April 2010

  • Evidence of impact of sustainable schools

    DCSF has recently published evidence of impact of sustainable schools that CREE has produced.  This sets out the educational and social benefits to young people of learning in a sustainable school. Written for school leadership teams, under five themes, it sets out 15 top tips based on...

  • John Huckle redux

    It will be good to see John Huckle again after a few years when we share a platform at a School Design Futures seminar in Oxford next week.  I shall be arguing that policy and practice around sustainable schools, and ESD...

  • Just how sustainable will Sustainability prove to be?

    Last week's THE announced the resignation of the University of Gloucestershire's Vice Chancellor (Professor Patricia Broadfoot) amid what the THE called "conflicting views on financial health".   The THE reports that the University's 2008/09 financial statement showed a deficit of £6.3m...

  • Divisions of labour to be?

    I've been reading the Embercombe Centre's website with the details of their two wildcraft programmes:  One for young men: You could find yourself building a coracle and sailing on the lake; climbing trees; constructing shelters; whittling around the camp fire;...