Here we feature some of the Climate Change Education Events at the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) which takes place at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 6-18 November. UNESCO says that the complexities of climate change require a holistic approach, the sort that UNESCO provides though its longstanding expertise combining science, education, culture, and communication and information.…
DfE Changes – The latest government renewal has led to more changes at the DfE. The new team can be seen here. Some old faces are welcomed back (Nick Gibb, for example) and there are new appointees (Robert Halfon, for example, who used to chair the Commons education select committee). There is a renewed emphasis on skills and talk of…
RCE Scotland is Scotland’s Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development and part of a global network of RCEs which allows regions and countries to share and learn from each other, and to establish or strengthen international partnerships. It is part of the Moray House School of Education campus in Edinburgh. It launched in November…
The Fall edition of Canada’s Green Teacher magazine (Vol 133) has now been published. There are two freely available articles: Don’t Worry; BEE Happy by Frank GlewAn outdoor honey bee simulation game Finding Ecohappiness in the Classroom by Sandi Schwartz Nature-related mindfulness tools to help students manage stress …………………………………………………… Other articles (full text available only to subscribers…
Ministry Outcomes – The Ministry of Eco Education has published its 1st Year impact report outlining the results of its work with 15 schools. Its Preface written by Dale Vince says: “From schools in Plymouth to Liverpool, our pilot has gone down really well and shown how prioritising the environment has a positive impact on society. Teachers feel more confident about what…
The University of Bath runs Zoom seminars every fortnight during term time. These are organised by the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment – I-SEE. They are all recorded and available to view after the event. The next seminars are: 18 October Professor Kimberley Nicholas, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies Facing Climate Change…
Neil Kitching asks: Why has the cost of energy for our homes gone up so much? Why has an increase in the price of natural gas affected the cost of electricity? He says: welcome to the wonderful world of energy economics, which he tries to explain as simply as he can. Neil has written for…
Windsor Wisdom – The first student consultation at St. George’s House Windsor Castle took place recently where students from Stoke-on-Trent and the London borough of Enfield debated the purpose of education, looked to the future and designed their perfect school. This was facilitated by The Inspiration Learning Group. Students presented ideas on schools for the future. Discussion themes included the importance of diversity, accessibility and inclusion, the…
Teach the Future has published its Curriculum for a Changed Climate: track changes review of the National Curriculum for England. This reviews the curriculum for key stages 3 and 4 in the National Curriculum. Using a ‘tracked changes’ methodology the report suggests where and how the national curriculum can be amended to include sustainability and respond…
Today’s post is by Elsa Lee (with inspiration from Paul Vare, Alex Catallo, the consortium of collaborators working on the Curriculum for a Changing Climate project, Teach the Future, and SOS-UK). Elsa is NAEE’s deputy director. In the post she writes about the recent track change research for Teach the Future which saw key national…