Ministry Outcomes – The Ministry of Eco Education has published its 1st Year impact report outlining the results of its work with 15 schools. Its Preface written by Dale Vince says: “From schools in Plymouth to Liverpool, our pilot has gone down really well and shown how prioritising the environment has a positive impact on society. Teachers feel more confident about what…
The University of Bath runs Zoom seminars every fortnight during term time. These are organised by the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment – I-SEE. They are all recorded and available to view after the event. The next seminars are: 18 October Professor Kimberley Nicholas, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies Facing Climate Change…
Neil Kitching asks: Why has the cost of energy for our homes gone up so much? Why has an increase in the price of natural gas affected the cost of electricity? He says: welcome to the wonderful world of energy economics, which he tries to explain as simply as he can. Neil has written for…
Windsor Wisdom – The first student consultation at St. George’s House Windsor Castle took place recently where students from Stoke-on-Trent and the London borough of Enfield debated the purpose of education, looked to the future and designed their perfect school. This was facilitated by The Inspiration Learning Group. Students presented ideas on schools for the future. Discussion themes included the importance of diversity, accessibility and inclusion, the…
Teach the Future has published its Curriculum for a Changed Climate: track changes review of the National Curriculum for England. This reviews the curriculum for key stages 3 and 4 in the National Curriculum. Using a ‘tracked changes’ methodology the report suggests where and how the national curriculum can be amended to include sustainability and respond…
Today’s post is by Elsa Lee (with inspiration from Paul Vare, Alex Catallo, the consortium of collaborators working on the Curriculum for a Changing Climate project, Teach the Future, and SOS-UK). Elsa is NAEE’s deputy director. In the post she writes about the recent track change research for Teach the Future which saw key national…
Live at COP 27 – Does your school want to explore global issues during COP27 and be part of the call for collective action? Find out more about the key international frameworks that support action on climate change and explore national and international responses to the conference themes from children and young people, community groups and ministerial bodies. You…
Today’s post is by Richard Jurin who, before his retirement, ran the Environmental Studies programme at the University of Northern Colorado, launching a degree in Sustainability Studies. His academic interests are environmental worldviews and understanding barriers to sustainability. Today he writes about the idea of emergy. As ever, with our blogs, the views expressed are…
Here’s another update from Natural England by way of relevant evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news items from the UK and abroad, with a focus on schools, education and learning. This supports the Strategic Research Network for People and Nature to develop better coherence and collaboration in…
Young Advocates – UNESCO says that young people are a critical population who are leading ESD-related projects, but often do not have the means to access institutional visibility that organizations often can. For this reason, it is launching the Young Advocates 4 ESD Challenge and calling on all young people under 25 years old to share their stories about…
Dr Nicola Walshe & Zoe Moula A rapidly growing body of research shows the benefits – happiness, vitality, and life satisfaction – associated with access to nature and green spaces. Indeed, the recent survey by Natural England, which aimed to understand the perspective of children and young people relating to nature during Covid-19, demonstrated the…
Professor William Scott reviews Rewild Yourself: 23 spellbinding ways to make nature more visible by Simon Barnes, illustrated by Lee Wright. There is a lot to like about this book, and if everyone did even half of what Simon Barnes recommends, their lives would be more fulfilled, and the rest of us would benefit as well. As is…