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  • Is the DfE Monitoring You?

    The Guardian, has reported that officials at the DfE have been conducting social media surveillance on a number of UK education specialists who've had the temerity to criticise government policy.  The paper reported: "Officials at the DfE also tried to...

  • I see! Chemistry at its best

    I recently watched an informative and enjoyable I-SEE webinar.  The title was: Net Zero and Zero Emissions and it was given by Professor Bill David FRS, from Oxford.  He has a particular interest in "clean, green ammonia". It was chemistry...

  • Critical Thinking and Climate Change Solutions

    Alison Anderson, Professor of Sociology at the University of Plymouth has written an article for the Academy of Social Sciences on How the education system can help to fight the climate crisis. The article begins: We are living in a...

  • Who Regulates Naturalists?

    I note much recent discussion about the lack of a regulatory structure for psychotherapists and counsellors (and nutritionists).  This got me wondering about naturalists * – this is a reference the press often gives to folk who opine about environmental...

  • Learning and Study

    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...

  • Recycling and Little Minds

    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...

  • Abstract Aspects like Climate Change

    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,...

  • Glossary of Terms

    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,...

  • Climate Change and Social Transformation

    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...

  • Tiddles, Rover and Dudley

    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...