Shani Ali, Paul Bradley & Ingrid Skeels Room 13 Hareclive studio collective ‘Let’s change things’ was the first banner that Room 13 Hareclive children ever made, carried purposefully out of school in a procession through the local streets. On a later occasion, the banner was marched into City Hall for a Bristol City Council event.…
AQA Revision Notes – Following DfE/OfQual guidance, the AQA exam board has told schools taking its papers that the following aspects of their GCSE Combined Science Synergy Science qualification will not be examined this summer: Development of the Earth’s Atmosphere The Carbon Cycle The Greenhouse Effect Human Impacts on Climate Climate Change: impacts and mitigation Pollutants that affect air…
This is a recent round up by Natural England 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…
NAEE is working with Teach the Future and others in support of their attempts to develop the curriculum so and help persuade more school leaders to take climate change and the ecological crisis seriously. In terms of teaching about climate change, and based on what we have already published, it seems plausible to argue that…
Teach those Goals – SOS-UK’s fifth annual SDG Teach In will take place between Monday 21st February and Friday 11th March 2022. The campaign calls on educators across all disciplines and levels of education to pledge to include the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs) in their teaching throughout the three weeks. The 2021 campaign saw nearly 500 educators reach around 50,000 students in discussion around…
In today’s post, Kate Greer and Melissa Glackin write about what counts as meaningful climate change education in schools drawing on a recently published article. As ever with our blogs, the authors’ views are not necessarily shared by the Association. Recent civil action has called for ‘more!’ climate change education but ‘more’ of what and…
Juliette Green reviews A Tiger’s Message by Martin D Hill & Marisa Morgan (illustrator) A Tiger’s Message is a beautifully colourful book that helps children learn about the wildlife of tropical rainforests, the threats that they face, and what people can do to help. At first glance, it appears to be a picture book aimed at Key Stage…
To ArtScape – verb / ArtScaper – nounTo create a response from materials and feelings in order to express new ideasTo enhance the environment in ways that delight Mayfield Primary School’s involvement with arts and wellbeing charity Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination started six years ago with the project called ArtScapers: an arts education programme that…
DfE Consults – The Department for Education has launched a survey to gather feedback on its Sustainability and Climate Change draft strategy. This will run until 20th February. The survey ask us which actions set out in the strategy are the most important to us and seeks our our opinions of the overall approach. This is the link. . Union Letter – At the…
In a recent post to the British Educational Research Association [BERA] blog, Lynda Dunlop and Lizzie Rushton write about the place of education in the government’s draft sustainability and climate change strategy. They begin: “Recent research on climate change education in England indicates an absence of policy and pro-environmental ambition, and obstruction in relation to…
Today’s blog is the latest in a series from 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. As ever, with our blogs, Richard’s views are not necessarily shared by…
Sue Shanks reviews I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast by Michael Holland & Philip Giordano I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast is a book that explodes in front of you as soon as it comes out of the envelope or as it sits in the bookshop. The intriguing title and vibrant front cover ensures that the reader is compelled…