News and Updates

  • Leaving fear, sin and guilt to the environmental movement

    In a recent radio programme the following exchange took place: Jane Little's Introduction: “The Government’s former Chief Scientific Advisor, Lord May, has called on religious leaders to play a bigger role in helping to tackle climate change. The Peer said...

  • Fieldwork doesn't Pay

    More precisely, fieldwork doesn't pay if you're a lawyer, it seems.  Thanks to Nick Jones for spotting this in the Guardian. A Freedom of Information Act investigation of local authorities by the Countryside Alliance [ CA ]  – 138 responded – has...

  • Are young people really worried about climate change?

    I wrote the following on June 20th, and tracked down Pete Williams from Somerfield, asking for a copy of the report that Bjorn Lomborg seems to have been so impressed by.  Alas, I've heard nothing.  Time to chase again, perhaps....

  • SDC Discovers Outdoor Learning – Shock

    The Sustainable Development Commission argues, plausibly enough, that "... We have still not seen the kind of transformation (to sustainability) that is needed".  In response, It launched in 2008 'Breakthroughs for the 21st Century' with the aim of creating a...

  • Understanding School to Home Transfer of Learning

    Teachers and schools are well practised in helping young people develop a wide range of awareness, understanding and skills.  This is, after all, their core purpose.  They obviously achieve these goals through what they teach, but they also do it...

  • GOSW-funded sustainable schools training programme

    The University of Bath's Centre for Research in Education and the Environment [CREE] has now completed its external evaluation report of the GOSW-funded sustainable schools training programme which had been carried out by a consortium of local authorities and third...

  • South west Learning for Sustainability Coalition

    The South west Learning for Sustainability Coalition celebrated its first formal AGM (at the end of May) as a community interest company (6611726).  The Coalition is an informal network of organisations and individuals who are concerned that all our learning supports...