1. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS

2. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS ME CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL LOCAL COMMUNITY GLOBAL
What could you change about yourself this year?
CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL
How could you improve your classroom and your school?
LOCAL COMMUNITY
How could you influence your local community?
GLOBAL
How could you influence a global issue?
Should it be ‘New Year Resolutions’ or ‘New Year’s Resolutions’?

3. PERSONAL RESOLUTION Photo credits Top left: Rachel Manns/Oxfam
Top right: Tegid Cartwright/Oxfam
Bottom: Tommy Trenchard/Oxfam

4. CLASS OR SCHOOL RESOLUTION
Photo credits
Top left: Tegid Cartwright/Oxfam
Top right: Vicky Leech/Oxfam
Bottom: Chris O'Donovan/Oxfam

5. LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOLUTION
Photo credits
Top left: Oxfam
Top right: Hannah Wharf
Bottom photo: Khalid al-Said/Oxfam

6. GLOBAL RESOLUTION Photo credits Top left: Brendan Foster/Oxfam
Top right: Camille Shah/Kingsbury High School
Bottom: Glenn Edwards/Oxfam

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

8. EXAMPLE OF A CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL RESOLUTION
My resolution is to improve our schools’ links to the community.
…inviting local
groups into school
…visiting community
projects
I will improve my schools’ links to the community by…?
…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
…valuing the community more and deciding what needs to change

9. EXAMPLE OF A GLOBAL RESOLUTION
My resolution is to find out more about inequality around the world.
…learning about the effects of inequality on people in the UK and around the world
…planning and delivering an assembly to other learners at my school
…researching organisations working on inequality issues
I will find out more about inequality by…?
…planning a school week of action to raise awareness of poverty worldwide
…getting involved with an issue related to inequality such as gender equality or access to education
...canvassing the views of teachers, governors and parents
…producing materials like leaflets or newspapers to raise awareness of inequality issues