#401: Climate Action Panel

It's now almost 2 years since I started this blog.

I've just posted the 400th post on the blog, and there is still no sign of the next stage of the process towards adding this qualification as an official additional extra. There needs to be a proper consultation on the draft content of the specification which has been in the making for a while now, and sat on a Minister's desk in the previous government.

Cambridge University Press and Assessment recently hosted a Climate Action Panel event which included Stephen Morgan MP, Minister for Early Education.

The article here describes the event and includes some interesting snippets of information.

Read it to see more...

#38: Thought for the Day

These will be added intermittently.

It's also worth using these as provocations for discussions. 

One would hope that as students take part in the course, they will be collecting information such as this as part of their wider reading.

"Biodiversity loss is as catastrophic as climate change and our own research has shown the UK to be one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world.

Combatting biodiversity loss by supporting children and young people in England to transform their education space for wildlife will be a significant step in addressing the planetary emergency as well as empowering young people to take action, connect with nature and become Advocates for the Planet."

Dr Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum