After 50 Years of environmental education, what now? was the title of an address to the 2021 NAEE AGM by Prof. Justin Dillon, President of NAEE. What follows is Justin’s write up of his talk incorporating a critique of the DfE’s recently-published draft strategy document into his input. Justin suggests a practical and positive way…
Today’s blog is by Richard Dunne, an experienced headteacher and now Leader of the Harmony Project. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily those of the Association. As the DfE launches its Sustainability and Climate Change draft strategy document, it is a good time to ask whether this is really the solution…
Climate Education – Following the DfE’s publication of its draft sustainability and climate change strategy for the education and children’s service systems, it is seeking further engagement and feedback before final publication in April 2022. DfE has also produced a video overview of its longer-term strategy plans and longer-term vision. This engagement will be through a User Group, a Youth Panel, and 5 Working…
10 Minutes – Labour MP Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) introduced a ten-minute rule bill into the Commons last Tuesday to require climate change and sustainability to become key content across the school curriculum, integrated into every subject. The bill is the culmination of her work with Teach the Future on climate education and the decarbonisation of the…
Alex Collins Conservationist I am lucky enough to have grown up surrounded by wildlife, thanks to my Dad rewilding what used to be an old farmstead. Whilst I have always been fascinated by the biodiversity that we have at home, it is only more recently that I have begun to appreciate and respect it on a…
Juliette Green reviews James Finds the NAG Patch by Sara Kightley This is the story of an intrepid teddy bear who, like his namesake Captain James T. Kirk, boldly goes where no teddy bear has gone before – to the North Atlantic Garbage Patch (or NAG Patch for short) – “a mysterious place that holds a dark…
This post is by Rebecca Newman who is studying for a BA in human geography and is a member of NAEE’s blog team. As ever with our blogs, Rebecca’s views are not necessarily those of the Association. Education is constantly evolving, especially in environmental spheres as we learn more about our future and the consequences of global…
Hannah Brennan Year 4/5 Teacher at Greenacres Primary School, Shropshire & Carolyn Drever English and Outdoor Learning specialist ……………………………………. Change the Story is an Erasmus+ project with partners in Turkey, Hungary, Italy, Austria and the UK. ‘Change the Story empowers pupils to create the future they want: to explore how climate change impacts their lives…
Youth Engagement Panel – The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee – a cross party group of Members of the House of Lords appointed to consider the environment and climate change – is offering schools and colleges the opportunity to work with the committee and advise on the issues the Committee should look at and the…
Justin Dillon, Professor of Science and Environmental Education at the University of Exeter, has been President of NAEE for the past four years and has been enthusiastically nominated by the Trustee Board and those involved in the day-today running of the Association to continue as President for a further four year period. The Board asked…
Our final contribution to our two-week focus on COP26 comes from Mirran Trimble at Froglife who has written a number of posts for us about the COP. Here it is: On Monday 1st November Froglife and the British Dragonfly Society joined forces at COP26 to deliver an Exhibition Stand all about ponds. After all of the build-up before the…
This week, we are once again publishing an educational news item (or two) related to COP 26 every day. Please read on … Thursday Nov 11th The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) is launching the GEEP Africa Hub at #COP26 today with guest speakers from Taiwan, the United States, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius,…