September 2012

  • Tbilisi 35 and counting

    I surmised earlier that Tbilisi+35 promised to be rather a wasted effort. You'll recall, of course, that one of the aims was to ... “leverage on the educational agenda that will be captured in the outcome document of the recently-concluded RIO+20...

  • The miller's tale – 2012

    I spent an enjoyable day in the fresh air at the splendid Weald & Downland museum in Hampshire in August.  If you've not been, and are passing (no unnecessary carbon please!), you might find its collection of rescued buildings from...

  • Rio outcomes: the future we've wanted for some while now

    The outcome document from Rio+20, The Future we Want, has something to say about education.  Something, but not very much, despite UNESCO apologists' (and the overly-optimistic) talking it up. This is the education-specific text for which we might have some...

  • Oceans of Innovation

    A new publication from the IPPR: Oceans of innovation: The Atlantic, the Pacific, global leadership and the future of education: economy, education, political ideas, world politics. training and skills. The blurb begins ... The economic and educational achievements of the Pacific...

  • DfE remembers evidence for the effectiveness of sustainable schools – but it's not policy

    The research on the effectiveness of sustainable schools that colleagues and I carried out at the University of Bath some while back has been reinstated on the DfE website.  You can find it here.  This was originally removed when all that...

  • Exploring the potential benefits and risks of ESD indicators

    As I noted earlier, on Monday, I'm giving a talk on the potential benefits and risks of ESD indicators at a symposium at the University of Bern which explores an ESD indicator set  that has been generated by researchers and practitioners...