{"id":7501,"date":"2019-06-24T03:50:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T03:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2019-06-24T03:50:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T03:50:59","slug":"what-teachers-think-about-climate-and-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/2019\/06\/24\/what-teachers-think-about-climate-and-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"What teachers think about climate and curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, the Guardian published part of the results of a YouGov survey of teachers commissioned by Oxfam on behalf of the UKSCN. \u00a0 Here are the full results:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cell-input disabled-input\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\">Thinking generally about the UK's education system... To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statement:<\/div>\n<div id=\"docs-chrome\" class=\"docs-material\" role=\"group\">\n<div id=\"docs-additional-bars\">\n<div id=\"waffle-editorsized-bar\">\n<div id=\"formula-bar\" class=\"formulabar-disabled\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input\">\n<div class=\"cell-input disabled-input\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\">The current UK education legislation needs radical change to make the education system fit for the times we live in<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"waffle-formbar-id\"><em><strong>Agree 70% \u00a0Disagree 13%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"docs-additional-bars\">\n<div id=\"waffle-editorsized-bar\">\n<div id=\"waffle-filterbar-id\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"docs-transient-bar-container\">In general, how concerned, if at all, are you personally about climate change?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Concerned 87% \u00a0Not concerned 13%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"formula-bar\" class=\"formulabar-disabled\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\">Thinking generally about the school or trust you mainly teach at...To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statement:\u00a0The headteacher and\/ or governors take sustainability issues seriously (e.g. recycling, responsible use of electricity etc.) when making decisions about how to run the school\/ trust.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\"><em><strong>Concerned 38% \u00a0Not concerned 33%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cell-input disabled-input\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\">Thinking generally about the school or trust you mainly teach at...To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statement: \u00a0The current UK education system adequately educates students on climate change, its implications for the environment and societies around the world and how these implications can be addressed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 36% \u00a0Disagree 40%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"docs-chrome\" class=\"docs-material\" role=\"group\">\n<div id=\"docs-additional-bars\">\n<div id=\"waffle-editorsized-bar\">\n<div id=\"formula-bar\" class=\"formulabar-disabled\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input\">\n<div class=\"cell-input disabled-input\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\">UK students should always be taught about climate change, its implications for environments and societies around the world and how these implications can be addressed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"formula-bar-dragger\" class=\"formula-bar-hoverable\"><em><strong>Agree 89% \u00a0Disagree 4%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"docs-chrome\" class=\"docs-material\" role=\"group\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Thinking generally about students across UK schools or trusts... How important, if at all, do you think it is that UK students leave education with each of the following?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The appropriate knowledge and understanding about climate change<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Important 96% \u00a0Not important 3%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The motivation to respond positively to the challenges of climate change<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Important 93% \u00a0Not important 6%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The ability to communicate well with others about the challenges of climate change<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><em><strong>Important 91% \u00a0Not important 8%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Still thinking in general about the UK's education system... Do you think there should be more or less teaching in UK schools about climate change, its implications for environments and societies around the world and how these implications can be addressed, or do you think the current level of teaching should stay the same?<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>More 69% \u00a0Less 3%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thinking in general about ANY type of training you have had whilst in your current role at the school or trust you mainly teach at...Do you feel you've received adequate training to educate students on climate change, its implications for the environment and societies around the world and how these implications can be addressed?<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Yes 18% \u00a0No 75%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thinking generally about the UK's education system... To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:\u00a0UK educational institutions are right to punish students (e.g. detentions\/ temporary exclusion etc.) who have been found out to miss school\/ college to take part in climate change demonstrations.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 23% \u00a0Disagree 51%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>UK educational institutions should allow students to participate in climate demonstrations, even if it involves them missing school\/ college.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 40% \u00a0Disagree 37%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>UK educational institutions should provide opportunities for students to participate in climate demonstrations, but only as part of their lessons\/ studies.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 42% \u00a0Disagree 26%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thinking generally about the students you teach at your school or trust... To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I would not like my students to argue for permission to participate in climate change demonstrations during school time.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 30% \u00a0Disagree 40%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I would like my students to argue for improved changes to be made to the curriculum about climate change.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 60% \u00a0Disagree 13%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My school\/ trust teaches students about climate change as set out in the national curriculum and\/ or exam syllabuses, but doesn't teach anything beyond this.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 49% \u00a0Disagree 18%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Subject teachers at my school\/ trust collaborate with each other to teach students about climate change in an integrated way (i.e. allowing students to explore, gather and process all the information they are taught)<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Agree 23% \u00a0Disagree 39%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"docs-chrome\" class=\"docs-material\" role=\"group\">\n<div id=\"docs-additional-bars\">\n<div id=\"waffle-editorsized-bar\">\n<div id=\"formula-bar\" class=\"formulabar-disabled\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"t-formula-bar-input\">The headteacher and\/ or governors at my school\/ trust have a negative attitude towards teaching about climate change.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"formula-bar-dragger\" class=\"formula-bar-hoverable\">\n<div><em><strong>Agree 7% \u00a0Disagree 48%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>For the following question, if you have never heard about the \"Youth Strike 4 Climate\" demonstrations, please select the \"Not applicable\" option.Before taking this survey, to what extent, if at all, did you personally support or oppose the \"Youth Strike 4 Climate\" demonstrations that have been taking place recently across the UK in 2019.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Support 40% \u00a0Oppose 16%<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div id=\"waffle-editorsized-bar\">\n<div id=\"waffle-filterbar-id\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"docs-transient-bar-container\">......................................................<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Comments later on.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, the Guardian published part of the results of a YouGov survey of teachers commissioned by Oxfam on behalf of the UKSCN. \u00a0 Here are the full results: &nbsp; Thinking generally about the UK's education system... 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