Stories and images from wild Scotland and beyond
Visit the Cura Guardian gateway to discover a range of resources from Scotland and the rest of the natural world. Find specific Cura Guardian Scotland stories here. In the words of the Headteacher of Lochardil Primary School: “Such a fabulous opportunity and online resource full of beautiful stories, photographs and [...]
Introduction to Climate Justice for young people
Stride have signposted Introduction to Climate Justice, a booklet created by Young Friends of the Earth Scotland. This is an accessible introduction to the concept of climate justice – created by young people, for young people.
Fashion and biodiversity
Signposts for Global Citizenship share this learning resource Dressed not to kill: fashion and biodiversity. This learning resource explores the impact of fashion on biodiversity to: find out about how fashion has impacted biodiversity analyse artworks to discover what they can tell us about fashion in the past explore how [...]
Climate Anxiety – Whose Perspective?
Stride, the Global Citizenship magazine for schools, has shared the new resource Tackling Climate Anxiety in the Classroom. This activity, available to download, supports young people to reflect on climate anxiety from different perspectives.
Youth sustainability and democracy: how young people can shape environmental policy in urban spaces
This British Academy report (Sloam, James; Henn, Matt; Huebner, Christine 2023) is available here. This study explores ways of getting young people involved in action to tackle environmental problems in their neighbourhoods. The report summarises the key findings from the case studies in London and Nottingham, and presents the following [...]
Giving young people a say in the future of our cities
This Child in the City article (30 May 2023) argues that “giving young people a say in the future of our cities is crucial for creating inclusive and sustainable urban environments”. Read more to discover eight ways to give young people a voice in shaping the future of our cities. [...]
World Environment Day 5 June 2023 – how is your learning for sustainability practice?
Education Scotland is encouraging educators to mark World Environment Day by taking a look at their Learning for Sustainability self-evaluation framework. Closely aligned to 'How Good is Our School 4', it is designed to help schools look inwards, outwards and forwards - a key approach to self-evaluation. It focuses on [...]
Global Citizenship Fortnight 13 – 25 September 2021
Resources, school activity packs and more for primary and secondary schools are available for free download. This includes links for the environment and learning for sustainability.