We had an email from UKSCN last week. This is what it said: The climate crisis is the number one challenge facing us all — it’s down to us to make the government realise that urgent climate action can’t wait. To do that, we need as many people as possible to turn out for the…
Over the Summer, activists tried to persuade the DfE to require teacher educators in universities and elsewhere to cover climate and ecological issues. This was the response: “… there are no plans to amend the Teachers’ Standards. The Teacher’s Standards and the Framework of Core Content for Initial Teacher Training are the ‘core’ minimum entitlements for trainee…
NAAEE has announced its latest group of environmental education leaders who are under 30 years old. NAAEE says: These inspirational leaders are using environmental education to address environmental and social issues in communities around the world. This incredible group consists of teachers, conservationists, researchers, and social entrepreneurs that are addressing issues that range from mitigating tensions between…
GEEP – the Global Environmental Education Partnership – asks if you have any recently published resources, innovative programmes, forthcoming opportunities, or other updates you want to share with the GEEP network? The next issue of GEEP News is coming out in mid-September so please send submissions to info@thegeep.org no later than August 31. . Meanwhile in the UK, a secondary geography teacher…
Our colleagues at NAAEE are offering the following resources for students and educators: Nature and Nurture: Understanding the Psychology of Pro-Environmental Behavior Do younger generations care more about global warming? International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education (IJECEE) Volume 6, Number 2 Children’s Book “Scientists Get Dressed” Explores What Scientists Wear to Make New Discoveries, Save Lives,…
We’re pleased to welcome Henry Greenwood as our latest NAEE Fellow. Henry is founder and managing director of Green Schools Project, a social enterprise he set up in 2015. He is also a Maths teacher who, while teaching at Kingsmead School in Enfield, developed the role of Sustainability Coordinator, assembling a group of students who embarked…
Each state-funded school in the North of Tyne Combined Authority area [ Newcastle city, North Tyneside and Northumberland ] will receive funding to train one member of staff as a United Nations accredited climate change teacher. The authority is working with the creators of the eduCCate Global Teacher Academy United Nations Climate Change (UNCC). UNCC approached the…
The Green Schools Project is launching a new ‘Climate Action’ programme in September and is looking for a small number of schools to run a pilot. This is a series of CPD sessions that focuses on building a whole-school ethos that addresses the climate crisis and allows schools to respond to it through a creative and purposeful…
Six Primary Schools in Western Uganda which are seeking partnerships with schools in the UK. All of these schools are in a mountainous area, close to one of the National Parks where mountain gorillas can be found. They all have a strong commitment to the environment, and would like that shared commitment to be a…
There’s an ASE sustainability teachmeet on Wednesday [ July 17th 1600 to 1830 ] at the The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus LE12 5RD You can go and present a short item, or just come to listen, start a discussion and take away new ideas. You don’t have to be an expert – we just want to hear…