DfE has recently established a Sustainability and Climate Change Unit to “co-ordinate and drive activity across the Department and our sectors” and it is currently preparing a Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy. It aims to launch the strategy for public consultation to coincide with COP26. The DfE says that the strategy is likely to centre on four…
Introducing the Knight Bill – Click here to watch the introduction to the House of Lords second reading debate on Lord Jim Knight’s Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill. The debate starts at 1344 and you can use the slider on the screen to move to that point. A key point in Knight’s introduction was…
This book is informative in both scientific and cultural manner, containing facts and statistics. It describes the anatomy of both African and Asian elephants with beautiful illustrations. It highlights how they are so similar to humans in their behaviour, particularly their social interactions and their intelligence. The author writes about their evolution in detail and…
Do you know any members of the House of Lords? If you do, Teach the Future would like you to send them the following letter urging them to support the private member’s Bill soon to be discussed. here’s the text: Dear xxxxxxx, Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill We are writing to you to ask…
Don’t Mention the Climate – In January 2021, the government published the Skills for Jobs White Paper, with a clear focus on the pivotal role that further and technical education has in helping people get skills for good jobs now and in the future. The Government followed this up by publishing the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill whose Committee Stage will involves…
Iain Freeland HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for geography, has posted a blog Geography in outstanding primary schools in which he outlines the findings from the subject inspection of geography in 23 outstanding primary schools. This is how it begins: “Studying geography is so important for children, regardless of their age or stage of learning. Geography helps them…
Today’s post is the latest by Mick Haining. As ever with our blogs, the views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the Association Here’s what to do in an emergency, according to WikiHow: [1] Remain calm. [2] Seek additional help. [3] Determine the nature of the emergency [4] Know that sudden changes can be emergencies. [5]…
A July 7th Deadline for COP26 Activity – Global Action Plan / Transform Our World is sharing a set of slides (here) about its Pupil Poster Roadshow and opportunities at COP26 (inside the Green Zone) for secondary students. Anyone interested should complete this form. . A July 8th Deadline for that Big Conversation – A reminder…
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…
Chair of NAEE Trustees, William Scott, reviews The Long Spring: tracking the arrival of Spring through Europe. Author: Laurence Rose; Illustrator: Richard Alen. On a couple of occasions in the 1990s, when I travelled a lot on the continent for research meetings, I had the good fortune to experience Spring from the south of Spain to the…
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. Poor mental health has grown to be the unspoken crisis from the pandemic. Millions of people worldwide have…
The Ministry of Eco Education – A partnership of teachers, supported by the Green Britain Foundation, has been formed to create ‘the education we need now’. Working with teachers and children, the group has co-created a curriculum which places sustainability at the heart of education. The curriculum brings together the best resources already out there, into one cohesive and…