Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc) Global Citizenship Challenge Syllabus

Global Citizenship Challenge syllabus — full chapter and topic list

Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for Global Citizenship Challenge in Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc), not a summary of it.

1. 1

   Understanding Global Citizenship

   4 topics

   • What it means to be a global citizen
   • Rights and responsibilities in a global context
     • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
     • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
   • Interdependence between countries and communities
   • Wales and the wider world
     • Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
     • A globally responsible Wales
2. 2

   Global Issues and Challenges

   4 topics

   • Sustainable development
     • UN Sustainable Development Goals
     • Environmental, social and economic dimensions
   • Climate change and the environment
   • Poverty, inequality and fair trade
   • Conflict, migration and human rights issues
3. 3

   Investigating and Responding to an Issue

   4 topics

   • Selecting and researching a global issue
   • Analysing causes, effects and stakeholders
     • Different perspectives and viewpoints
     • Evaluating reliability of sources
   • Proposing solutions and actions
   • Communicating findings and recommendations

Global Citizenship Challenge flashcards for Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc)

25 of 50 cards from the Global Citizenship Challenge deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is a global citizen?

   A person who is aware of and understands the wider world, sees themselves as part of a global community, and acts to make the world more peaceful, sustainable and fair, taking responsibility for their actions beyond their own nation.

2. Name three key characteristics of an active global citizen.

   Awareness of global issues, respect for diversity and human rights, and a willingness to take action (locally and globally) to bring about positive change.

3. What is the difference between a 'global citizen' and a 'national citizen'?

   A national citizen has rights and responsibilities tied to one country's laws; a global citizen extends that sense of belonging, rights and responsibility to humanity and the planet as a whole, regardless of borders.

4. In the Welsh Bacc Global Citizenship Challenge, what are students generally expected to produce?

   An investigation of a chosen global issue: researching it, analysing causes/effects/stakeholders, proposing solutions, and communicating findings and recommendations to an audience.

5. Define 'rights' in a global context.

   Entitlements or freedoms that belong to all people simply because they are human (e.g. life, freedom, education), which others and governments have a duty to respect and protect.

6. Define 'responsibilities' in the context of global citizenship.

   The duties individuals and societies have towards others and the planet, such as respecting others' rights, protecting the environment, and contributing to fair and just communities.

7. What document, adopted by the UN in 1948, sets out fundamental human rights for all people?

   The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

8. What is the relationship between rights and responsibilities?

   They are reciprocal: every right carries a corresponding responsibility, e.g. the right to free speech carries the responsibility not to spread hatred or harm others.

9. Define 'interdependence' between countries and communities.

   The way countries and communities rely on one another economically, socially, politically and environmentally, so that events or decisions in one place affect others.

10. Give an economic example of global interdependence.

    Global supply chains and trade: a product may be designed in one country, made from materials from several others, and sold worldwide, so a disruption in one country affects many.

11. How does interdependence make global issues harder to solve?

    Because problems (e.g. climate change, pandemics, financial crises) cross borders, no single country can solve them alone; coordinated international cooperation is required.

12. What is meant by Wales's connection to 'the wider world'?

    The ways Wales links to other countries through trade, migration, culture, history, the environment and politics, recognising Wales's global responsibilities and influence.

13. Which Welsh law makes sustainable development the central organising principle of public bodies in Wales?

    The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

14. Name the seven well-being goals in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

    A prosperous Wales; a resilient Wales; a healthier Wales; a more equal Wales; a Wales of cohesive communities; a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language; and a globally responsible Wales.

15. Which of the seven Welsh well-being goals most directly links Wales to global citizenship?

    'A globally responsible Wales' — taking account of how actions in Wales contribute to global well-being.

16. What is the 'sustainable development principle' in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act?

    Acting in a way that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

17. Define sustainable development.

    Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (from the 1987 Brundtland Report).

18. What are the three pillars (dimensions) of sustainable development?

    Economic, social and environmental sustainability — often summarised as people, planet and profit.

19. How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) did the UN adopt in 2015, and by what target year?

    17 Sustainable Development Goals, to be achieved by 2030.

20. Give three examples of UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    Any three of, e.g.: No Poverty (Goal 1), Zero Hunger (Goal 2), Quality Education (Goal 4), Gender Equality (Goal 5), Climate Action (Goal 13).

21. What is the 'five ways of working' under the Welsh Future Generations Act?

    Long-term thinking, prevention, integration, collaboration, and involvement.

22. What is the greenhouse effect?

    The process by which greenhouse gases (e.g. $\ce{CO2}$, $\ce{CH4}$) in the atmosphere trap heat radiated from the Earth's surface, warming the planet.

23. Name three major greenhouse gases.

    Carbon dioxide ($\ce{CO2}$), methane ($\ce{CH4}$) and nitrous oxide ($\ce{N2O}$).

24. What is the main human cause of climate change?

    The burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), which releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, enhancing the greenhouse effect.

25. What was the key target of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change?

    To limit global average temperature rise to well below $2\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ above pre-industrial levels, pursuing efforts to limit it to $1.5\,^{\circ}\text{C}$.

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