A hot topic at the minute, especially with schools struggling in the recent heat waves – school grounds were designed…
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The CAT Thermometer: a data tool worth putting in front of pupils
Most climate graphics we see fall into one of two camps. Either it’s a single scary number with…
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Climate Fresk in schools: the training that leaves something behind
Most climate CPD has the same problem. Someone comes in, delivers something good, leaves, and takes the capability…
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New Sustainability Lead? Do these five things before half-term.
Somewhere in the first staff meeting of September, someone said your name and the words “sustainability lead” in…
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Climate Action Plan Workbook: After the Launch is here
There’s no shortage of “100 sustainability hacks for your school” lists out there. What’s always been harder to…
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School Heat Days: Is It Really Getting Worse, or Are We Panicking?
In June 2026, more than 1,000 UK schools closed, partially or fully, on a single day because of…
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Free Climate Change Assembly Ideas for Primary Schools (Without the Doom and Gloom)
If you’ve searched for a climate change assembly before, you’ll know most of what comes up follows the…
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What’s Under Your Feet? Teaching Soil Health in Schools
Soil is almost entirely absent from the school curriculum. For something so fundamental to food, climate, and biodiversity,…
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The True Cost of AI: What Every Teacher Should Know
Every time you ask an AI chatbot a question, something happens that you cannot see. Somewhere, in a…
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Launching your Climate Action Plan
Every school I work with has a climate action plan. It is usually a good one. Someone, often…
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Who Pays the Price? El Nino, Food, and Climate Justice in the Classroom
Right now, as you read this, a significant El Nino weather pattern is building across the Pacific. By…
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