While many NGOs working in development education adopt an approach which is general and generic, Global Schoolroom is a more focused initiative. The programme seeks to harness the social conscience, critical mindset, professional expertise and newly acquired skills of Irish and UK teachers and bring them together with their counterparts in the developing world.

The Global Schoolroom programme creates a different paradigm in education through its teacher-to-teacher sharing of educational experience.

This real and meaningful sharing not only helps improve teaching standards but also ensures real engagement with development issues.
This process is non-threatening, collegial and respectful, leading to a new way of thinking about development issues and education more generally.

The professional recognition and academic rigour provided by the involvement of University College Dublin and University of Limerick add value and credibility to the Global Schoolroom programme. The methodology involved means it can be replicated in educational communities worldwide.

The Global Schoolroom Expert Panel with representation from Ireland, the UK, India, Uganda and the USA ensures that the Programme is based on best practice and is continually reviewed and enhanced.