New Publications

Sustainable Schools: seven propositions around young people’s motivations, interests and knowledge Policy and practice around sustainable schools, and ESD more generally, tends to be based around largely tacit assumptions about young people’s motivations, interests and knowledge.  In this brief paper...

This is Steve Martin's letter in today's THE ... A glaring omission from the People & Planet University League 2015 tables is any meaningful measure of teaching quality and how the programmes that universities offer contribute to the life chances...

Although Graham Gibb's article in the THE last week is ostensibly about fees, ... "Higher fees should reflect an institution's quality, rather than status, so we should start measuring it, argues Graham Gibbs" ... it is actually an argument about how to measure...

The Guardian has reported on two recent research studies that it says: "... have pinpointed the key factors that ensure a livable planet for humans, with stark results.  Of nine worldwide processes that underpin life on Earth, four have exceeded...

I usually avoid discussions about the 'global population problem' of the 'something must be done before it's too late' variety because there are usually no sensible policy options on offer – save ' more education' and/or 'more economic growth'.  Rarely does anyone dare...

BBC Radio 4's "Open Country" last week was all about the work that Wiltshire Wildlife Trust does around human wellbeing.  It was a rather inspiring 25 minutes.  You can find it here. The Trust has been running its wellbeing programme since 2008,...

Of all the books I read over the holidays, it is Frédéric Gros's A philosophy of walking that has made the most impression.  This is a book about, well, walking – different kinds of walking, different reasons to walk, and a...

At long last, HEFCE has published its policy framework on sustainable development: "Sustainable development in higher education: HEFCE’s role to date and a framework for its future actions".  You can access it here. If you decide to read it –...

If it's a forest school, that is, or so the Guardian said in a feature last week.  Maybe every school teacher should find time to read this.  There are even positive stories about Ofsted.

Separate Tracks or Real Synergy? Achieving a Closer Relationship between Education and SD, Post-2015, is the title of a new article by Stephen Sterling based upon a longer concept paper: ‘Winning the Future We Want — the pivotal role of education...