Blog
March 28, 2021
Memory is a strange thing. Our memories – memories of our lives and of the Earth as we know it – shape how we respond to different situations, influence our worldviews and dictate our competing conceptions of normalcy. How funny, then, that our memories should be so limited – that such an essential tool for grasping the nature of the world around us should be restricted to the experiences of our own lifetimes, supplemented only by the scattered anecdotes from our parents’ and grandparents’ generations and the fleeting remembrance services for the events which society deems worthy of passing on. It is said that the public memory is a fickle thing, with grand events and great happenings fading in our minds just as suddenly as they occurred. Perhaps our lives are shaped just as much by the memories we have lost as by the memories we retain.
March 25, 2021
I have grown up in Birmingham, and all my life I have been exposed to illegally high levels of air pollution. This has had a huge impact on my health, the health of some of my friends, and the health of so many young people across the city. The air we breathe is toxic, and it is killing us. Why is no-one listening?
March 23, 2021
Content warning: mentions of sexual assault and violence against women We often mention climate justice, and the inequalities caused by climate change, and Leah explored what the concept means in this blog, but there are many aspects of climate justice, including gender inequality and its link to the climate emergency which I will explore in more detail in this blog.
March 18, 2021
Pupil voice is one of the most, if not the most, powerful thing that secondary age students have at their disposal. Time and time again, the systems that are often already in place...
March 16, 2021
Young campaigners called for the climate crisis to be covered across the whole curriculum to prepare kids for their futures
March 16, 2021
Most teachers have not been given enough training to do it, campaigners say
March 16, 2021
Teach the Future, a campaign formed by secondary school students who went on strike against climate change in 2019, want the topic to be taught across the curriculum.
March 16, 2021
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly three quarters of British teachers say they have not had enough training to educate students about climate change, the implications of global warming and how best to confront them, a poll showed on Tuesday.
March 16, 2021
Research by Teach the Future has revealed that 70% of UK teachers have not received adequate training to educate students on climate change, its implications for the environment and societies around the world, and how these implications can be addressed.
March 15, 2021
Teach the Future Wales have been busy writing amendments to the Welsh Government's new curriculum bill to make climate education a mandatory aspect of the curriculum. Unfortunately, the amendments were not passed but the process was rewarding. Yasmin Belhadj explains what we did!
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March 14, 2021
The education system consistently caters for the upper classes by ignoring the issues that predominantly affect working class students. We need an education that prepares us for our futures, and is inclusive and supportive of everyone.
March 11, 2021
As we exit from the pandemic, governments will be spending trillions of pounds to aid the recovery. This provides a unique opportunity for countries to embark on a journey towards sustainability.