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If you wanted to take a glass half-full view of how young people are being prepared for the challenges of climate change and the ecological crisis, I think you might make these points: The Greta Thunberg-inspired, monthly student Friday strikes...

I see that coronavirus is having a devastating effect on air travel.  This is not because of the virus clogging up engines, but either because the fear (or sensible apprehension, if you prefer) of the virus is putting people off...

I met a DfE minister last week to talk about Teach the Future and it’s 6 asks. I said the government should take these admirable young people, their justifiable concerns, and their measured proposals seriously.  The minister said that the...

I can't have been the only person to be surprised that Bristol has awarded an A level student an honorary degree.  Of course, this is not an ordinary A level student, this is Mya-Rose Craig who has spotted half of...

I was reminded of Sidney Morgenbesser this morning.  He was the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Colombia and famous for pithy summaries.  A Times obituary said that he had the analytical acuity of Spinoza and the blunt wit of Groucho Marx....

Bristol's iconic College Green was turned to mud on Friday as tens of thousands of young (and not so young) people pitched up to be seen with Greta Thunberg as she delivered her usual folksy mix of doom 'n' gloom:...

As I noted yesterday, I went to the Teach the Future parliamentary reception.  I thought that this was a great success in terms of the event itself.  It worked well with a really excellent student speech, I thought.   I was...

I'm going to the House of Commons today to the reception organised by Teach the Future.  I'm representing NAEE which is a strong supporter of young people's efforts to bring about the sort of curriculum change that represents an entitlement...

Thanks to the NAEE weekly round up for the story that the BBC  is working with Greta Thunberg on a new series about climate change.  Rob Liddell, a BBC Studios Executive Producer gushed: “Climate change is probably the most important issue of our...

Eco-anxiety has been described as a source of stress when people watch "the slow and seemingly irrevocable impacts of climate change unfold, and worrying about the future for oneself, children, and later generations… affected by feelings of loss, helplessness, and...