News and Updates

This is an email that was recently sent to a range of organisations including: UKSSN; NEU's Climate Change Network; IoE's Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education; Education Climate Coalition; The Harmony Project; Ministry of Eco Education; Global Action Plan; SOS-UK;...

I wrote the other day about the lack of a definition by the RMetS of 'climate literacy'.  I was wrong, it seems (thanks to all those with better memories than me for pointing it out).  RMetS said what it means...

I wrote the other day about Michael Young (and others) who introduced the notion of powerful knowledge which they argued can enable students to move beyond their own experiences.  This debate is an active one in Scotland where its Curriculum for Excellence is...

Another example of the mainstream media becoming interested in environmental / sustainability education comes from the Spectator website where an article by Joanna William asks: Who allowed Dale Vince’s climate curriculum to take over schools? This is how it begins: Recently,...

Given the state we are in, and what we want to achieve, the answer to this question surely ought to be known by everyone who thinks that they are paying attention: What proportion of the UK's total energy usage now...

Thanks to NAEE's recent news round up for alerting me to a forthcoming Westminster Education Forum policy conference.  The focus is: Next steps for green and climate change education in England.  Details here. It's the usual  formula: [i] a couple of...

According to LabourLife, the party has published its not quite a manifesto for the election they hope to win in 2024.  It's a prelude, a first draft, long (wish) list, a blueprint.  It's full of statements that fall short of...

Good news from the Free Speech Union this morning.  The FSU confirms ... "In a major victory for free speech on campus, the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill got over the final hurdle in the House of Lords on...

Whenever hunting gets discussed in parliament, rationality tends to be smothered by emotion.  Such was again to be seen as the House of Commons passed a bill banning the imports of hunting trophies, against expert advice from conservationists. As The...

I've got out of the habit of writing about attempts to impose curriculum change on university teachers through the 'introduction' of ESD.  When I did, [*] I used to try to argue that reform ought to begin by looking at...