Today’s blog is by Paul Steer, Head of Policy at OCR. He writes in response to an earlier blog on these pages by Melissa Glackin. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the thinking of the Association. Firstly, I’d like to thank Melissa Glackin for engaging with OCR’s proposals for a Natural History GCSE,…
70% of teachers – A research report has been published detailing what UK teachers think about the current state and future of climate education. It was commissioned by Teach the Future. Its headline finding is that 70% of teachers feel they have not received adequate training to educate students on climate change, on its implications for the…
Today’s blog is by NAEE President, Justin Dillon, Professor of Science and Environmental Education at the University of Exeter. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the thinking of the Association. On March 13, 2019, the day after MPs again voted down the Government’s negotiated Brexit withdrawal agreement, Chancellor of…
Elena Lengthorn, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Worcester What is the power of our words and how can we harness their power to create a better world for wildlife? Many of us will have heard the old adage of ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me’. It’s an…
A Shared Vision for the Future. – The Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability website is now live, and UK-based teachers and 16 to 18 year olds are able to sign up for online, free workshops which will form the basis for the creation of the Manifesto. This is part of the BERA research commission on…
Raichael Lock, Manchester Environmental Education Network (MEEN) As Maria Puig de le Bellacasa1 argued recently in her plenary at the Royal Geographic Society Conference in London, ‘soil’ is a perfect metaphor for our troubled relationship with the ‘Earth’. So, that means, for urban ES educators, teaching about mud is more important than ever. In Manchester, the…
The following was recently published in Vol 126 of the NAEE journal which has a focus on environment, arts and education. It was compiled by Henricus peters, our e-journal and social media editor We hope you find it useful.
This is an extract from a review by Graeme Gourlay in Geographical of Bill McKibben’s latest book, Falter: has the human game begun to play itself out? “In 1978, James F Black, one of Exxon’s senior scientists, told a group of company executives that by doubling the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we would increase average global…
Today’s blog is by Serene Esuruoso who is a consultant on future energy systems. Prior to this, Serene served as Secretary for the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. During this time, she supported members in understanding and enhancing the prospects for hydrogen and fuel cells and played a key role in driving the acceleration…
Student-led Change – If you missed the BBC 1 Countryfile programme on Sunday night, you can catch it again on i-Player. About 10 minutes into the programme you’ll find a feature on what presenter Tom Heap variously called eco education, nature education and environmental education. It featured NAEE Fellow, Dr Melissa Glackin of King’s College…