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…
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…
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…
Classroom Conservation – WWF invites us to join its 18th January Conservation in the Classroom livestream with WWF Youth Conservation Leadership Award winner and youth activist, Alexia Leclercq, as this will “inspire … students to contribute meaningfully to their communities and planet.” During this event, Alexia will share their own activism journey, discuss the important history of civic engagement, and highlight…
Rewired – Last week, Teachers for the Planet launched a website with 100 global climate education solutions. Green Schools Project’s Zero Carbon Schools programme is featured alongside others from the UK. It was launched at the Rewired summit at COP28. . Requires Improvement – The House of Lords Committee on Education for 11–16 Year Olds has published its latest report:Requires improvement: urgent…
The PM at COP28 – Click here to read a transcript of the PM’s address to COP28. Here are some comments: SKY News – The Guardian – BBC – Independent. . COP HUB – The Ministry of Education of the UAE, in collaboration with the Greening Education Partnership and its secretariat at UNESCO, will launch the first ever Greening Education Hub. The hub will host more than 200 side…
COP28 Guide – The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit [ECIU] has produced a visual guide to COP28. John Lang says that this year’s summit represents the climax of the Paris Agreement’s first Global Stocktake on climate action. A course correction is necessary and desirable, but is it achievable? . Education at COP28 – You can view education events that are taking place…
SDG Playbook – In partnership with law firm Irwin Mitchell, the UN Global Compact Network [UK] has developed an SDG Playbook for SMEs, a guide for smaller companies to unlock the competitive advantages of embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You can download the report here. . Listening to Rob Hopkins – If you missed last week’s NAEE AGM you can…
Action for Climate Empowerment – Prof Justin Dillon, NAEE President, recently posted an NAEE blog on his thoughts after attending a stakeholder workshop for Advancing Action for Climate Empowerment in the UK. The term ‘Action for Climate Empowerment’ (ACE) was adopted by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). ACE encompasses actions carried out under Article 6 of the Convention…
DfE Snapshot – The November Climate in Education Newsletter from the DfE is now available. In it you’ll find details of: An international Green Skills Conference The Global Green Skills Report 2023 National Education Nature Park at St John The National Education Nature Park at St John Fisher Primary Sustainable Futures The OVO Foundation Nature Prize . COP 28…