Curriculum beyond the classroom – SAPOE Strategy 2024 – 2029
The Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education (SAPOE) have shared their Strategy 2024 – 2029 'Curriculum beyond the classroom'. In its 50th anniversary year, SAPOE shares an ambitious vision in this document, with the overall aim of ensuring excellence in outdoor learning for all. This strives to connect and integrate [...]
Conversations within the education community on climate change
TEESNet (Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability) have shared this online ET (Elephant Times) magazine. Elephant Times 4.2 Seeking Conversations Education and Climate Crisis aspires to stimulate conversations within the education community and with those concerned about, or campaigning on, climate issues. It highlights the needs of learners, the role [...]
Seasonal outdoor lesson ideas
Learning Through Landscapes share twelve seasonal outdoor lesson ideas to enjoy with your pupils over the festive period! Covering subjects including mathematics, literacy and language, science, music, and geography, they're a great way to make the most of the cooler weather for teaching the curriculum outdoors.
The barriers to new entrants interested in agroecological farming and landwork careers
A new report has been announced (19 August 2022) on ‘The Attraction of Agroecology and the barriers faced by new entrants pursuing agroecological farming and landwork’. The recommendations include the need to build skills and knowledge by incorporating agroecological farming and food production into school curriculums and careers advice.
Climate change: First bill written by children on climate education
This BBC news report (22 July 2022) shares how a young campaigner has penned the first student-written bill for Parliament to change the Education Act in England. She is amongst a group of teenage campaigners who say that climate change should be taught in all subjects because it affects all [...]
Youth survey: learning experiences and youth vision on climate change education
Are you a young person aged between 12 to 25 years old? Please take part in this survey to share your personal experience on climate change education. What would you wish to see changed in the future? To ensure climate action is part of the curriculum in every country, UNESCO [...]
Green Shoots: A Sustainable Chemistry Curriculum for a Sustainable Planet
This report by the Royal Society of Chemistry sets out priorities for chemistry education on sustainability and climate change identified by young people, educators, and practicing chemists in industry and academia.
Young people call for more time spent learning in and about nature
Our Bright Future shares this call for policy makers to produce guidance to schools. They argue that at least an hour of lesson time per day should be spent outdoors. This webpage also includes links to helpful short videos on outdoor learning from Ulster Wildlife as part of their #LearnMoreOutdoors [...]
