pupils engaging in real-life issues – relevance and involvement in meaningful decision making helps to enliven teaching and improve pupil motivation
	community engagement – to become more locally  and globally aware requires the school to work with aspects of the community including, community councils, Local Authorities, voluntary organisations and businesses, enhancing the pupils’ understanding of local and global links and relationships
	cost reduction – by targeting wasteful practices the money saved can be redirected to more beneficial aspects of the curriculum, including study trips or helping to sponsor less fortunate parts of the world.

	The Schools’ Global Footprint resource for teachers and learners might prove helpful, as well as some suggestions of that can be done to take practical action for Footprint reduction.
	WWF Scotland is working with the Sustainable Scotland Network and Eco-Schools Scotland, on the Local Footprints project to reduce the local and global impact of Local Authorities and schools.
	There are many personal calculators available on-line to calculate an individual’s Footprint, for example one from WWF and My Footprint.
	The Living Planet Report 2006 explores the impact of mankind on this finite planet looking at trends in populations of wild species and our ecological footprint - the impact of humanity on the earth.
	Contact the International Development Education Association for Scotland (IDEAS) for links to global citizenship resources and Development Education Centres across Scotland.

“Our school footprint is large but, hopefully, we can reduce it through greater awareness of global issues. I think it’s important that we know what the problems are so that we can change the way we act in school and outside.” Jamie Cunningham, an S1 pupil at Our Lady’s High School, Cumbernauld.

“To reduce our impact on the planet everyone will have to join together and reduce, reuse and recycle.” Julia McNicoll, P7R Cults Primary School, Aberdeen.