Our World Resources
This page is to help teachers, pupils or parents who are entering a team to the Our World project. The Our World 2023-24 theme is the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’, also known as the SDGs or the Global Goals.
There are 17 SDGs (listed below), which the UN developed in 2015 as a shared framework for peace, prosperity and justice for people and the planet now and into the future.
They are a call to action for all countries to end poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. All countries are aiming to achieve the goals by 2030.
As always, we expect your films to use at least one language other than English.
Click on the links to access them online. All following resources have been put together by colleagues and partners, not by SEET. SEET’s own learning and teaching resources can be found on our School Visit page.
Whilst we aim to keep our own website and materials up to date, links do change frequently and SEET cannot take responsibility for the content of external websites and publications.
This page gives an overview of all 17 Goals, some interesting facts, and some ideas of how you can get involved!
Scotdec Resources
Scotdec is an online hub of SDG learning resources and other useful Global Citizenship related activities aimed at both BGE and Senior Phase.
Issue to action: Modern Languages - These resources provide an opportunity to learn common French and Spanish vocabulary in new contexts and consider global issues such as migration, Fairtrade, and gender equality from different perspectives.
17 Activities for Secondary Schools: Explore the Global Goals - This resource explains each of the SDGs in more detail, and discusses ways to address related issues in your own communities and further afield.
Future Focus: A resource exploring the 17 Sustainable Development Goals - 12 short films with a focus on stimulating debate around a variety of global issues.
Education Scotland Resources
A Summary of Learning for Sustainability Resources - A summary of all Education Scotland’s key policy documents and resources relating to Learning for Sustainability.
Countdown to COP26 - An outline of the support, resources and programmes being organised by Education Scotland to support engagement with the United Nations COP26 Climate Summit.
SCILT Resources
SCILT is Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, and provides young people, teachers and parents with resources, information and discussion based around language learning in Scotland.
Senior Phase Classroom Resources - This page provides classroom resources for pupils in Senior Phase (S4-6) in 6 different languages, and provides some useful links to external learning resources too.
BGE Classroom Resources - This page provides classroom resources for pupils in BGE stage (S1-3) in 7 different languages: Gaelic, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish and Chinese.
World's Largest Lesson - This is a comprehensive look at each individual goal, providing learning and teaching options for each one.
Oxfam SDG Teaching Resources - This is Oxfam’s guide to teaching the SDGs, with a few pointers on some practical applications of the SDGs in the classroom and further afield.
Teach SDGs - This website is useful for getting an overview of different teaching and learning methods related to the SDGs. Their video resources will be particularly useful for getting young people thinking about and discussing the SDGs, but also may provide some inspiration for film ideas.
UNESCO SDG Teaching Resource - The official UNESCO SDG Resource Page.
Commonwealth Class Education Pack - This British Council Resource provides an overview of how the Commonwealth countries are uniting to tackle contemporary global issues, with a focus on young people.
Film Resources
SIMA Classroom - SDG Playlist - These short films provide additional perspectives on the complex problems at the root of the SDGs, potential solutions and paths forward.
SDG Film Festival 2019 - The official website of the SDG Film Festival which took place in 2019, and provides a few inspiring examples.
The Global Goals YouTube channel - This YouTube channel features films in many languages on topics related to the SDGs; put the required language in the ‘Search’ tab to filter.
Storyboard That - Storyboard That is a fantastic free resource which allows you to create storyboards, adding in stock characters, settings, text boxes and numerous filters and shapes to bring your ideas to life!
Show Racism the Red Card Resources - These resources, developed by Show Racism the Red Card for young people, provide discussion points, teaching resources, and facts surrounding issues such as immigration, free speech, identity and racism in Britain.
Activity Sheets for Young People
Information Sheets for Young People
Information Sheets for Adults - Specially created information and educator notes for those working with young people.
SEET CLPL Video
Recording of a live CLPL session for interested teachers. This session provides more information on Our World, discusses the benefits it can bring to its participants, and some ways in which you can embed it into the curriculum: