Rapping for a Greener Future! Schools Climate Conference at New York Stadium

Pupils from 25 schools throughout South Yorkshire took part in this year’s Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference at New York Stadium, Rotherham, last Thursday. The conference was opened via video message by Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham Central. She spoke about how unfair it was that those who have made the smallest contributionContinueContinue reading “Rapping for a Greener Future! Schools Climate Conference at New York Stadium”

Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!

We must talk to the kids about the birds and the bees say a couple in a cartoon. The next panel shows a desolate landscape and the parents saying “Birds and bees used to fly in the sky…”.  It’s not easy talking to young people about the many crises our planet is facing and thatContinueContinue reading “Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!”

Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference

On  Thursday 29th Feb, nearly 200 students and teachers attended the Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference 2024 at Niagara Conference Centre. They gathered from Doncaster, Barnsley, Derbyshire and Sheffield, representing 21 schools and Sheffield  College. Aged from 10 to 18 the students spent most of the day working in small groups with a ClimateContinueContinue reading “Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference”

Will your school be the first to declare a Climate Emergency in Sheffield?

When I taught Maths, I often used graphs of climate data to illustrate the different ways you can display statistics. It made the lesson relevant to the students and helped their understanding of both how to draw graphs and what is happening to our climate. The climate and nature emergencies are accelerating. We have beenContinueContinue reading “Will your school be the first to declare a Climate Emergency in Sheffield?”