Groundwork West Midlands, working in partnership with the Environment Agency, the Wild Trout Trust and Stoke City Football Club is working with young volunteers who are helping to improve the Lyme Brook at Lyme Valley Parkway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, a social action project that benefits those taking part and the wider community. The young volunteers aged between 16…
Oxfam’s recently updated and revamped global citizenship guides are aimed at teachers in all subjects, and across all age groups. They introduce the key elements of Oxfam’s Curriculum for Global Citizenship, as well as providing case studies outlining best practice in the classroom, activities that can be adapted for use in many curriculum areas, and resources for…
We confess that we were unaware that 2015/16 was the Year of Fieldwork, but welcome it anyway. We especially like the logo, and hope that the tread on the boot gets worn away in the next 12 months because of overuse. Esri UK, the Field Studies Council, the Geographical Association, Ordnance Survey, and the Royal…
This was the title of a debate at the RGS last year. Earthwatch says: “Could we really hear a wild wolf’s howl in Britain again? If human activity is to blame for the wolf’s demise in the UK, along with the local extinction of bears, lynx and beavers, is it now time to redress the balance…
Rupert Brakspear writes about Bretforton First School’s work to involving everyone through the Eco-Schools Challenge. Bretforton is a small, vibrant school for 73 Foundation to Year 5 pupils. The school catchment serves families from the village and neighbouring communities lying to the east of Evesham. The school’s motto is ‘Small enough to care, Strong enough to grow’ and the Head Teacher…
A new guide to High Quality Outdoor Learning Guide has been published by the Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel to encourage and support provision of high quality experiences. The guide provides information and ideas on what high quality learning can look like, what it can achieve and methods of evaluation. Backed up with the latest research…
NAEE’s 2015 AGM is on October 24th this year. It’s being held at the imposing Birmingham and Midland Institute in the centre of Birmingham. It starts at 1030, and we hope to see you there. More details nearer the time.
Here’s a recent summary of UK renewable energy subsidies c/0 regensw. The recent wave of announcements of cuts to renewable energy support have been justified on the basis of cutting costs. The Office of Budget Responsibility has calculated the cost of supporting low carbon power by 2020/21 has risen from a budget of £7.6 billion to £9.1 billion.…
If you’re anywhere near Edinburgh, then this might be just what you want. The Soil Association & LfS Scotland, in Association with the James Hutton Institute, invite you to the Edinburgh premier of Symphony of the Soils followed by a personal Q&A session with the director Deborah Koons as part of the celebrations for the International Year of the Soils. Symphony of…
Bgen is holding a networking event on 30th September in the Chelsea Physic Garden. The day will focus on supporting schools in delivering the new curriculum. The programme has been shaped to give a variety of expert perspectives from leading professionals on what the new curriculum looks like one year on. Speakers include: Paul Davies (Institute of Education) who…
To mark the environmental and sustainability education research network’s participation in the ECER conference, the leading academic journal Environmental Education Research has developed a Virtual Special Issue focusing on studies of ESE policy. To access the VSI, please click here. This on key examples of research on this topic from the past two decades of papers in the Journal,…
The Countryside Classroom website is now live, connecting schools with food, farming and the natural environment, and FACE are looking for feedback. They’d also like you to contribute to their first bulletin to be circulated to schools in early September, keeping everyone informed about Countryside Classroom. You can contribute into these sections: Community – stories about your work with…