citizenship

24thSeptember 2024

Stories and images from wild Scotland and beyond

24.09.24|Categories: Places, Resources|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

19thSeptember 2024

Fashion and biodiversity

19.09.24|Categories: Resources|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

7thJune 2023

Youth sustainability and democracy: how young people can shape environmental policy in urban spaces

07.06.23|Categories: Research|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

1stJune 2023

World Environment Day 5 June 2023 – how is your learning for sustainability practice?

01.06.23|Categories: Resources|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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 [...]