August 19th 2024

Zoom Get Together –The government has announced its plans for an English curriculum and assessment review.  This will take about a year and Teach the Future is determined to ensure that it delivers the integrated, solutions-centred climate and nature education that this generation both wants and needs.  To make this happen, they’ll be hosting an open call…

August 5th 2024

Online Volunteer Tutor (GCSE) – The Access Project supports pupils from under-resourced backgrounds to access universities. It is looking for undergraduates, postgraduates, staff, and alumni who would be able to tutor a young person aged 14-16, online, one hour a week in term-time Autumn 2024 to Summer 2025 to support them with their academic studies.  No prior…

High-quality Climate Education

If anyone from government asked you what the key challenges & barriers are to consistent, high-quality Climate Education in England, and what the potential solutions and enablers might be, what would you say? In what follows, Paul Vare (current NAEE Chair) and Bill Scott (previous NAEE Chair) put forward this response: What are the key…

July 29th 2024

Next AGM – NAEE’s 2024 AGM will be on Thursday November 28th [1800 to 1930]. More details later. . Awards for Excellence – Nominations are now open for NAAEE’s 2024 Awards for Excellence, which sets out to honour those who have made a lasting impact.  Is there a mentor whose wisdom and generosity you’d like to…

Dear Secretary of State

Click here to read the letter that GAP has sent to Brigid Phillipson about the Curriculum and Assessment review that was recently launched. It begins: “Many congratulations on the General Election result and on your appointment as Secretary of State for Education. We wish you well in your role and are keen to work with…

Update on the DfE Curriculum Review

Click here to read the terms of reference for the Francis Curriculum Review and the letter sent to Professor Francis by the Secretary of State. See also the written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State. In brief, the Review will: The Review will be rigorously evidence-driven, focusing on identifying and addressing barriers that hold children…

Meet the DfE’s New Ministers

Bridget Phillipson is the new Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities. Her team comprises: Soon to be Baroness Jacqui Smith is Minister of State for Skills Catherine McKinnell is Minister of State for School Standards Janet Daby is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Stephen Morgan is Parliamentary…

July 22nd 2024

Tyger, Tyger – Global Tiger Day is celebrated on July 29th to raise awareness about this endangered big cat.  You can download WWF’s free printable tiger activity sheets for students to take part in this wild day, including a word puzzle, maze game, mad lib, and more.  Also explore other learning resources in WWF’s full toolkit. . Youth Award – Applications are now…

DfE Curriculum and Assessment Review

The DfE has said that a broader, richer, cutting-edge curriculum that drives high and rising schools standards and sets all young people up for life and work will be central to the government’s vision for education, as it launches its wide-ranging Curriculum and Assessment Review. Spanning from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5,…