Cumbria Development Education Centre

Name

Cumbria Development Education Centre

Legal name

Cumbria Development Education Centre

Website

https://cdec.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Citizenship Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Library-Based Learning Programs (Public Libraries) (EDAAAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO), Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Global citizenship education
• Teacher CPD training
• Educational resource lending
• Philosophy for children
• Community development education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ambleside

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership providing 10% discount on CPD courses, free use of resource library, and access to unique projects for schools, communities, and organisations
2. Resource lending: Resource boxes available for loan to members including teaching packs, books, artefacts and activities covering themes like countries, RE, environment, literacy, and P4C
3. Training courses: CPD training courses such as Critical Thinking in an Age of Disinformation and Teaching a Climate Curriculum offered to educators
4. Resource sales: Sale of published resources including Philosophy for Global Learning and Who in the World Am I? teaching materials

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CDEC delivers global learning and citizenship education to schools, community groups, and organisations in Cumbria and beyond. Its core offerings are loanable physical Resource Boxes on themes such as countries, religious education, literacy, philosophy for children, environment and fairtrade; downloadable themed Resource Packs; CPD training courses for teachers; educational films and virtual tours; loanable exhibitions on migration and community belonging; and collaborative community projects such as the Youth Climate Summit, Global Schools, and Global Literacy. These are accessed primarily through annual Schools, Organisations, and Communities memberships and supplemented by grants and donations.

Product overview

Cumbria Development Education Centre (CDEC) is a global learning charity offering a comprehensive suite of educational resources and programs for schools, organisations, and communities. The core offerings include physical Resource Boxes (themed boxes covering countries, RE, literacy, early years, P4C, environment, and fairtrade), downloadable Resource Packs, Teacher CPD Training Courses, Films & Virtual Tours, and loanable Exhibitions. CDEC also runs specialized projects including Discovered Stories Shared Communities (DSSC), Youth Climate Summit, National Education Nature Park, and Virtual Voices in RE. The Global Schools project provides EU-funded resources for global citizenship education. Services are available through membership programs offering discounts and exclusive access to resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Boxes Physical themed educational resource boxes available for loan to member schools and organisations. Boxes cover themes including countries, religious education, literacy, early years, philosophy for children (P4C), environment and sustainability, and fairtrade, and contain teaching packs, books, artefacts, and activities.
• Resource Packs Downloadable activity packs and teaching resources organised by themes including community time, family time, anti-racism, migration, storytelling, climate change, and global learning, intended for use by teachers and community educators.
• Teacher CPD Training Courses Continuing professional development courses for teachers covering topics such as Critical Thinking in an Age of Disinformation and Teaching a Climate Curriculum for the 21st Century, supporting global citizenship and climate education delivery in schools.
• Films & Virtual Tours Educational films and virtual tours covering global issues including school life in Ghana, country profiles, and virtual voices in religious education, used by teachers and learners for global learning.
• Exhibitions Loanable physical exhibitions exploring migration, community belonging, and diversity, including Discovered Stories Shared Communities (DSSC) and Hidden Stories Shared Lives, available to schools and community venues.
• Membership Programme Annual membership tiers for Schools, Organisations, and Communities that provide 10% discount on CPD courses, free resource library access including resource boxes, and opportunities to participate in CDEC projects.
• Global Literacy Project producing classroom materials and learning resources with schools across the UK, Poland, Ghana, and Czech Republic covering global issues and tackling poverty, including the School in a Box activities.
• Global Schools Resources EU-funded project providing global learning resources and support for schools to explore global citizenship and interconnectedness, distributed through the Global Schools section of the CDEC website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered impact through Youth Climate Summit 2025 hosted at Furness Academy with support from multiple funding partners
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• The Global Learning NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of global learning organisations providing resources, support and collaboration opportunities for CDEC's educational mission.
• Cumbria SACREmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Virtual Voices in RE project helping young people virtually meet different voices connected to Cumbria for religious education.
• Signal Film and MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm and media partner collaborating on DSSC project workshops and creative expression activities.
• Groundwork TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity charity partner in DSSC project focusing on sustainable community development.
• Wicked Weather WatchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate education organisation providing resources and information about climate change for CDEC's educational materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Practical Action: International development charity running a substantial UK schools program with curriculum resources, CPD, and project funding. Overlaps with CDEC on global learning, climate education, and CPD delivery to UK teachers.
• Send a Cow: Development charity providing free teaching resources, projects, and CPD on global citizenship, sustainability, and Africa for UK primary and secondary schools — a direct functional peer to CDEC's school-facing offerings.
• Fairtrade Foundation Schools: UK programme delivering fairtrade-themed teaching resources, CPD, and school accreditation. CDEC explicitly carries fairtrade among its resource-box themes, putting them in direct topical competition for school membership.
• CAFOD Schools: Catholic international development charity offering global citizenship teaching resources and CPD to UK schools. Competes with CDEC for the same schools-membership and teacher-CPD wallet share, particularly on climate and poverty.
• Facing History & Ourselves UK: International education charity providing CPD and classroom resources on identity, citizenship, prejudice, and critical thinking. Overlaps CDEC's anti-racism, P4C-adjacent, and Critical Thinking in an Age of Disinformation curriculum threads.
• WaterAid Education: International water-justice charity with a UK schools program offering free teaching packs, CPD, and campaigns on global citizenship and SDGs. Overlaps CDEC's SDG, climate, and global-literacy content for primary and secondary schools.
• Oxfam GB Education: Major UK development charity with a dedicated schools program offering free global citizenship teaching resources, CPD, and cross-curricular project packs. Competes directly for the same schools-membership and CPD demand as CDEC.
• Tide~ Global Learning: UK umbrella body for development education and global learning, formerly Think Global / DEA. Operates a near-identical mission — supporting schools and educators to embed global citizenship — and shares the same funder ecosystem (Global Schools Project, etc.).
• Christian Aid Schools: Faith-based charity publishing global-learning classroom resources and running teacher CPD on poverty, climate, and global justice. Directly overlaps CDEC's CPD and resource-pack product lines for UK schools.

Broad incumbents

• British Council (Connecting Classrooms): Government-backed international cultural and educational body running Connecting Classrooms — a global citizenship and partnership program for UK and international schools. Larger, broader portfolio, but directly addresses the same teacher audience and curriculum threads.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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