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Global learning is about the economy after all
Sadly, I missed Think Global’s Breakfast Debate last week: Skills for Global Work, Skills for Global Life. It was about whether our young people are developing the skills they need to thrive in a globalised world. Here’s what GL said about it:...
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But, just what is "a sustainable school"
A while back, The Guardian carried a brief feature titled: "A sustainable school succeeds". It was a rehearsing of opportunities for institutions wishing to be a 'sustainable school', and was an endorsement of Eco-schools, SEEd, and the Sustainable Schools Alliance....
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Exploring a transformative orientation to sustainability in universities: a question of loose and tight framings
A week ago, I was at a poorly-attended, but rather stimulating, meeting of the Higher Education Academy's advisory group on ESD. It benefitted from the presence of a senior HEA staffer who brought keen knowledge of the Academy's current problems to...
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The wider benefits of food growing
This is the talk I gave last Friday at the launch of Food Growing Schools: London, a Big Lottery-funded initiative by Garden Organic, supported by the Mayor. I was asked to talk for 10 minutes about the wider benefits of...
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More on leadership for sustainability in a market economy
I wrote last week about a stimulating meeting in Worcester a panel discussion looking at whether leadership for sustainability is possible in a market economy. My first comments are here. And this is a link to audio files from the discussion –...
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Put out more litter
Keep Britain [Un]tidy was 60 years old on the 4th June. You can read its self-satisfied story of failure here. Over the years, it has changed its name more times than the average nuclear re-processing plant. I commented on its...
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Are environmental science courses at GC(S)E worth it?
I had this request the other day: I’m a journalist with Solar Media, we run a few news sites covering solar energy and renewables and energy efficiency more generally. I was looking for some on the record reaction to the...
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Is leadership for sustainability possible in a market economy?
This was the title of a debate at the University of Worcester last Friday. I was on the panel. I made notes beforehand but forgot to take them with me. The panel was eclectic: a consultant oncologist; a social entrepreneur...
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NIACE takes a giant leap sideways – with its eyes wide shut
NIACE – which sells itself as “The National Voice for Lifelong Learning” – has launched it’s manifesto for the elections in 2015: Skills for Prosperity – Building Sustainable Recovery for All This says: “This manifesto urges all of the political...
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Absorbing values – British or otherwise
There was much talk last week of British values, and the need for schools to teach them – and not just in Birmingham. Not for the first time schools are asked to step up at times of moral crisis. In a piece I was...
