December 2013

  • The Manifesto we all want – last word

    Well, the last word from me on the "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20".  I am sure that others will have things to say...

  • PISA UK results unequally poor

    You could tell the PISA scores were going to be bad when, just before publication, Mr Gove blamed the last government's policies.  In the event, PISA revealed the UK to be around the OECD average for maths and reading, and a...

  • Sustainability at the Times Higher Awards

    First, warm congratulations to Simon Kemp who won the Times Higher Award last week for 'most innovative teacher of the year'.  The judges said: Simon Kemp’s imaginative approach to teaching, particularly by putting students in high-pressure, real-life business situations, hugely...

  • SDRN conference – see you there?

    The SDRN’s Annual Conference: Sustainable development in the UK in 2020 is to take place on Tuesday, 28th January at the BIS Conference Centre in London. SDRN says: The UK has committed to a range of nationally and internationally-set sustainable...