The virtual Youth Climate Summit runs from 9-13 November and there are the following opportunities to get involved – secondary students can apply to become a YCS ambassador by this Wed 9th Sept. – schools or organisations can propose a virtual event by 22nd Sept. – there are opportunities for students to apply to speak at the Global Youth Mock COP26 which is linked to the Youth Climate…
Would a Nature Premium help children recover from lockdown and set them up to learn? The case for this is published on the Wildlife and Countrysie Link website. The background to this is that during a meeting early in lockdown, volunteer directors at the Forest School Association (FSA) were worrying about the effect that lockdown would have on children’s…
Earth Overshoot Day this year was on Saturday, August 22, more than three weeks later than in 2019, according to Global Footprint Network. The date reflects the 9.3% reduction of humanity’s Ecological Footprint from January 1st to Earth Overshoot Day, compared to the same period last year. This is a direct consequence of the coronavirus-induced lockdowns…
eduCCate Global says that UK State-Funded Schools in the United Kingdom can apply for funding to take part in its environmentally-focused school projects. Eligible schools could receive funding of up to £4,375, funding the eduCCate Global Bronze and Silver Awards as well as allotting funding towards Supply Teachers or additional resourcing. Schools will be assigned…
The latest updates on the NAAEE annual conference can be found here. As it’s virtual this year, there’s no reason not to join in. Well continue to keep you informed of developments. §§§ . Martineau Gardens is a great supporter of NAEE, and so we’d like to encourage you to vote for it in the…
The NAEE AGM this year will be by zoom: Saturday November 7th at 1030. All members will get a message in September with details of how to attend. ∫∫∫ . Figures released by UCAS, show more than 21,000 graduates have applied to teacher training programmes since the start of the coronavirus lockdown, a rise of…
NAEE has a new Facebook page. Please check it out and contribute to it. We’d obviously like you to Like and Follow it. ∫∫∫ . Teach the Future has a post with an update on what its proposed English Climate Emergency Education Bill, and Scottish Climate and Biodiversity Emergency Bill are setting out to do. Their rationale for why a climate education bill is…
Teach the Future has a new Adult Advisory Board. This is a small group of adult volunteers who will advise on campaign strategy. It had its first meeting last week. NAEE’s chair of trustees is a member. Teach the Future has written to the House of Commons Education Select Committee, encouraging them to run an inquiry into how…
NAEE’s most recent blog was written by Ben Ballin. What’s the big idea? is a follow-up to a post post by Ben and Richard Dawson which took a wide-ranging look at the content and purpose of a ‘green curriculum’. What’s the big idea? picks up on that question and considers the related question of ‘curriculum intent’. This is…
Teach the Future’s open letter to the Chancellor calling for fiscal stimulus to be spent on retrofitting schools to net-zero, was signed by 53 environmental and educational NGOs and trade unions. The letter is here along with a blog. NAEE was pleased to support this. ∫∫∫ . The government announced plans to invest £1bn into a ten-year school retrofit and…