Our activities for pupils have been co-created with schools and young people and they follow national curriculum Welsh guidance.. Each of the self-study courses have downloadable information that you can take away and try out. They are also are designed to be tools that learners can pick up and use independently.
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This is a self-study course that supports young people working at progression step three in understanding arguments. This course covers how and why we argue. It makes the distinction between a disagreement and arguing collaboratively in order to better understand something.
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This is our self-study course aimed at progression step four. The course is a step up from “How to Argue”. It takes the principles of our progression step three course and supports the learner to put them in the format of a structured debate.
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At Cymru Global, we work with young people to co-create great learning experiences that help us find out more about the world and the wide range of issues that affect it.
Take a look below at some of the learning opportunities we are offering or if you’d like to ask about face to face opportunities for the schools or the youth sector, contact learning@cymru.global
“Working with you today has made me think a lot about the world that I want. It’s helped me feel seen, heard and understood.”
Our courses in “How to Argue” and “Debating ” are aimed at progression steps three and four. They help young people to understand that events and experiences are complex and communicated in different ways across the world. Being able to communicate and think critically when making sense of themselves, the world and the challenges we face.
This is a self-study course that supports young people working at progression step three in understanding arguments. This course covers how and why we argue. It makes the distinction between a disagreement and arguing collaboratively in order to better understand something. Through working on this course, learners will develop critical thinking and creativity skills, whilst also reflecting on their impact as a speaker.
It addresses objectives from LLC, Health and Wellbeing and Humanities descriptions of learning below:
Enabling learners to respond to others’ points of view, seeking clarity, structuring arguments, summarising and explaining what I have heard, read or seen. (LLC)
Enabling learners to recognise the appropriate language for different audiences and purposes, varying my expression, vocabulary and tone to engage the audience (LLC)
Enabling learners to understand the difference between facts, opinions and beliefs, and consider how this may affect the importance and usefulness of evidence. (humanities)
Enabling learners to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches I have taken to my enquiries (humanities)
I have developed an understanding that my values, attitudes and identity are shaped by different groups and influences. (Health and Wellbeing)
This is our self-study course aimed at progression step four. The course is a step up from “How to Argue”. It takes the principles of our progression step three course and supports the learner to put them in the format of a structured debate.
In “Debate Training”, learners can explore how they can develop arguments about controversial issues in teams of two, whilst also reflecting critically on what is being discussed around them. Through working through the component parts of a structured debate, pupils can learn how to build and deconstruct arguments, how to think creatively when responding to challenges, and how to listen to content rather than style when under pressure.
It addresses objectives from LLC, Health and Wellbeing and Humanities descriptions of learning below:
have a developing awareness of how rules, norms and behaviours become established within groups and at times go unchallenged. (Health and Wellbeing)
I can draw considered and reasoned conclusions to my enquiries, while understanding that other people may form different conclusions from the available evidence. (Humanities)
I can interact pro-socially in different groups and situations, adapting my behaviours accordingly. (Health and Wellbeing)
I can respond to others’ points of view, summarising and evaluating what I have heard, read or seen, structuring arguments and challenging what others say with confidence and sensitivity. (LLC)
I can evaluate how my values, attitudes and identity are shaped by the groups and social influences with which I interact. (Health and Wellbeing)
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