Race to Zero – This is a global campaign to rally leadership and action in the education sector. The campaign is run in partnership with EAUC, Second Nature and the UN Environment Programme. EAUC is the secretariat. This campaign replaces the Global Climate Letter for Universities and Colleges. You can get involved with the Race to Zero here. . Festival of Nature 2024 – The…
New Learners Council – The FED is looking to recruit current learners in England, “from a diversity of voices, backgrounds and experiences”, to join its Learners Council; specifically: Up to 10 young people aged 16-18 Up to two learners aged 25+ who are in full-time or part-time education The Council will focus on the English education…
New Conversations – The latest edition of Elephant Times is now available. This shares the experience and some of the ideas from a conference that brought students and teachers together from a variety of schools in South Wales. Recent Tide~ work has focused on the educational implications of the climate crisis and the conference evolved from that work. The challenge now…
Net Zero Schools – This week Teach the Future launched its report with Energise on the cost of net zero schools. Teach the Future wants to see all schools in the UK decarbonised as they say that this will reduce their climate impact and save money in the long term. Doing this, they say, will also allow education buildings to…
DfE Snapshot – The DfE’s latest Climate in Education Snapshot is now available. It says that the DfE’s Climate Change and Sustainability Unit has been very busy, and that the Chief Sustainability Officer, Jonathan Dewsbury has taken up a new role as Director of Capital Operations and Net Zero. Features in this edition include: National Education Nature Park and Climate The…
Nature Park – A recording is available of the of the 30-minute: Nature Park and Climate Awards teacher webinar (July 2023) in case you missed the broadcast. There is also a Teaser webpage ahead of its October 4th launch. Go to: Home | Education Nature Park. . Do You See What I See? – NAAEE says join NASA educator Tina Harte-Ballinger for a webinar…
Climate Action Awards – The Climate Action Awards will recognise schools and colleges that have brought about change at an institutional level, supporting their students in developing green skills, championing nature and working towards a sustainable future. This includes recognition of the work already underway in many education settings through existing awards and schemes that can be built…
Gillian Keegan Letter – The Secretary of State’s response to questions from Teach the Future is online here. . Wednesday 4 October – A reminder that, from this date, all schools, nurseries and colleges in England will be able to join the National Education Nature Park on a new website. They can celebrate the launch and get a taste of…
Transform Our World – GAP is recruiting for 24 young people, aged 14-16 to join its Transform Our World team. Full details on what’s involved and how to apply are here. Here’s a Tweet and a LinkedIn post if you’d care to spread the word. . Environmental History – UCL Press has announced the publication of a new open access book: History and the Climate Crisis: Environmental…
This week’s news round up is deliberately brief as befits the end of Summer. It focuses on DfE, Ofsted, COP28 and EAUC developments. Concrete Things – As if dealing with dodgy concrete weren’t enough for the DfE, after Claire Coutinho went on to higher things, a new education minister has had to be appointed. David…