Another stimulating couple of days with the Ellen MacArthur team on the Isle of Wight working with a richly diverse group of people from across interests, disciplines and sectors, all of whom are working with the Foundation on the idea...

A question for you: When was the last time that anyone interested in sustainability and learning was invited to do anything as significant as this: A visit to the Paris studios of RTL - France’s most listened-to radio station -...

Well, not quite.  On Westbury station early this morning for the London train, but just for a micro second the thought occurred to me, maybe I should join the throng on the platform and go to Glastonbury instead — and...

This is the last of 3 postings about the relationship between the school science curriculum and sustainability.  The story begins here. As I have argued, this linkage between science knowledge, understanding and sustainability does not need to be forced as...

This is the second of 3 postings about the relationship between the school science curriculum and sustainability.  The story begins here. A rationale for why the study of science needs to be a core aspect of young people’s experience at...

This is the first of 3 postings today about sustainability and the science curriculum.  They are designed to be read in sequence.  Any literature cited will be set out at the end of post 3. It seems very evident that...

In the hugely unlikely event that I ever become a government minister, I'm sure I'd find myself impressed if hundreds or thousands of people had bothered to send me an email saying I should do / not do / start...

What's a blog for if it isn't about bringing recondite websites to a (in all probability, very slightly) wider audience.  In that spirit, here's Rodent Respect courtesy of my colleague Alan Reid. A website created for scientists and students working with...

In an interview with the Guardian, Tim Oates (Chair of the national curriculum review expert panel and director of assessment research and development, Cambridge Assessment) has called for the national curriculum "to get back to the science in science.  ......

The Guardian carried a welcome story at the weekend about an alternative [or, in the first instance, a complement] to university degree classification through the higher education achievement report (HEAR).   The report begins: Every university in the country will...