NAAEE Conference 23 – Registration will be opening this week for the 2023 NAAEE conference which will be on-line and will focus on the importance of collaboration, creativity, and crossing boundaries to address the environmental and social issues we face. NAAEE says: “We can’t address the systemic injustices that have marginalized so many unless we understand the…
GCSE and Climate – There are many opportunities for better climate change education within the current secondary school curriculum in England, say a report published by the Royal Meteorological Society. The research reviewed the GCSE specifications across all subjects and exam boards and highlighted how many concepts already taught in schools are relevant to students’ understanding of climate…
Connecting to Nature – The National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Award scheme is launching in the autumn. Working with the Department of Education, the project aims to ensure every young person in England has opportunities to have a meaningful connection to nature. You can take part. . Failing the Test – Teach the Future has published its report into exam boards and the…
#SchoolsForNature – During the week of 12th June RSPB, WWF, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts, Wildfowl & Wetland Trust and Woodland Trust will be leading a national celebration for schools that have taken practical action for nature this academic year. They will send them a Save our Wild Isles certificate signed by Sir David Attenborough and encourage them…
The DoE goes Green – Young people doing their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award can work with Young Climate Warriors’ on the ‘Skills Section’ of the award. Details here. . Change the Curriculum – Teach the Future has launched 5 new subjects in its Curriculum for a Changing Climate project. If you didn’t see the launch webinar last week, you can catch up on the…
Ministry of Eco Education – Coming up in May are two regional climate teacher gathering events. One is in Bristol on 30th May; the other in London on 31st May. These will bring teachers together to co-create climate education resources. More detail here. . World-wide – GEEP showcases environmental education efforts in countries around the world. It has a collection of country profiles from around…
Hot & Bothered – Sustainable theatre company Pigfoot is releasing a short documentary ‘Bothered’. Drawn from conversations with young people, young activists and teachers across the United Kingdom, this 14 minute documentary examines the current state of climate education in the UK and shares how people can be part of change. It features the Teach the Future network, and those…
Llywodraeth Cymru – Unlike younger pupils, students in Welsh schools currently studying in years 8-11 are still being taught the pre-reform curriculum. Although this was required to have an integrated ESDGC [ education for sustainable development / global citizenship ] programme, this was not widely implemented or considered to be important by most educators. Rather, it tended to be slotted…
Support for FE & HE – Teach the Future’s 2023-24 sustainability support package for universities and colleges is now live. You can find out more here. . DfE News – The latest issue of the DfE’s Climate in Education Snapshot is now available. It includes: A reminder about Outdoor Classroom Day on 18th May Details on the upcoming launch of its Sustainability Leadership…
Education Greenpeace – these resources for children aged 7-18 include support for teaching about climate change. In addition, there’s more about deep sea marine creatures, through a feature with photographs and factual information. . Climate Change Resources for Schools – a range of resources is available to download from WWF here . These include helpful information to support discussion and investigation of carbon footprints. .…