Creating Change - the world I want to live in (last chance to register)

Our human rights competition for schools has had a wonderful response. In fact we are blown away by the entries so far across all artistic mediums and from different corners of the world. Thank you to everyone who has entered their school.


There are still a few days left to register your school, by the 1st of June 2022.



What happens next


The deadline for entries is 1st June but in the spirit of fairness we will still accept entries for a few more days up to the 10th June, as many schools are on half term. We have also been notified by DHL that some entries will not arrive until the 10th June due to the Queens Jubilee bank holiday celebrations.


The judges will be getting together on the 22nd June to agree the winners.


The winning entries and the runners' up will be featured in a video and displayed on the Foundation's website and shown at the NEU International Solidarity conference in July and GTU training events in July.


Finally, there will be prizes of art materials for the winners' schools.


Look out for more updates after the 22nd June and thank you for sharing your ideas and learning with our community.



Human rights resources

 

Our human rights resource will remain on our website on the Resources page for you to use at any time.


From the feedback we have received we are very much heartened to learn that educators will continue to use this resource with their students to look at the impact of human rights on their lives in lessons in the future.



Human rights discussion


We have published a number of video discussions with their transcripts over the last few months which may add to your own discussion on human rights education. Here are a list of blog posts from these discussions.


Human Rights Education Creative Competition for Schools by SSF


Human Rights Education competition: the importance of creativity by Evadne Bygrave


Human Rights Education: we are all duty bound to shine a light wherever injustice arises by Daniel Kebede


The Importance of Human Rights Education in Africa by Augustin John


The Importance of Human Rights Education in the UK by Augustin John


Human Rights Education: a global framework by Audrey Osler




Steve Sinnott • May 30, 2022

An Education Revolution

By Ann Beatty • April 6, 2025
This week while out and about in Hertfordshire and we visited the British Schools Museum. We discovered the first school opened by Joseph Lancaster, was known as the ‘Poor Childs Friend”, was in 1810. It was his lifelong mission that all children regardless of their circumstances, should benefit from an education. Apparently, Joseph heard a small girl say, “Oh that I could read!” and this inspired him to create a simple education system that eventually would benefit children across the world. Joseph was the tenth son of a poor man himself from South London. His aim was to offer free education for everyone. However, it would be 93 years before the U.K. government finally made education free for all. There are still many countries today where education is still not free to access and it is certainly not compulsory for primary and secondary age pupils. Joseph’s mission really resonates with that of the Foundation, to support access to education for all. We enjoyed our visit and appreciated the tour given by two of the Museum’s volunteers, Angela and Clare. They described some of the challenges faced in the early years of formal education and shared some of the rules that teachers and students had to abide by with us. 

Sparks Bristol

By Ann Beatty • April 4, 2025
Sparks Bristol is a collaborative community project initially envisioned by The Global Goals Centre, (GGC) more of which below. A few years ago, GGC took over an empty Marks and Spencer store and that’s how Sparks was born. Sparks is a department store with a difference, co-created by Global Goals Centre and Artspace Lifespace. On the ground floor is a huge range of shops, installations, events and more. Upstairs is a hub for local artists, it offers affordable studios as well as rehearsal and performance space. The Global Goals Centre is a Bristol-based educational charity inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals. (SDGs). GGC believe the SDG’s or Global Goals as they are sometimes known, can be reached, with imaginative solutions and widespread education and engagement. They work with partners to promote creative solutions and deliver ground breaking projects that work towards these ambitious goals. The Steve Sinnott Foundation supported the Global Goals Centre with seed funding when it first started over 5 years ago. This month we went to visit them to see how they are getting on and we were taken aback by the volume of work they have achieved since they started. It is amazing to see how though working together with other local community groups it has grown into the vibrant centre it is today. All of the creative projects they host are linked to the SDGs. They cover topics that tackle poverty, education, climate change, fashion recycling and upcycling, to name a few.

Spring is Here! Looking Ahead!

By Ann Beatty • March 28, 2025
Spring is definitely here, daffodils, blossom and crocuses are all basking in the bright sunshine. There is still a chill in the air in the shade but it's happening and all the seeds that were sown over the last few months are coming to fruition. At the Foundation, we have been planning the year ahead and our Positive Periods and Prevention of Gender Based Violence programmes got underway this weekend in Haiti and Ghana. These projects will have a long-lasting effect on the lives of the women and girls who take part: tackling the root causes of gender-based violence and enabling girls to attend school every day when they have their period, to feel safe at school and know how to take action when they are faced with violence. These are the first of many projects planned for the year ahead as we continue to work towards Education for All children everywhere.