Leeds Development Education Centre

General information

Leeds DEC raises awareness of international development issues through a range of activities:

Resources
Leeds DEC provides resources for teachers and youth workers that raise young people's awareness of international development issues. In our premises on Roundhay Road there is a resource centre where a wide range of publications are available for purchase or loan.

Training
The Centre can also provide training for teachers and youth workers on a wide range of global issues, the use of development education methodology and the use of development education publications.

Projects
Leeds DEC is always seeking new ways to raise awareness of international issues using the active learning approaches that are fundamental to development education methodology. The Centre is continually working with local and international partners to develop new project ideas and secure grants for their implementation.

Publications
Over the past 15 years the Centre's curriculum development projects have led to the publication of over 40 resources for teachers and youth workers. These resources have been promoted and disseminated, locally, nationally and internationally, by Leeds DEC.

Commissions
The Centre has gained a reputation for publishing high quality, active learning, development education resources. As a result Leeds DEC has been commissioned several times to develop, write and produce active learning resources by development agencies.

Regional Strategy
Since 2000 Leeds DEC has been centrally involved in developing a Regional Strategy for development education in Yorkshire and The Humber. The Centre is currently involved in activities to promote the new regional Global Schools Association and its activities, and in setting up a resources fulfilment service for teachers in Yorkshire and The Humber.