The Election – NAEE has looked at what the party manifestoes have to say about education and environmental education. You’ll find them here: Lib Dems – Labour – Conservative – Green – Reform UK – SNP – Scottish Labour – Plaid Cymru – Scottish Greens. Teach the Future has analysed some of the party manifestoes to see where they stand on climate education and the need to rebuild and retrofit schools. You can visit…
Manifestoes – NAEE has looked at all the main parties’ manifestoes to see what they say about education and environmental education. You’ll find them here: Lib Dems – Labour – Conservative – Green – Reform UK – SNP* – Plaid Cymru. *not yet published. The latest Inkcap journal has a special focus on what the party manifestos…
Missed Deadline – What progress the government was making to give the final go-ahead to the Natural History GCSE has been brought to a halt by the calling of the general election. It will now be down to the next government to take the necessary steps if it wants to. One thing is clear, though, the possibility of an autumn…
MP Report Cards – A reminder that Teach the Future wants to make sure that the next Parliament’s MPs will take action to improve climate education in schools. It plans to turn the tables on parliamentary candidates by grading them on its report card to reveal their level of ambition for climate education. It has step-by-step guidance to support…
Win us Climate Education – Teach the Future invites us to look at its updated general election webpages. It says, “Help us win climate education this general election.” If you are aged 14 to 26 you can watch its General Election campaign launch on Zoom on Monday May 27th at 1800. . Climate Action Countdown – If you would also like fun ideas for sustainability…
Nature Connection – Generation Wild was recognised for ‘best contribution towards transforming nature connection’ at the recent 2024 Outdoor Recreation Network awards. The programme offers a free nature connection programme for schools in economically disadvantaged areas and it has just passed a significant milestone with the 100,000th nature activity being completed by participating children. To celebrate this, WWT has produced…
NAEE Journal – The latest edition of NAEE’s Environmental Education is now available for members. It has a particular focus on insects: Small Wonders; Big Opportunities. It is available on the member page of the website. All other editions of the journal dating back to 1971 can be read via the website’s journal page. To become a member and get the journal…
Climate in Education Snapshot – Here is the link to the DfE’s April snapshot. There are details of: A Rounder Sense of Purpose, Walk to School Week, Nature Park webinars, an outdoor learning approach to teaching climate and sustainability in primary schools, boosting Birmingham’s biodiversity through the Nature Park, and Sustainability Learning. There is no news of the fabled…
Supporting Sustainability and Environmental Education – On Tuesday July 2nd Middlesex University, in partnership with UCL’s Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education (CCCSE), and the London Schools Eco Network (LSEN) is hosting a face-to-face conference on Supporting Sustainability and Environmental Education in Secondary Schools. The conference is aimed at secondary education staff especially sustainability leads, senior leaders or any staff…
Climate Education Needed – Cambridge University Press & Assessment is calling for the next UK government to appoint an independent review to gather evidence and advise on the climate knowledge and skills young people need and how to embed those in the education system. According to a very recent YouGov poll: More than 65 % of the British…