any number of things such as building local green community networks, educating about climate change, attending talks or celebrating our green spaces.

Take a look at The Great Big Green Weeks website and find an event happening near you. https://greatbiggreenweek.com/find-an-event/



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Yarrells School’s World Ocean Day Litter Pick was a HUGE success as loads of pupils went out litter picking in so many different places.

Approximately 45 pupils took part but the information is still coming in and the parents are all talking about it. So much better than meeting in one place!

One group even did it as part of their birthday party! Lots more people were able to take part and it was important for the children to see that together, all our collective actions do make a difference.

We have been inspired by Oly Rush from Project Planet Earth, who started off as 'just one person' as he put it. He has galvanised lots of people to work together and really make a positive impact on the world to protect our seas."
Linda Sharpe, Assistant Head



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Ooooh we’ve made it to the Dorset View 🩵
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On World Environment Day we are proud to share outcomes from our latest project: Drain Art ‘Save Our Seas’ & ‘Only Rain Down the Drain’

Pupils at Heatherlands Primary School in Poole and Mudeford Junior school in Christchurch have been exploring the impact of litter on the local and global environment. Working with Sarah from DEED, and Mirek from Miroslav Lucan ( LucanArt ), groups of Year 5 pupils have designed artwork for drains in their school grounds to encourage everyone to look down and consider where their litter goes when it is thrown ‘away’.

While everyone did such a good job, it was Amelia and Christina in Heatherlands and Noah in Mudeford who came up with the winning designs of ‘Save Our Seas’ and ‘Only Rain Down the Drain’ as these were the most eye catching and powerful in their messaging.

Throughout this project the focus has been on raising awareness about our interconnection with the ocean - what happens when we drop litter on the streets, which can get washed down the drain, into the rivers and out to sea. Ocean plastic pollution is one of many environmental problems we are facing, and small actions like Drain Art really help our young people to be part of a more positive future.

This project has made been possible thanks to the talented Miroslav Lucan who brought the pupils’ designs to life, and funding from the Wessex Water Foundation Environment Fund via Dorset Community Foundation. Contact Sarah at DEED for more information.

Today is World Environment Day a day which aims to deepen public awareness of the need to look after and care for the environment.

This year, the theme is "Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience."

It's tied in with bringing back healthy land, keeping deserts from developing and managing water shortages. Trees, healthy soil, and clean water are imperative for a thriving planet.

A good conversation starter, suggested by Reboot The Future is "To look after ourselves we must also look after the environment. Why do you think this is? What happens when we harm the environment?"



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Children prescribed gardening and fishing to tackle loneliness NHS project to tackle isolation and mental health difficulties and boost school attendance

Pride Month is a month-long celebration recognizing the LGBTQ+ community and their contributions to society. It is a time to acknowledge the challenges faced by this community and to stand in solidarity with their fight for equality, acceptance, and human rights.

Pride Month is a joyful and colorful display of love, unity, and resilience, with events and activities that promote inclusivity, educate the public, and celebrate the diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities.

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June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month.

Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are the largest ethnic minority community in the European Union with over 12 million people across the EU and some 300,000 in the UK. They are very marginalised groups of people that have suffered, and continue to suffer, extreme levels of prejudice. This is an important time to learn about common misconceptions, the richness of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller cultures and how our society can support them better.

DEED works with Kushti-Bok, a charity that provides a voice for Dorset’s Gypsy and Traveller community and Life Changing Choices, a local gym supporting mental health and fitness to support local Gypsies and Travellers tell their own stories.

Together, we want local Gypsy and Traveller communities to let others know that their lifestyles may be different but their hopes, dreams and concerns for the future are the same as those of the wider community. We hope these stories will help challenge the negative image that many people have of Gypsies and Travellers, who often experience prejudice and discrimination.

Visit our website to find out more.



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FREE: One World Festival in Dorchester

Where: Borough Gardens in DorchesterWhen: Sat 10th August from 11 am - 4 pm

The Dorset One World Festival is a free local event to celebrate the diversity of cultures in Dorchester through music, dance, food and activities.

The event will feature a programme of both traditional and modern cultural activities performed by local communities.

The Global Food Village will provide a wide selection of fresh food and drinks from around the world.

In addition there will be arts and entertainments, including a bouncy castle, to involve all the family.

It promises to be an enjoyable, stimulating, entertaining and informative day.

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Sounds amazing! Love these positive stories of people trying to find solutions! 💚🌍

This year marks 30 years of the FAIRTRADE mark.

To celebrate, DEED, Fair Ground (Wimborne’s Fairtrade shop) and the Wimborne Minster & Colehill Fairtrade Community would like to offer local Wimborne, Colehill and Merley-based schools support during Fairtrade Fortnight this September 2024.

We know many of your schools explore Fairtrade during the year, so this offer at the start of term may be of interest.

