As we noted a couple of weeks ago, Stephen Sterling has a new website, and on this you’ll find his new blog. We draw this to your attention because we think it will be something to watch as it develops over time. It might even be his main mode of communication from now on. Today,…
“From the freedom to explore comes the joy of learning. From knowledge acquired by personal initiative arises the desire for more knowledge. And from the mastery of the novel and beautiful world awaiting every child comes self-confidence.” This quote by E.O. Wilson headed a recent message to NAAEE members and supporters from NAAEE CEO (and NAEE…
Along with others interested in environment and sustainability, NAEE responded to Ofsted’s call for comments on its draft Inspection Framework. This was our response, and others can be seen here. Ofsted says: “The proposals generated a significant amount of interest. In total, we received more than 15,000 responses to the consultation. This included almost 11,000…
The Education in England (the history of our schools) website contains HMI publications including the (1979) second edition of its Curriculum 11-16 Working Papers which deals with environmental education. This was a time when HMI took it seriously, unlike Ofsted today. But then, HMI thought seriously about curriculum, as did a lot of other groups – unlike today…
This is an account of the visit in January by a Year 8 group from Hillcrest School & Sixth Form Centre to Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses as part of NAEE’s Hugh Kenrick Days bursary scheme. It’s written by class teacher Mrs G. Sanger. With the support of the National Association for Environmental Education and a Hugh Kenrick Days bursary,…
This post sets out further links to the most recent evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news items. This supports the Strategic Research Network for Learning in Natural Environments and Outdoors for All to develop better coherence and collaboration in research and to improve links between research, policy…
The UK Student Climate Network [UKSCN] has issued an open letter to government and educational institutions. It’s a radical read. The students’ broad demands are that … 1 – the Government declare a climate emergency and implement a Green New Deal to achieve Climate Justice. 2 – the national curriculum is reformed to address the ecological…
This is an account of the visit in February by a Year 1 group from Rookery School to Mount Pleasant School Farm as part of NAEE’s Hugh Kenrick Days bursary scheme. It’s written by class teacher Mrs W. Ahmedi. In Geography lessons, Year 1 pupils at Rookery School had been learning about the physical and human features of different…
This post sets out links to the most recent evidence and reports, policy agenda developments, large scale delivery sector initiatives, resources and news items. This supports the Strategic Research Network for Learning in Natural Environments and Outdoors for All to develop better coherence and collaboration in research and to improve links between research, policy and…
The four Oxford Cheney school students, whose on-line petition calls for climate change to be made a core part of the national curriculum and for sustainability to be made a serious concern within the education system are asking for: The ecological and climate crisis to be made an educational priority Well founded, evidence based training for teachers so…
Here’s a link to the latest research digest from the Children & Nature Network. The work reported is: Attention Restoration Green Schoolyards & Surrounding Greenness Link between Childhood Experiences and Adults’ Connectedness to Nature Research Tools Social-Emotional Benefits Special Needs Here’s more detail on two of these: Natural environments near schools are positively linked to the…
This is an account of the visit in January by a Year 5 group from Kings Norton Primary School to Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses as part of NAEE’s Hugh Kenrick Days bursary scheme. It’s written by class teacher Mr K Lees. Prior to visiting the Botanical gardens, Year 5 had been studying the topic ‘Our Local Area’. During…