Educational Resources

All resources can be downloaded for free below!

Experience the world of climate negotiations with our Model COP simulation. Designed to mirror the real-life COP process, this interactive game immerses participants in the challenges and complexities of international climate discussions. Through role-playing and strategic decision-making, players gain firsthand insight into the collaborative efforts required to tackle global climate issues. Whether you're a student, educator, or climate enthusiast, our Model COP offers a unique, engaging way to understand and contribute to the climate conversation.

Listen to our podcast 'Debating Development'. The series aims to support teachers, student and adjudicators involved with the Concern Debates programme. Concern staff and former debaters are on hand to discuss top tips for succeeding in the competition and analysing some of the motions to give your team a head start!

Language is a powerful tool that shapes how we see and understand the world, including the experiences of others. This resource helps us all, including teachers and students, to explore the ways language can either counter or perpetuate harmful stereotypes. By analysing how we talk about global issues, we can learn to differentiate between language that fosters solidarity - standing with others and amplifying their voices - or a traditional charity approach, which often centres pity and reinforces inequality.

This teaching resource supports the understanding of the power of language from a Global Citizenship Education perspective. It encourages people to reflect on how words can respect the dignity of those impacted by global challenges, such as poverty, inequality or climate change, fostering empathy and motivating action. It is useful for classrooms, community groups, and organisations aiming to promote social justice and equity.

The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 goals set by the United Nations to work towards a more equal world for everyone. This resource collection contains a booklet for each goal along with easily adaptable activities and information to bring the issues alive for your students.

We also have four of PowerPoints focusing on Climate Action, Gender Equality, Hunger and Poverty which can be downloaded and edited to use with your class along-side the booklets.

Speak Act Do is our flexible school led programme which supports teachers and students to run projects focusing on global issues such as climate change, poverty and conflict.

Speak Act Do has a dedicated resource pack which features a guide on how to run the programme, worksheets, lesson plans, an action menu and research guide. These can be used as part of Speak Act Do or to support whatever project you are doing with your class! 

Some of our most popular resources are now available to download as Gaeilge for the first time.

• SDGs - Now available are our SDG infographic posters, SDG cards, and SDG grid poster.
• Duine Mar Mé - Someone Like Me or Duine Mar Mé and the accompanying teacher's guide. There are also two accompanying downloadable powerpoints, and worksheets- Bangladesh and Liberia, and each story is read as Gaeilge on the PowerPoint.
• Hunger Heroes – The Hunger Heroes pack has now been translated into Irish for use in primary schools.

These infographic posters have been designed for use in the classroom for display purposes and as a teaching aid, full of facts relating to

• Concern Worldwide
• Hunger
• Gender Equality
• Clean Water and Sanitation
• Climate Change