News
Take this as a global warning
20/03/09
Teachers lack skills and confidence to prepare pupils for new world order, survey reveals...read more
Will schools have to weed out grass to be green?
20/03/09
Schools in south England could be left without grass playing fields by 2020 because of pressure to be more environmentally friendly...read more
Scientists find holes in climate change
20/03/09
QCA booklet for teachers on global warming leaves academics hot under the collar...read more
Low carbon boost for Luton school
30/10/08
Academy uses sustainable biomass and natural ventilation to cut emissions by 60%...read more
All pupils to learn about slavery
28/08/08
Britain's involvement in the slave trade is to be studied by all secondary pupils in England from September...read more
Social injustice cutting life expectancy, UN report says
28/08/08
A "toxic" mix of social injustice and bad policies is killing on a grand scale around the world and in the UK...read more
School design labelled 'mediocre'
21/07/08
CABE rated 87.5% of Building Schools for the Future designs "mediocre" or "not yet good enough"...read the BBC article or the Guardian article here.
Schools set to reveal energy use
18/07/08
Schools will have to tell local authorities how much energy they use each year...read more
Ten ways schools can reduce carbon emissions
16/07/08
Pupil involvement, inter-school collaboration and sustainable planning can all help in the drive to reduce greenhouse gases...read more
Schools could halve their carbon footprint
16/07/08
Schools could chop their carbon footprint in half...read more
Carbon Emissions from Schools: Where they arise and how to reduce them
15/07/08
This report quantifies for the first time the contribution of English schools to greenhouse gas emissions...read more
DCSF Zero Carbon School Buildings - Call For Evidence
10/07/08
The DCSF is undertaking a Call for Evidence to gather ideas, information and experiences to inform the Task Force’s early work...read more
DCSF Launches New Self-Evaluation Form for Sustainable Schools
01/07/08
s3 is a Sustainable School Self-evaluation tool designed for everyone involved in education - teachers, school leaders, pupils, governors, education authorities and parents...Download here
Sussex schoolchildren spell out waste ambitions to Government Minister
30/06/08
The children have committed to reducing food waste and packaging and recycling all plastics, cans and paper in schools. They want councils to reward those who reduce, reuse and recycle, and are asking Government to help manufacturers make packaging recyclable...read more
First Step To Zero Carbon School Buildings
16/06/2008
The Government has taken the first steps to making every new school building zero carbon from 2016...read more
PC uses 'less energy than bulb'
23/05/2008
An eco-conscious schools computer is being launched which it is claimed will use less energy than a standard household light bulb...read more
Ofsted - Pupils need more green lessons
21/05/2008
Schools are failing to teach pupils about green, sustainable living, a report from the government's school inspectorate, Ofsted, warned today...read more
Ofsted - Most schools 'not turning green'
21/05/2008
Most schools are not teaching children about green issues in anything but a piecemeal way, schools inspectors say...read more
Report finds sustainable schools don’t cost the earth
19/05/2008
A BREEAM schools rating can be achieved at little or no additional capital cost, according to a report published...read more
Climate Change Youth Tracker Survey
01/05/2008
Six in ten 11 to 17 year olds said they were worried about climate change, 78% thought climate change was due to human behaviour and 76% of those who had studied climate change at school claimed to have enjoyed it...read more
Redlands Primary School conversion
13/04/2008
Redlands Primary School has undergone major redevelopment as part of phase two of the scheme to convert the Victorian/Edwardian red-brick building...read more
BSF to be accelerated and streamlined
09/04/2008
Every local authority could have the opportunity to join Building Schools for the Future (BSF) earlier, under proposals to accelerate entry into the programme...read more
Assessing the Impact of the Commercial World on Children's Wellbeing
07/04/2008
The Secretary of State for DCSF has called for an assessment of the impact of the commercial world on children's wellbeing. Pupils, parents, stakeholders can take part in the consultation process...read more
Building a future
14/03/2008
Take three schools from different eras. One Victorian, another from the 1970s and a third built a little over three years ago. Which is the best at fighting off the greenhouse effect?...read more
The new 3 Rs
14/03/2008
Rights, responsibilities and respect should lead teachers to the holy grail: a good relationship with their pupils...read more
Prime Minister announces Youth Climate Change Champions
20/02/2008
The 9 young winners of the search for regional Climate Change Champions were announced by Gordon Brown. The winners, each representing a different region of England, successfully demonstrated how they would encourage behavioural change and tackle climate change in their local communities...read more
Inside Britain's first eco-school
07/02/2008
When Bristol Brunel Academy opened last September the country got its first glimpse of just how different tomorrow's secondary schools are going to be. Its biomass boilers and flexible learning spaces showed that the old "cell and bell" model of education has finally been consigned to history, and the future of schooling looks very different indeed...read more
More school trips for pupils
05/02/2008
Teachers will find it easier to take pupils on school trips with more help and advice, less bureaucracy and quality badges for popular destinations, thanks to new guidance from the DCSF...read more
New materials to support recycling at schools
31/01/2008
The Recycle Now Schools Action Pack is an on-line resource for primary and secondary school staff and others interested in making recycling happen in their school...read more
NCSL awards £280,000 to sustainable schools
28/01/2008
NCSL has awarded £280,000 to schools in recognition of their efforts to achieve sustainability...read more
Geography 'must be made relevant'
17/01/2008
Geography as a subject is in decline and needs to be made more relevant with a greater focus on global issues, England's schools inspectors have said...read more
Special needs school will feature sustainable features
16/01/2008
A £10m Liverpool special learning needs school is to feature a raft of sustainability features...read more
Green teens back eco-guerrillas
10/01/2008
A survey of 16- to 19-year-olds by the Future Foundation found more than one in eight (13%) supported a ban on travelling by air for leisure purposes, while one in 10 say...read more
Happy Kids Want Less Stuff
07/01/2008
A study found that raising a young person's self esteem reduced their longing for the perceived security of possessions...read more
Carbon neutral new schools plan
18/12/2007
Energy-saving and eco-friendly school building projects have been announced...read more
Government puts zero carbon schools in doubt
22/10/2007
Report casts doubt on cost-effectiveness of building zero carbon schools as part of review of BSF programme...read more
Government allocates £22bn for school upgrades
11/10/2007
Funds will be given to local authorities to raise standards of classroom over the next three years...read more
Gore's climate film has scientific errors
11/10/2007
Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary was criticised by a judge who highlighted "nine scientific errors"...read more
City Academies struggle to meet energy standards
12/09/2007
New schools could do better on electricity use according to Buro Happold study...read more