Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin. 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. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by…
Today’s post is by David Dixon, NAEE Trustee and author of Leadership for Sustainability: saving the planet one school at a time (Crown House Publishing, 2022). As usual with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by the Association. The media and the political classes have become very agitated by the latest news…
Gillian Keegan Letter – The Secretary of State’s response to questions from Teach the Future is online here. . Wednesday 4 October – A reminder that, from this date, all schools, nurseries and colleges in England will be able to join the National Education Nature Park on a new website. They can celebrate the launch and get a taste of…
This question was recently sent to the SHED-SHARE JISCMail: “Dear all, I have a question about the language that our institutions use in relation to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). I see some institutions using Education for Sustainability (EfS) instead of ESD and would love to know if there is a reason that one phrase is used…
The Royal Society has published a report exploring large scale electricity storage. The Executive Summary begins with a useful clarification of the problem we face: The UK Government has a stated ambition to decarbonise the electricity system by 2035 and is committed to reaching net zero by 2050. As Great Britain’s electricity supply is decarbonised,…
Transform Our World – GAP is recruiting for 24 young people, aged 14-16 to join its Transform Our World team. Full details on what’s involved and how to apply are here. Here’s a Tweet and a LinkedIn post if you’d care to spread the word. . Environmental History – UCL Press has announced the publication of a new open access book: History and the Climate Crisis: Environmental…
The DfE-funded National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Awards aim to empower children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and to nature’s future. These free programmes aim to put nature at the heart of education by providing educators with support and guidance to give every learner in England…
A recent Times Environment feature focused on small space rewilding. This is what it said: “A new study demonstrates the impact on wildlife of nurturing small spaces. Much is written about the benefits of mass rewilding projects, across vast swathes of land. But scientists at the University of Melbourne found that a mere 12 months after an…
The Summer edition of Green Teacher magazine is now published. Its contents are here (with the freely-available articles included) Driving Change… The Electric School Bus by Gillian Petrini (Free Article)Instructional Materials for Elementary School Driving Change… The Electric School Bus by Chloe Faught (Free Article)Instructional Materials for Secondary School Outstanding Science Trade Books for Environmental Literacy by William Straits (Free Article)A…
This week’s news round up is deliberately brief as befits the end of Summer. It focuses on DfE, Ofsted, COP28 and EAUC developments. Concrete Things – As if dealing with dodgy concrete weren’t enough for the DfE, after Claire Coutinho went on to higher things, a new education minister has had to be appointed. David…