The theme of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight is ‘BE THE CHANGE – Buy Fairtrade today’.

Schools can either have stock on a sale or return basis and run the stall themselves, or we can offer volunteers to help run the stall with staff and pupils.

In addition, DEED are offering pupils a variety of Fairtrade workshops see here, prices from £100.

Contact Sarah: [email protected] for more information.


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Today is International Day for Biodiversity.

Check out Global Dimensions's free 1-hour live learning experience, The Great Big Lesson for Climate & Nature.

The lesson empowers students to put nature first, be Nature Positive and always ask the question “Yes, but what’s the impact on nature?”

The accompanying resource pack, takes students through the concepts and analogies shared in the lesson.



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What a wonderful project. You can help raise funds for this ongoing project here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/newroundhouse

If you shop online you can help us raise much-needed funds. There's no catch and it only takes 2 minutes to sign up.

We're raising much-needed money to enable us to continue doing what we love most - taking our global resources and workshops out into schools and the community!

We’ve signed up with Easy Fundraising who partner with over 7,500 brands who donate part of what you spend every time you shop. The great thing is it doesn’t cost you a thing, the brand pay.

A big thank you for your support in advance 🙂

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Are you planning any activities which you can share as part of the ? Litter picks? Eco fair? Garden plant sale?
Do sign up on the website and share your event! 💚🌱

Just one month to go until the 🥳

Between 8th and 16th June, people up and down the country will come together in a wave of support for action to protect the planet 🌎

Get involved at greatbiggreenweek.com today.

Let’s for good 💚

The world is seeing hard-won progress in protecting the rights of le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, q***r, intersex and asexual people – but there is still a long road ahead.

To spotlight the advances and challenges, the theme of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia this year is: “No one left behind: Equality, freedom and justice for all.”

You will need to ensure your classroom is a safe space to talk about gender issues. There is a lot of language around gender, transgender and the use of male and female that can be discussed. Respect is key and listening to each other. Model respectful language. Avoid using stereotypes, assumptions and generalisations, ‘all’ and ‘every’ can be over used. Students need to be specific and personal ‘in my opinion’ and ‘in this example.’ Asking questions about where opinions come from can help students be more specific and relate it more to their personal experience and help avoid stereotypes and generalisations.

Throughout the topic you can start and finish with big questions to reflect on, for example:

• Why does equality matter?
• How can we change how people think?
• What sort of world do we want in 2030?
• Collect your own big questions to explore, discuss or debate.


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Mental Health Awareness Week was set up by the Mental Health Foundation in 2001. It is an annual event designed to raise awareness of mental health issues and highlight the support required for achieving good mental health. Every year there is a specific theme which highlight things like kindness, loneliness and body image.

We all feel sad or overwhelmed from time to time, but if we are open and honest about it others can help us. How can you tell if someone is having trouble with their mental health? What are some good ways to help?

Check out 's website for some excellent resources and links for dealing with this event. https://globaldimension.org.uk/calendar/mental-health-awareness-week/2024-05-13/


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Congratulations to the team at the Prince of Wales First School on their recent Ofsted visit. The report said: “The motto ‘choose kindness’ runs through the school. Diversity is celebrated and pupils know that equality is an important part of their school."
Our Programme Co-ordinator Louise has really enjoyed working with their staff and pupils over the last few years on identity and diversity.

Dorchester school hopeful for outstanding after ungraded Ofsted visit Ofsted visited The Prince of Wales School in Dorchester for an ungraded visit and told the school might be rated outstanding in a graded inspection.

Saturday 11th is World Fair Trade Day.

When you buy your coffee do you ever think about where it came from or who made it? How many people were part of the process to get that delicious cuppa to you? If something is really cheap, how was that possible?

Our training course and workshops for children offer support to help you investigate the impact and benefits of Fair Trade. This popular topic links well to children’s sense of fairness and unfairness and can enrich all areas of the curriculum as well as work on children’s rights. We can also share with you resources and simulation games to enable children to role-play the production of cocoa, find out about the journey of a banana, hold a fair-trade fashion show, wear fair-trade cotton and explore the life of a fair-mined gold miner.

Our training is designed to support staff with classroom activities, resources, displays and websites to investigate the impact and benefits of Fair Trade and how this links to the curriculum, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Fairtrade School Award.

Get in touch with Sarah to find out more: [email protected]



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The clock’s ticking, take climate action! ⏰ 🌍

1 month to go until begins!

Empower your class to make a difference with The (7 June - 5 July).

Download the free resource pack with songs, worksheets, presentations and more! 👇
https://bit.ly/49AIgmF

Our training, workshops and resources explore the relationship between Britain and the rest of the world and celebrate the stories of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people who have made an outstanding contribution to life in modern Britain, including Mary Seacole, Noor Inayat Khan and many, many others. We can help you challenge stereotypes and create positive images of cultural diversity.

