FUNDING- from the Department for International Development (DFID)   aims to increase the both quality and quantity of global education in North East Schools by :

• Raising the profile of the global dimension with education policy makers.  
• Building partnerships with LAs and NGOs in North East England.
• Enabling local access to high quality teaching and learning resources.
• Providing Global Dimension expertise, training and Teaching and Learning materials for teachers and NGOs  

THE TRUSTEES are currently nine people from a range of backgrounds from across the region, linked to Education, Faiths, and Sustainable Development. 

• Penny Gulliver began working full time for OWNNE in August 2007 but has been a part time Consultant, managing our Evaluation processes with both teachers and pupils across the region.  She has worked extensively in Community Theatre.
• Paul Green began working full time for OWNNE in July 2007; he came to us from the Big Lottery after 2 years in Eritrea with VSO.  He is a Secondary Maths and Science trained teacher.
• Naomi Priestley works part time for OWNNE in  Tees Valley schools; she is also Coordinator of Teesside One World Centre. Naomi is a trained Primary School Teacher who has also worked for VSO in Sierra Leone as well as living in Georgia (CIS).
• Pam Barmby is currently on Adoption Leave until September 2008.  She has been a trainer for VSO and spent 3 years in Kenya. She runs 'Making the Most of It' workshops for teachers preparing to visit their partner schools.
• Ray Baxter began working as a Global Dimension Advisor for two days a week in North Tyneside on April 1st 2007; he is as a former Secondary School Deputy Headteacher who also has overseas experience of teaching and project management.