A Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability
Manifesto for environmental sustainability from 200+ young people, teachers and teacher educators – how sustainability can feature in curriculum, inspections, schools’ environmentally-friendly choices
Peace education in the 21st century: an essential strategy for building lasting peace
Overview of the importance of peace education, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for using it in efforts to bring about lasting global peace
Visual summary of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty/deprivation, improve health and education, reduce inequality, spur economic growth, tackle climate change and preserve habitats
Early Childhood Education for Sustainability
Resource that embeds the Sustainable Development Goals and STEM into pedagogical practice in the early years
Early Years Sustainable Hub (hosted by Everton Nursery School and family hub)
Sustainable Hub for Early Years sector. Collection of case studies, visuals, writing, curriculum, links to useful sites to help planning activities across the year that promote sustainability.
Early Years Sustainable Hub page at Highfield Nursery School in Ipswich
Early Years Sustainable Hub page to help you to design your Climate Action Plan, in accordance with DfE (2023) guidelines.
Sustainability leadership and climate action plans in education
Government guidance as part of DfE (2023) sustainability leadership and climate action plans initiative
Report describing work commissioned by Froebel Trust exploring Froebel’s ideas about children and nature in context of 21st century issues of climate change and biodiversity
Sustainability matters early years resource
Resource for early years published by NCFE with teaching prompts, case studies, and activities to support educators to take small green steps towards a better climate future globally
Environmental Change Is Already Under the Skin – It’s Time to Act for Children
Blog about research by Zsuzsa Millei (University of Tampere) reminding us that children are biological beings in constant interaction with their environment, e.g. through microbes
What is eco-anxiety? Understanding how climate change is impacting children’s mental health.
Blog post by Caroline Hickman for UNICEF about eco-anxiety: what it is, how it affects our children, and how parents can support them
Climate anxiety: Mental health experts’ advice on coping with worries about climate change
Blog post with advice from UNICEF-commissioned experts about helping children to deal with worries about climate change, with links to further ideas about how to advise parents.
Provides details about approach and research underpinning toolkit for those caring for youngest children, plus additional resources and videos to support use in practice.
Young children, the outdoors and nature
Provides practices and provision for babies and toddlers to have opportunities to engage with rich outdoor environments and benefits from outdoor engagement
Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach
Time-limited free access is available to this course which showcases a 3-11 school where sustainability and climate are central to their work
Principles and practices of peace education
Building peace in everyday classroom practice, including wellbeing; interpersonal peace through positive relationships; constructive approaches to conflict; critical thinking about world.
Downloadable booklets, short films and podcasts offering training, guidance and inspiration for activities for young children underpinned by Froebelian principles.
‘Eight principles for a better world’- useful starting point from The Little Earth Charter to help integrate universal and environmental values into children’s consciousness
Includes advice on overall approach and resources for Year 1 which are suitable for younger children, preparing them to engage with environmental and social challenges.