The richness of the NAAEE conference programme has to be seen to be appreciated. Here’s the programme for Thursday October 15th to give you a taster. Please note that although all these are URL links, they are not live and provide no further information beyond the title. Build Capacity For Programming In Your Community with…
Today’s blog is a short article that Alan Reid, Editor of Environmental Education Research, posted a while back on the School Education Gateway. In this, he argues that we should refocus education on our responsibility for the present and future, and explains why this is critical to ESD. A fundamental task of “everyday ESD” is learning…
Dr Beth Christie is a Lecturer in Education in the Outdoor and Environmental Education Section of the Moray House School of Education at the University of Edinburgh. She is Programme Director for the MSc Learning for Sustainability, and a member of the Childhood and Youth Studies research group. Beth has a particular interest in climate…
Joe Brindle, a member of the Teach the Future leadership team, writes about the organisation’s new tactics, having failed to engage English school education ministers in serious conversations about the changes they are seeking to the student experience of schools. NAEE is a core supporter of Teach the Future and its aim of curriculum reform.…
Teach the Future has a blog and post of the posts are contributed by its young supporters and members. Here are links to a few recent posts: Serena Murdoch writes about the language we use to talk (or not talk) about climate issues. Serena compares this with learning a new language: Voulez-vous parler du changement…
Today’s blog is the first of a series by Jade Fabian who is a family support worker based in Birmingham. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed are Jade’s, and are not necessarily shared by NAEE The world is settling into its new version of ‘normal’; many people are returning to the office, students…
Here’s the latest in a selection of articles recently identified by Natural England in the Nature Connection, Engagement and Pro-environmental Behaviour category The green care code: How nature connectedness and simple activities help explain pro‐nature conservation behavioursM Richardson, HA Passmore, L Barbett, R Lumber. R Thomas, A Hunt – People and NatureThis study is the first of…
In March 2019, the Treasury commissioned an independent, global review on the economics of biodiversity. This is led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta – Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge. The Review was asked to assess the economic benefits of biodiversity, and the economic costs of biodiversity loss; and identify actions…
Today’s blog is by Sheila Gundry, the Development Manager at Froglife and an NAEE Fellow. As ever, the views expressed are Sheila’s, and are not necessarily shared by NAEE. My work involves developing and managing environmental education programmes, particularly with the more disadvantaged groups in our communities, so how can this continue given the Covid-19…
Natural England has brought together recently published research on learning and the environment. Highlights include: What future/s for outdoor and environmental education in a world that has contended with COVID-19?Contributions from Simon Beames, Rowena Passy and Sue Waite – Journal of Outdoor and Environmental EducationThis article brings together the perspectives of many on the journal’s editorial board,…