When writing about youngsters in schools, there are two lines (schools?) of thought about the term to be used.  Is it pupils or students?  Students, of course, is le mot juste for FE and HE, and a generation ago it...

The government has clearly gone mad.  That's to say it's given in to activist civil servants and let them have their way over recycling (and probably much else besides).  Back in 2021, Defra ran a consultation about recycling consistency.  It...

Thanks to the NAEE weekly news round-up for an alert to the forthcoming EAUC (Scotland) ESD webinar which will explore integrating environmental sustainability into HE/FE learning and teaching.  EAUC says: “While sustainability is all about the interconnections between the social,...

Knowing what words really mean is an essential reading aid, especially when it comes to reviews or blurbs.  So here's a guide (source unknown but I got it c/o a response to the Bluestocking article on book blurbs.  Of course,...

The University has a new promotional video showcasing its work is helping to build support and momentum for ambitious climate action.  In it, you can find out how Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh is helping to shift behaviour and build support and...

I’m somewhat of a radical on dogs and cats in that my genuinely progressive policy would reduce their numbers by 20% year on year until only essential working animals remained – a policy that would mean net zero cats of...

The other day I attended part of a Bath seminar – Climate change and education: when the future becomes the present – given by Camilo Ruiz who's an Associate Professor in the Science Education Department at Salamanca University.  He serves...

I listened to all of Starmer's speech today at the party conference, in part because of my interest in what he'd say about the school curriculum – and in part out of sheer interest.  In the end he said nothing...

The Wiltshire Council website has announced that the Council has been awarded £480,000 over the next two years by the Department for Transport (DfT) to spend on staff who will plan and support delivery of growth in the electric vehicle...

Ed Miliband took the Climate Change Act through the Commons in 2008, committing us to cut emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050.  Only five MPs failed to support this.  In 2019, the May government amended the Act by...