New Year’s resolutions Start the year by thinking more closely about your New Year’s resolutions so that they reflect not only your personal aspirations, but what you can influence. In choosing your New Year’s resolutions think about how you can affect change: Personally Within your school Within your local community Within the wider global community

Personal What could you change about yourself this year? Global How could you influence a global issue? Local Community How could you influence your local community? Classroom and School How could you improve your classroom and your school? New Year’s resolutions

Personal Photos (in rows from top left): Fairtrade Foundation, Is Allen, Fairtrade Foundation, Penny Tweedie/Oxfam, Penny Tweedie/Oxfam, Oxfam, Fairtrade Foundation, Sean Sprague/Oxfam, Fairtrade Foundation, Toby Adamson/Oxfam.

Classroom and School Photos (in rows from top left): Toby Adamson/Oxfam, Toby Adamson/Oxfam, Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Howard Davies/Oxfam, Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Julio Etchart/Oxfam.

Local Photos (in rows from top left): Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Julio Etchart/Oxfam, Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Jenny Matthews/Oxfam, Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Jim Holmes/Oxfam, Glen Edwards/Oxfam, Is Allen

Global Photos (in rows from top left): Crispin Hughes/Oxfam, Fairtrade Foundation, Wind Prospect Group, Jenny Matthews/Oxfam, Padro Guzman/Oxfam, Toby Adamson/Oxfam, Julio Etchart/Oxfam, Is Allen, Friends of the Earth, Annie Bungeroth/Oxfam

I will value my friends more by…? My personal resolution is to … value my friends more … welcoming newcomers to my class and school …trusting my friends … listening carefully to their concerns … accepting differences in opinion …enjoying the company of my friends and not taking their friendship for granted …treating their concerns sympathetically … speaking openly to avoid misunderstandings

I will improve my school’s links to the community by…? My school resolution is … to improve the school’s links to the community …producing a school newsletter highlighting local events …getting involved in an issue affecting the community, such as litter, drugs, urban regeneration, or an environmental concern …becoming involved in community projects …inviting local groups into school …inviting speakers in the community to address school assemblies …valuing the community more and deciding what needs to change …visiting community projects

I will find out more about poverty in the South by…? My global resolution is… to find out more about poverty in a developing country …producing a school newsletter highlighting local events …getting involved in an issue / contacting a school in a developing country / writing or ing other school children …contacting an organisation involved with aid in the developing world …researching the websites of charitable organisations working in the developing world …producing materials such as fliers, newspapers or newsletters, to raise awareness of poverty issues at school …understanding the causes of poverty in developing countries …planning a school week of action to raise awareness of poverty worldwide / canvassing views of teachers, governors, parents