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EthCo sets out to provide a task-based framework to allow young people to explore the concept of ethics in business and to contextualise that within Scotland’s place in the world economy. The UN’s Millennium Development Goals impact on world poverty and growth, and a key function of EthCo is to promote those Goals.

Exemplars

These materials were produced by the EthCo team of teachers as an aid to planning and implementing the EthCo interdisciplinary task. You are free to use them in full or part, or to devise your own approach to EthCo.

EthCo First Level

These materials were produced by Elaine Cook from East Ayrshire:

Download First Level Exemplar (word doc)

EthCo Second Level

These materials were produced by Caroline Pitcathley and Caroline Gibson from Our Lady and St Anne's Primary School in South Lanarkshire:

Download Second Level Materials (word doc)

EthCo Third Level

These materials were produced by Klaus Mayer from Galston Academy in East Ayrshire and Fiona Wilson from Oban High School in Argyll and Bute:

'Download Third Level Materials 1' (word doc.)

'Download Third Level Materials 2' (word doc.)

'Download global village' (ppt. doc.)

'Download slicing the banana' (ppt. doc.)

Interdisciplinary Notes

These notes on organising an interdisciplinary task in schools are based on the experiences of staff in several schools who were involved in pilot studies. The one issue emphasised by all staff was planning.

Interdisciplinary tasks were at their best when all staff involved clearly knew what to do and when to do it, and how their input would affect the outcomes for the pupils.

Schools will of course adopt best practice which matches their own needs, however these notes are offered as a basis for discussion when implementing the EthCo interdisciplinary tasks.

Download Primary Interdisciplinary Notes or view online.

Download Secondary Interdisciplinary Notes or view online

Links Library

Please take time to browse our extensive library of useful links.

Ethics

The EthCo tasks, with their basis in the MDGs, clearly have ethical issues at their core. The study of Ethics is a subject in itself and has implications for the development of our pupils in the four capacities of a Curriculum for Excellence. These notes are simply a starter and it is hoped that as teachers and pupils work through the EthCo tasks, they will be able to contribute much more to the ethical debate.

Download our guide to ethics and philosophical enquiry or view online.

The EthCo Song

A challenge was put out to schools to compose and perform a song for EthCo. There were many superb entries from both primary and secondary schools and the judges had a very difficult task. You can listen to and download the songs here.