Today’s post is by Dr Melissa Glackin from King’s College London. Melissa Glackin is a senior lecturer in science education at King’s College London and former NAEE fellow. As ever with our blogs, the contents do not not necessarily represent the views of the Association. Active hope: The re-worlding of education How are you? […]…
In response to the government’s strategy on climate and sustainability education, published on the 21st of April, the University of Reading pioneered climate and sustainability education within teacher training programmes. Reading is dedicated to promoting better climate education in schools and colleges, bringing together its climate experts with its long history in teacher training. Working with…
Dr. Morgan Phillips, Head of Education and Youth Engagement at Global Action Plan, reflects on ‘A Future For Us All’ a newly released animation of Sir Ken Robinson’s final public speech. As ever with our blog, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by the Association. Being the change you want to see in the…
The Conversation has published a number of articles about COP15 and biodiversity. Here is reference to two of them which we highlight in the hope that they might be of use to teachers and students. In the first of them Bram Büscher, Wageningen University and Rosaleen Duffy, University of Sheffield, argue that not only did…
Today’s post is by Dr David Dixon who has wide experience as a primary school Headteacher, and who is now an NAEE Trustee. As with all our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily those of the Association. Gorne, but not forgotten! In the London Borough of Lewisham, about 6 miles from the City of…
Vol 131 of NAEE’s journal, Environmental Education, is a special edition devoted to the circular economy. It is currently available only to our members but it will appear on our open web pages later in the year. This is Ken Webster’s Guest Editorial: It’s a very confusing world, but perhaps it always was. Err…not like…
NAEE has contributed the following thoughts to CJS: the Countryside Jobs Service. It is based on our submission to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee consideration of the green economy. Our core point is that all school leavers to have an essential understanding of key environmental issues because ensuring this cannot be the responsibility…
This is what The Conversation had to say about COP15: “An agreement to protect 30% of Earth’s surface and halt the loss of the planet’s diverse forms of life by 2050 was this week signed by more than 190 countries in Montreal, Canada. But what this treaty will actually involve is still far from clear.…
The end of the COP 15 meeting came in the week before Christmas when the UK media were recovering from the men’s football World Cup and full of Netflix drama and stories about domestic problems around the loss of essential services, and so it was unsurprising that coverage of the COP was more muted (and…
If you are reading this then you will likely be a member of that lucky UK tribe that finds fulfilment from being in the natural world, and a just cause in its protection. Our tribe has a long history, and the wonder is that it doesn’t have more members. But that is what environmental education…
Here’s a further update from Natural England by way of relevant evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news items from the UK and abroad, with a focus on schools, education and learning. This supports the Strategic Research Network for People and Nature to develop better coherence and collaboration…
Today’s post is by regular contributor, Richard Jurin who, before his retirement, 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…