The Forestry Commission says its Early Years Teacher’s Pack is a free learning resource, which contains curriculum-linked activities, to teach learners about forests and how they’re looked after for people and wildlife. All the activities have been designed to be used outdoors, in your local woods, park or school grounds. There are also Gruffalo-themed forest activities that can be…
Did you know that … March 1 to 11 is Fair-trade Fortnight March 3 is World Wildlife Day March 5 to 9 is Waste Week March 9 to 18 is British Science Week March 14 is the International Day of Action for Rivers March 19 to 23 is Grandparent Gardening Week March 21 is the…
Last week we covered Ronald Rovers’ (broadly positive) views on Kate Raworth’s doughnut model of the human-biosphere connection. This is a link to what, Bill Scott (NAEE’s Chair of Trustees) wrote back in 2013 about the idea when it first emerged c/o Oxfam’s Discussion Paper, A Safe and Just Space for Humanity. This is what Oxfam…
The GA says that its new Handbook of Secondary Geography “… provides a rich source of advice and reference on all aspects of geography teaching in secondary schools in the UK.” It has been written for Heads of Department and all teachers of geography. The GA also says that “… it also speaks to a wider audience,…
Exeter University says: “Explore the potential solutions to climate change and how they relate to the UN’s sustainable development goals.” This is a free 4-week online course (3 hours per week) with an ‘upgrade’ available. On the course “you will explore solutions to this global challenge, including mitigation, adaptation and geo-engineering, which can help avoid the most dangerous climate changes…
If you click here, you can read the thoughts of Jen Baughan, the CEO of Solutions for the Planet, on her visit to the ASE conference in Liverpool last month. We were struck by this passage: “Two of the workshops that I attended were focussed on Environmental Education (EE) in secondary schools. The first workshop,…
Click here to read another round up from Natural England of evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news items. This supports the Strategic Research Groups for Learning in Natural Environments and Outdoors for All to develop better coherence and collaboration in research and to improve links between research,…
Tamlyn Hardy writes about the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Seabirds (SANCCOB) which is an international leader in oiled wildlife response, rehabilitation and chick-rearing; contributes to research which benefits seabirds; trains people to care for the birds and educates the public to develop behavioural change which benefits marine life and environment. I currently…
The Big Farmland Bird Count has been run by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) which has encouraged farmers, land managers and gamekeepers to spend around 30 minutes on the lookout for birds. Founder of the Bird Count, Jim Egan, said a huge number of farmers and keepers were doing ‘tremendous work’ to boost farmland birds…
Richard Jurin, a North American environmental educator, has a new blog that focuses on sustainable living. As Richard puts it: Thoughts on what it really means for humanity to live sustainably: a blog for discussion on the reality of a vision for living sustainably with health, happiness, and well-being See this for greater detail. Recent posts…