18th March 2024

Youth Pressure – With the general election fast approaching, SOS UK is ramping up its activities in order to create a wave of youth pressure that it hopes can’t be ignored.  Its purpose is to ensure the next government delivers on mandatory, integrated, solutions-centred climate education.  There will be youth political workshops, in-person regional events, and a grading of political…

11th March 2024

SOS UK – Join Students Organising for Sustainability-UK on a farm visit between April and July and help it with critical research on the climate and nature crises. You’ll get free online training, accredited digital badge, and expenses covered.  Details here. . Nature Park News – Over 1900 schools, nurseries and colleges have now joined the Nature Park, and over 800 have…

4th March 2024

Behaviour Change for Net Zero – The University of Bath’s next I-SEE webinar is on Tuesday March 5th – 1630 to 1730. Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh will argue that most measures required to reach climate change targets require behaviour change and social transformation.  To achieve this, she says, measures will be needed to change people’s behaviour at home, work and elsewhere.  Findings from…

26th February 2024

NCD UK 2024 – National Children’s Day provides an opportunity for everyone to share the work that they are doing to protect the wellbeing of children and families.   This year, NCDUK2024 will take place on Sunday May 12th.  Discussions are already taking place on social media #NCDUK2024 @NCDUK2024  . DERC Webinar – There’s an online event on Wednesday February 28th (1600) when Matthew Hayes…

19th February 2024

Scotland and Equity –  The Equity Toolkit from Education Scotland [Foghlam Alba] aims to provide an accessible and adaptable resource for local and sectoral needs to support the new mission of the Scottish Attainment Challenge. The Toolkit has been designed to support practitioners and decision making. . Learning Conversations – Foghlam Alba [Education Scotland] says listen to its Interim Chief…

12th February 2024

Flipboard – EarthDay is now promoting its school resources on Flipboard. . DfE Update – Here’s a link to the February Climate in Education Snapshot from the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Unit.  This includes features on: Sustainable drainage / Student-led climate action / Ground-source heat pumps in schools / Apps for Good . COP28 Reflections – UNESCO’s latest newsletter is here. It includes a focus…

5th February 2024

Climate Change & Sustainability: curriculum, careers, culture, community & CPD – An invitation from the FED to join a free online breakfast seminar (it begins at 0900), held on March 14th in partnership with Hays Education,.  It will be showcasing the FED’s Climate Change and Sustainability Toolkit.  Speakers include Emma Knights OBE, NAEE Chair of Trustees Dr Paul Vare, Cemil Cihan Ozalevli, Claire Pritchard and Nicholas Mort.   You can register…

29th January 2024

British Council – Here’s the latest British Council Schools newsletter. . Visioning – You may already have a vision for your school, but do you have one for your outdoor area?  Creating a vision statement asks learners to imagine what they’d like the future of the site to look like. This can help during idea generation, as well as to…

22nd January 2024

Global Action Days 2024 – The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) says that its Global Action Days movement demonstrates how individual actions, no matter how small they seem, can greatly impact our own and the Earth’s well-being.  Schools from all over the world, which are part of the Eco-Schools, LEAF and YRE Network, as well as non-FEE programme…

15th January 2024

Calling Bristol Youth – The Festival of Nature 2024 is recruiting young people aged 16 – 24 living in the Bristol area, to join its new Youth Panel which will help shape this year’s Festival.  The role description with details of what to expect is here.  To register your interest, complete this short online form. . Climate Simulation – A short video of Scotland’s successful British Council COP28 Climate…