Today’s post is by Dr Thomas Bernard, co-founder of STEM publishing company QuestFriendz and co-author of the SuperQuesters series. SuperQuesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery covers environmental themes including renewable energy and is out now. As ever with our blogs the ideas expressed are not necessarily those of the Association. Introduction The National Curriculum has many advantages; however,…
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…
Today’s post is by NAEE President, Prof Justin Dillon. These are his thoughts following a stakeholder workshop for ‘Advancing Action for Climate Empowerment in the UK’. As ever with our posts, the views expressed are not necessarily shared by the Association. Every now and again, I find myself in a meeting where I’m not really…
The eePro section of the NAAEE website has a series of features that it describes as ‘learning posts’. These can be courses, webinars, workshops, and other educational activities with degree and state environmental education certification programmes. They include these: Climate and Young Children Webinar Green Learning for a Just Transition Climate Generation’s Inspiring Stories ABC’s…
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…
In this post, NAEE’s Chair of Trustees, William Scott, explores Lorna Smith’s recent The Conversation post in which she argues for a local element to the national curriculum [NC]. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily those of the Association. This is how Lorna’s article begins: Despite only being introduced in 1989, England’s…
Saleemul Huq who has recently died, was not a household name. But the Economist’s climate correspondent Rachel Dobbs says it’s one worth remembering. What follows are extracts from an Economist Climate Issue about his life. This spring I listened to Saleemul Huq, a Bangladeshi-British scientist, give a seminar on climate justice. “Every day, every week,…
Janet Owen The Earth Museum is an experimental not-for-profit enterprise with a vision to create a virtual learning resource which can be used in every home, classroom, museum and place, sharing and connecting the world’s cultural and natural heritage with people and places; empowering us to understand each other and look after the planet better.…
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…
The Educators Trust Trust Awards 2024 Robert J. Jones Award Theme: Environmental Education Guidance for Nominators The Trust of the Worshipful Company of Educators wishes to confer an award for outstanding and inspirational practitioners in environmental education. The award is generously supported by Dr Peter Warren CBE, Past Master of the Company and is named after his teacher…
Thanks to Slugger O’Tool for alerting us to three projects at Queen’s University Belfast that are addressing Urban Green and Blue Space (UGBS) and nature-based solutions. These are: The SPACE project is investigating environmental factors (e.g., air, noise, and light pollution) and how they can impact our brain health as we age, specifically looking at, and engaging…
Nikki Burton Mallott The remit of a conservation educator is to connect audiences with the natural world and encourage the uptake of positive environmental behaviors. At Knowsley Safari, we are looking to achieve this more broadly in our community. Two approaches have been explored: 1. An integrated approach to nature, health and wellbeing 2. Framing conservation through…