Sustainability Training for Schools & Students
Change The Debate – Schools Climate Conference Wednesday 3rd July, 2019 UCL, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ #changethedebate ‘The most important thing you can do to fight climate change is talk about it.’ Professor Katherine Hayhoe
Morgan Phillips, Associate Director of Green Schools Project gives his thoughts on the NUS and Green Schools Project Schools Sustainability Survey. The report acknowledges this limitation: ‘It is likely that those schools that did respond [to the survey questionnaire] are
In the Autumn term 2018 Green Schools Project and NUS launched a research pilot to better understand the views and experiences of young people in Years 5 to 13 on environmental sustainability. 2,990 pupils responded, and the plan is to
The new Ofsted framework is a big step in the right direction towards a more holistic approach to education and away from a narrow focus on exam results. Good environmental education can be used as evidence for many aspects of
I am a sixth form student at Paddington Academy, doing a week’s work experience with Green Schools Project. Through this chance, I was able to gain an insight into how this not-for-profit organisation runs and helps the community, schools and environment.
My first wake up moment to the reality of climate change came in 2007 when watching Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’. I don’t remember being particularly aware of the issue before, but after watching it I realised that I wanted
Before Christmas we were contacted by Hannah Bewley, a journalist on the BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast show. She was looking for teenagers who are passionate about protecting the environment to feature on the New Year’s Day show which had
For the past eight years the NUS has surveyed university students on their attitudes towards sustainability which has shown a consistent desire from students to learn more about it and to have more opportunities to get involved with this issue. One of
We are looking for enthusiastic university student volunteers to help deliver our programme and support school Eco-Teams in their mission to help their schools to go green. Organisation Information Green Schools Project supports young people to lead environmental projects such as
This month has seen the launch of our Green Kids and Communities initiative. Aimed at empowering young people in Waltham Forest to become advocates for sustainability, the initiative is working with five schools to increase environmental awareness and action. Students