Teaching the Future – Resources
Copyright Mark Edwards/Hard Rain Project. Teach the Future is a student-run campaign to repurpose the UK education system around the climate emergency, ecological crisis and climate justice. www.teachthefuture.uk
Climate change is happening, and it’s crucial that we educate and engage our youth in the debate.
Following our interactive sessions demonstrating different creative strategies to use to support young people in discussion about climate change without the panic, we have collated:
- Useful links related to things discussed in the workshop
- Resources and tools for teachers to use
- A space to share good practice and ideas using the moderated hashtag #BMCTEACHCREATIVE
The framework in Wales
Wales’ national curriculum has been transformed, and is gradually being introduced. It aims to support its learners to become:
- ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives
- enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work
- ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world
- healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.
The Future Generations Act (Wales) 2015 is unique to Wales, and requires public bodies in Wales to think about the long-term impact of their decisions, to work better with people, communities and each other, and to prevent persistent problems such as poverty, health inequalities and climate change.
Suggested approaches
Youth-friendly resources
- https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51451737
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51451737
- https://www.futuregenerations.wales/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/160401-wfg-accessible-guide-for-young-people-en.pdf
- https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/
- https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/general-science/all-about-the-circular-economy/
Local to Wales:
Larger organisations with age-related resources and supports
- https://www.transform-our-world.org/about-the-youth-climate-summit-2020
- https://www.actionforconservation.org/online
- https://lovefoodhatewaste.com/makefoodmatter
- https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/all-resources/
- https://takeclimateaction.uk/resources
- https://www.wwf.org.uk/what-can-i-do
- https://takeclimateaction.uk/resources
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-ewaste-and-what-can-we-do-about-it.html
- https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/
- https://www.nationalforest.org/
- https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore
- https://www.youtube.com/user/made2bemadeagain
Personal inspiration for creative habits!
- The Creative Habit Learn it And Use It For Life by Twyla Tharp
- https://www.independentthinking.co.uk/associates/hywel-roberts/
- http://www.tomphillips.co.uk/humument
To explore themes / hope
Journalistic articles
- George Monbiot in The Guardian – Coronavirus shows us it’s time to rethink everything. Let’s start with education
- Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough on The Today Programme (Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough)
- BBC Futures – What can I do about Climate Change?
- BBC Futures – Is it wrong to be hopeful about Climate Change?
Literary / other (drama based) publications
- The Dark Mountain Project
- Imagining the Real by David Davis
- Games for Actors and Non Actors by Augusto Boal