NAEE’s manifesto for young people’s learning and the environment was launched in 2022. Its purpose is to build on existing work in schools and colleges and further stimulate change in thinking and practice. Doing this means that young people can be even better prepared to meet the social and environmental challenges they will face through…
Nature Parks – Here’s the latest information about the National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Awards – and about grant eligibility for Nature Park and Climate Action Awards funding allocations. . KS2 LEGO – The Natural History Museum and LEGO offer a 5-part course for KS2 students through which they explore human impact on the planet using the example of birds;…
Today’s post by regular contributor, Richard Jurin, is a follow up to two recent posts about Faustian bargains we have made. Before his retirement, Richard led the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, where he launched a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability.…
Berkshire Warming – Did you go to the Festival of Education back in July? NAEE Trustee, David Dixon, reflects on his experience of the event. . Nature Park Update – On 12 July staff from the Natural History Museum and the Royal Horticultural Society ran a live online 30-minute broadcast aimed at teachers so they could prepare for how their setting might…
What do you think are the main problems and challenges faced by sustainability and environmental education? You’ll have a view, as do we. We decided to ask Claude AI. Here’s what emerged: Limited funding and resources Environmental education initiatives often lack adequate funding and resources from both government and private sources. This restricts their operations and…
Today’s post is by NAEE trustee, David Dixon, long-serving headteacher and author of Leadership for Sustainability: saving the planet one school at a time (Crown House Publishing, 2022). David reflects on his visit to the Festival of Education at Wellington College back in July. As with all our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily…
COP28 News – There will be a Youth, Children, Education and Skills day at COP28. The COP28 Presidency has announced its two-week thematic programme which will be “geared towards real world solutions that close the gaps to 2030 and respond to the Global Stocktake”. As a result, December 8 2023 will be the first time there is a day…
Politicians in the UK have made many big promises for nature, but the Westminster Government’s own advisors agree: they’re not doing enough to improve the natural world. That’s why, ahead of the next General Election, over 70 environmental charities have joined forces to create a five-point plan for decision-makers. Their aim is to see this…
The following article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. You can read the original article. It was written by: Lorraine Whitmarsh, University of Bath; Caroline Verfuerth, Cardiff University, and Steve Westlake, Cardiff University. The original article (with images) is here. The article begins: Amid headlines of wildfires raging across Europe and…
ESD-Net 2030 – On May 31st, the Unesco Learning Webinar welcomed over 300 participants as part of the four workshops on personal leadership for change, creative problem-solving, and play-based activities. The sessions were led by ESD partners: Soneva Namoona, the World’s Largest Lesson, Global Schools Program, and WWF Sweden/Kenya, who facilitated conversations and activities on a variety of pedagogical…