The Queen’s Speech – Last week’s announcement of the government’s proposed legislative programme said this: “Reforms to education will help every child fulfil their potential wherever they live, raising standards and improving the quality of schools and higher education [Schools Bill, Higher Education Bill].” . The HE Bill has a focus on skills. Details are…
Today’s post is the latest in a series from Richard Jurin who, before his retirement, ran the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, launching a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. This post follows up a recent one and responds to the NAEE…
The University of Reading’s climate education action plan emphasises working in partnership to tackle what clearly is the defining crisis of our generation. The university says: “Following the Climate Education Summit, our National Climate Education Action Plan has emerged. No single organisation, or indeed government department, is able to take this agenda forward alone. Informed by…
This is the second in a number of reactions to the recently published NAEE Manifesto. It’s from Dr John Foster at Lancaster University. As ever with our blogs, what is set out here is not necessarily the view of the Association. This is a very impressive manifesto into which much careful professional thought has evidently…
Today’s post is the first in a number of reactions to the NAEE Manifesto. It is by Ben Ballin who writes regularly here. As ever, the views set out are not necessarily shared by the Association. The following are some thoughts that came freely to mind following the launch of NAEE-UK’s excellent Young People’s Learning and…
Responding to the DfE – Here is an updated set of comments on the DfE’s new sustainability and climate change strategy. . E-STEM Awards – The Pratt & Whitney E-STEM Awards support programme engages students in meaningful STEM learning experiences through environmental problem-solving. This opportunity is open to non-profit organizations around the world that are working to increase students’ environmental literacy,…
DfE has translated its sustainability and Climate Change strategy into a policy paper. Here is an updated set of comments on the strategy: University of Reading Phys.Org Independent Education Today BBC Schools Week NEU Teach the Future Sec-Ed the voice for secondary education The National Governance Association The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years…
So said Kermit the Frog, as Dan Worth reminds us at the end of his recent article for tes.com The focus of the article is the DfE’s wish (in its sustainability and climate change strategy) that all schools and nurseries should have designated sustainability leads by 2025. In exploring this, Dan Worth argues that, although…
In today’s The Conversation, Elizabeth Rushton (UCL) and Lynda Dunlop (University of York) assess how far the DfE’s new sustainability and climate change strategy aligns with what teachers and young people want. They set out five things that teachers, teacher educators and young people would like to see in schools – and how the government’s…
Questions about the boundaries of environmental education have existed since its beginnings. Here’s what the North American equivalent to NAEE says: “Environmental education is a process that helps individuals, communities, and organizations learn more about the environment, and develop skills and understanding about how to address global challenges. It has the power to transform lives…