Thanks to Project Dirt for alerting about the Centre of the Earth (an environmental education centre in Birmingham) which is developing a food buying group that is both ethical and local. They would like to hear from suppliers and producers who are interested in getting involved. Project Dirt has also confirmed that Community Energy England has launched an online survey for…
Here’s a 3-minute YouTube video from Arjen Wals explaining his views on how schools need to change in order better to prepare young people for their [sustainable] futures. But to what extent can young people “change things” in the way described? Or, to what degree can schools prepare young people to change things once they have…
The National Gallery, the Mall Galleries and The Royal Parks have got together to support bees. Between 17 and 20 February, the A right royal buzz exhibition will be open across the three venues. This is a community arts project led by The Royal Parks that aims to teach the public about the importance of pollination, through…
LOtC says its new course, Developing and Reviewing Active Learning, will help you improve your practice and deliver, and evaluate meaningful learning which focuses on outcomes, not activities. There are 2 courses: one for providers of learning outside the classroom, and one for schools.During the course, you will: Learn about why it’s important to think about…
A new resource from Oxfam is aimed at 11-16 year olds and explores young lives in an unequal world. It is a cross-curricular resource focussed on maths, English and social sciences, and can be downloaded for free from the Oxfam education website. Here’s the link to the English resources. Oxfam says: Bring your English lessons to life by exploring…
You can catch up with the latest news from FEN – the forest education network here, although there doesn’t seem much about actual forests.
Today’s guest blog is by Geoffrey Guy who lectures at Reaseheath College. Geoff is the Director of Education for Bushcraft Education Ltd, and the founder of the Bushcraft Education blog. The clash between game keepers and ramblers from Manchester and Sheffield on Kinder Scout on the 24th April 1932 and other ‘mass trespasses’ which followed helped pave the way…
You can catch up with the latest news from National Geographic here It begins with a feature on Malala Yousafzai, the leading campaigner for girls’ education globally, and co-founder of the Malala Fund. National Geographic has also developed a broad range of free education resources for social studies and science classes to help students learn about a variety of topics. These…
Juliette Green sets out the opportunities provided for rainforest studies in the English National Curriculum Geography Key Stage 1: Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and Poles. Key Stage 2: Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres,…
UN Water is the United Nations inter-agency area for all freshwater related issues, including sanitation. The website has a good overview of goals related to water, the specific targets, and related UN campaigns including World Water Day – which is on 22nd March this year. The website says that water is at the core of sustainable development:…