Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability
A ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum
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Editorial: Education and the climate crisis: A curriculum for sustainability – A ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog special issue from the British Curriculum Forum
Over recent years, the climate crisis has become an accepted scientific fact, and around the world, children and young people have become some of the most vociferous activists for a more...
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Climate in the classroom: A big year for sustainability and climate education
It’s a pleasure to have been asked to give an overview of work on sustainability and climate education both at the ½¿É«µ¼º½/British Curriculum climate crisis event on November 16 2023 and for this...
Continue reading blog postPutting climate and biodiversity at the heart of education: A National Education Nature Park approach
Education is central to addressing climate change (UN, 2023), but it is often left to science and geography. Recent research (Monroe et al., 2019; Rousell & Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, 2020)...
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How a monoculture of corn mirrors the education system and why we need to go against the grain
Figure 1: Against the grain This illustration uses the metaphor of a monoculture to conceptualise the interplay of systems, drawing parallels between education and agriculture. I created this...
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The double dividend of sustainable school food
Sustainability means different things to different people, depending on where they live and what they do, so context is king. In our work on sustainable foodscapes, we use the idea of a ‘double...
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Nature connectedness through the arts: Co-creating a curriculum to support pupil wellbeing in primary schools
The importance of connecting with nature using an arts-based approach Connecting with nature has shown huge benefits to our mental and physical wellbeing. Learning about nature also offers deeper...
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Whose climate crisis is it anyway?
While global attention is focused on the need to mitigate climate change, it is noticeable that the debate is largely conducted by those with power about what others should be doing about it. As...
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From loss to action through climate change education and advocacy
Imagine someone who has lost the physical existence of the place where he was born and brought up. As a child, he used to roam around freely in the fields and neighbourhoods of his birthplace, a...
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Into sustainability education
In order to better prepare children and young people for a future which is significantly altered by changes in global climate systems, sustainability education needs to be enhanced (Rushton et...
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Alison Braddock
Alison Braddock has spent many years in educational management and teaching up to master's level. Since 2016, she has managed the Academy of Inclusivity at Swansea University. The academy focuses...
Claire Brown
Claire Brown (FHEA) is a Senior Lecturer at Teesside University and remains in practice part-time as a Psychological Therapist working with children and families. Following her psychology degree...
