Volunteers Needed by the DfE – The government has allocated £3.9 million to help schools implement the government’s climate change strategy for education – including recruiting and managing a team of expert volunteers to provide advice. An early tender for the ‘sector engagement and support’ contract shows the successful bidder will “identify appropriate experts” to help schools develop their…
UNESCO-JAPAN Prize – A call for nominations has been issued for the 2023 UNESCO-Japan Prize in Education for Sustainable Development. The three Prize winners are selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the recommendation of an expert panel. Winners will receive USD 50,000 each and will be invited to establish a long-term collaboration with UNESCO by joining the ESD…
DfE Snapshot – The next issue of the DfE’s Climate in Education Snapshot is now available. It includes: A reminder about Outdoor Classroom Day coming up on 18th May A form to sign-up to our first stakeholder good practice session An update on the SCCU Stakeholder User Group Jon’s visit to the Bristol Education Partnership Sharing the good practice…
Select Committee Opportunity – Click here for details of the House of Commons Education Select Committee inquiry into teacher recruitment, training and retention. NAEE will be making a written submission to this arguing for the importance of including climate / environmental education within both pre- and in-service teacher professional development. . Are Students ready to take on Environmental Challenges – A…
Green Grounds – A Children’s Nature Network initiative: Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds & Outdoor Learning project sets out to help leaders and practitioners around the world to learn more about successful approaches and scalable strategies for greening school grounds. . Gulf Stream – WEEC 2024 takes place at the end of January 2024 in Abu Dhabi. It seeks…
OECD+ – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is consulting with education stakeholders in seven countries including the UK. The aim is to explore broadening the purposes of education; ie, what does education need to be like if all learners are to really flourish? In the UK, the Department for Education (DFE) has asked the FED, its partner Parentkind, and Teach for All, to organise a series of…
Early Days – Nadia Whittome MP recently presented Teach the Future’s Climate Education Bill in parliament, and there was a drop-in briefing for MPs, which you can read about here. Lots of MPs from across parties came to show their support, and there was good Twitter coverage. The second reading is due later this month and pressure is on the DfE…
DfE Snapshot – The next issue of the DfE’s Climate in Education Snapshot is now available. It includes: An update on the investment DfE is making into Green Skills An update on the National Education Nature Park and Climate Action Award Scheme pilot An overview on DfE’s experience at SOS-UK’s Student Sustainability Summit The sharing of good practice…
LFS – In Scotland, Learning for Sustainability (LfS) is a cross-curricular approach which sets out to enable learners, educators, schools and their wider communities to build a socially-just, sustainable and equitable society. Where effective, it weaves together global citizenship, sustainable development education and outdoor learning to create coherent, rewarding and transformative learning experiences. LfS is an important component of…
Addysg Addas i’r Dyfodol – The Education Fit for the Future in Wales report by Professor Calvin Jones in collaboration with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, is a White Paper for discussion that calls for a match of the skills needed in the future with the education and qualifications system in Wales. The Well-being of Future Generations Act…