Contact Louise to find out more: [email protected]


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WhatSUP? Rethinking Single Use Plastic Training

Plastic has made life possible, bringing greater conveniences to people around the world. It has enabled great innovations and it lasts longer than a lifetime BUT more than 40% is used just once (Single Use Plastic SUP) and then thrown ‘away’… but where is ‘away’?

This is just one of the questions we ask as part of our training and workshop programme under the project WhatSUP? – Rethinking Single Use Plastic – which we can deliver to schools and community groups across the county. Our training, advice and support will help give you ways of exploring the difference between single use plastic and more sustainable alternatives. It will inspire everyone to take positive action to reduce, refill and reuse, and so play a part in improving our local and global environment.

We can help you develop and expand your work on recycling as well as plan for arts projects, explore the links to Eco Schools, inspire local community action and link to school values and art enrichment to protect our world. We are happy to tailor this training to meet your needs.

Get in touch with DEED's Sarah to find out more: [email protected]


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How can AI help teachers bring sustainability into the classroom?
Global Dimension - Ideas and resources for teachers free Webinar next Tuesday with expert partner Ed3 DAO

This practical webinar is ideal for educators who want to understand how AI can enhance the teaching of sustainability in the classroom.

What you'll learn:

Maximise your teaching time and explore AI frameworks.

Discover easy-to-follow methods to incorporate sustainability into your lessons.

Get hands-on experience with AI tools to create engaging teaching materials.

Join them on April 30th at 4 pm for their first AI webinar, with one hour of learning followed by an optional half-hour practice session.

Register for FREE here:

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Great news for schools in Dorset 💚🌏

🌿 Sustainable Dorset is supporting Dorset Council raise county-wide awareness of one of the biggest educational programmes in the world, the Eco-Schools framework. 🎓

Eco-Schools is the world's largest educational programme, guiding schools worldwide to embrace sustainability and reduce their environmental footprint. Sustainable Dorset is proud to be the local platform for Eco-Schools across our county to connect, collaborate, and share innovative ideas. 📚💡

But what exactly are Eco-Schools? 🤔 It's a transformative seven-step framework that empowers young minds to drive change in their schools, communities, and beyond. Since 1994, millions of students globally have embarked on this journey, earning the prestigious Eco-Schools Green Flag for their dedication.

By connecting their activities to ten Eco-Schools Topics, students tackle large environmental issues like climate change in manageable, focused themes. This approach prompts them to explore practical changes they can make in their school and daily lives. 🌱

We’ve already started showcasing some of the incredible Dorset schools taking part. Head over to our website - https://www.sustainabledorset.org/eco-schools - to find out more. And, if you know of any amazing school-led activity, please leave a comment or get in touch via email.

Happy Earth Day - today reminds us of the importance of environmental protection and sustainability.

Climate change, the ecological crisis and the related losses of biodiversity are huge issues for the future that we need to tackle and find solutions for today. Our work at DEED is to support teachers and community leaders by encouraging in-depth study of these issues, looking at their local and global causes and the links between them, and examining potential solutions. Our workshops and training aim to inspire people to rethink their attitude to single-use items and move towards more sustainable alternatives.

We highlight the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a useful framework of 17 Global Goals which act as a powerful 'hook' around which lesson plans, resources and ideas can be developed.

Contact Sarah Wise ([email protected]) to find out how we can help and support you. Our training can be delivered in your school or community venue, at times to suit, as a short presentation, staff meeting or part of a whole day event. We will happily discuss tailoring the content to your specific needs.


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We'll be tuning in to BBC2 tonight at 9 pm to see Nelson Mandela: A Life in Ten Pictures.

Nelson Mandela’s image is known around the world. He was one of the most famous people on the planet. But can just a handful of photos uncover new truths about someone we think we all know?

This episode throws a unique lens onto an extraordinary life, focusing on ten defining pictures – from iconic shots to private snaps – with their secrets revealed by those who were there and those who knew Mandela's story best.

BBChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xg71/a-life-in-ten-pictures-series-2-6-nelson-mandela

A Life in Ten Pictures - Series 2: 6. Nelson Mandela A handful of iconic shots and private snaps reveal the story of Nelson Mandela's life.

Today is World Heritage Day - a day to celebrate the great old buildings and monuments of the past. But what if a monument was built to celebrate someone who was a bad person? In the UK there have been calls to remove statues of former slave traders and racists. What do you think we should do? Is it important to keep old statues standing so that we can learn from them or should we take them down and place them in museums?

Louise Boston-Mammah is our diversity educator delivering projects, workshops and training on Multicultural Britain and Black History in Dorset. She enjoys working with children and young people, as well as teachers and partners from the wider community. She is the main DEED contact for projects working with the community and in arts and heritage, such as Many Faiths Living Better Together, Black History in Dorset, and Positive Stories of Dorset's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

Do get in touch with Louise if you'd like to know more: [email protected]



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