The Learning Through Landscape’s My School, My Planet pilot outdoor education programme supported children from disadvantaged ethnic groups and low-income families to re-engage with learning as they transitioned into the new academic year following the first Covid-19 related lockdown. Participating pupils were offered academic learning focused on three core subjects as a way of engaging them with…
Alex is a 17-year old photographer and blogger who is passionate about British wildlife, especially showing people how easy it is to find wildlife without having to travel too far away from your own home. He has been blogging about his local area since 2013, and you can read his older posts here. Here are…
Today’s blog is by Paul Vare of the University of Gloucestershire where he has responsibility for research development in the School of Education and Humanities. He writes here about teacher education. As ever, with our blogs, Paul’s views are not necessarily shared by NAEE. Reading Gavin Williamson’s recent speech, in which he reiterated the Government’s ambition for schools to achieve 100%…
Today’s post is an article by Matthew Adams, a psychologist from the University of Brighton. It was recently published in The Conversation and is reproduced here with permission. The UK government is reported to be seriously considering making “nature studies” a compulsory subject for all pupils. It’s a move that was recommended in the recent…
As a follow-up to Rebecca Newman’s post earlier this week, this is an edited and updated version of the chapter on environmental justice that was written by Bill Scott and Paul Vare in their 2018 book: The World we’ll Leave behind: grasping the sustainability challenge. As ever with our blogs the views expressed here do…
This post is by Rebecca Newman who is studying for a BA in human geography and is a member of NAEE’s blog team. As ever with our blogs, Rebecca’s views are not necessarily those of the Association. “You must not gamble your children’s future on the flip of a coin. Instead, you must unite behind…
To mark Earth Day 2021, we are copying a post from the personal blog of Bill Scott, our Chair of Trustees. This looks back to the early 1970s when Philip Larkin was commissioned to write a prologue to a UK government report, How Do You Want To Live? (HMSO, 1972). As ever with our blogs, the views expressed…
Today’s post is by actively-retired teacher, Mick Haining. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the Association. Unlike a school, a garden has a timetable that doesn’t use a clock. It hurries or delays events until the occasion is as right as it can be for something to germinate,…
Like NAEE, the North American Association of Environmental Education [NAAEE] is 50 years old this year. This is how Judy Braus, NAAEE Executive Director and NAEE Fellow sets out the background to its beginnings: This year is a special one for NAAEE: It’s our 50th Anniversary. We’re excited to celebrate this milestone with you and to…
This is part of a recent round up by Natural England of recent and 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 education and learning. This supports the Strategic Research Network for People and Nature to develop better…