Royal Meteorological Society publishes ‘A Curriculum for Climate Literacy’

The Royal Meteorological Society has recently published ‘A Curriculum for Climate Literacy’, covering a wide range of subjects.

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Teach the Future supports the launch of 'A Curriculum for Climate Literacy'. Our Campaign Organisers offered feedback during its development, and we are pleased to see it explicitly draws on our own Curriculum for a Changing Climate.

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The Royal Meteorological Society’s proposed curriculum largely focuses on climate science, in line with the Royal Meteorological Society’s expertise. However, its scope goes beyond science to include other subjects including Music, Citizenship and PSHCE. At Teach the Future we advocate for broad climate education, encompassing scientific literacy in climate and biodiversity alongside the wider socio-political aspects of sustainability and environmental issues. Our education system needs to prepare the next generation of not only climate scientists, but also artists, journalists, policymakers etc.

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Knowledge and understanding are the basis of the proposed curriculum's content. Whilst crucial, knowledge must be accompanied by values of environmental stewardship, skills such as critical thinking, and pedagogies that are action-orientated. 

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Nonetheless, Teach the Future welcomes the Curriculum for Climate Literacy as a great resource which should be leveraged, as the curriculum and assessment review panel prepares its final report, to advocate for integration of climate and nature across the education system.

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