Manifestoes – NAEE has looked at all the main parties’ manifestoes to see what they say about education and environmental education. You’ll find them here: Lib Dems – Labour – Conservative – Green – Reform UK – SNP* – Plaid Cymru. *not yet published. The latest Inkcap journal has a special focus on what the party manifestos…
To save you the trouble of all that searching, here’s what the Plaid Cymru election manifesto has to say about education, and about environmental / climate / sustainability / global / etc education – see text in bold. Education holds the key to Wales’s future, and Plaid Cymru wants to create an education system where…
To save you the trouble of all that searching, here’s what the Labour Party election manifesto has to say about education, and about environmental / climate / sustainability / global / etc education – see text in bold. How Labour will break down barriers to opportunity: Recruit 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects 3,000…
To save you the trouble of all that searching, here’s what the Green Party election manifesto has to say about education, and about environmental / climate / sustainability / global / etc education – see text in bold. A Fairer, Greener Education System Education should be about inspiring a love of learning and ensuring that…
To save you the trouble of all that searching, here’s what the Conservative Party election manifesto has to say about education, and about environmental / climate / sustainability / global / etc education – see text in bold. Education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet, which is why since 2010 we…
To save you the trouble of all that searching, here’s what the Lib Dems election manifesto has to say about education, and about environmental / climate / sustainability / global / etc education – see text in bold. Liberal Democrats believe that education is the best investment we can make in our children’s potential and…
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 NAEE.…
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