The Arctic and Climate Change: Using Real-Life Issues as a Spur to Action

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Paula Malone Climate education consultant, founder of the School Climate Network
Webinar 56min

This webinar provides expert guidance on using the example of climate change in the Arctic to enrich teaching and learning across the primary curriculum, and as a spur to climate action. It will identify a range of shared activities which can be undertaken in the classroom and beyond to help pupils understand how our actions are affecting remote polar regions and the future of the planet.

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For: Teachers

Aim: This webinar provides expert guidance on using the example of climate change in the Arctic to enrich teaching and learning across the primary curriculum, and as a spur to climate action. It will identify a range of shared activities which can be undertaken in the classroom and beyond to help pupils understand how our actions are affecting remote polar regions and the future of the planet.

Rationale: The DfE’s Sustainability leadership and climate action plans in education highlights the importance of increasing children and young people’s practical knowledge of sustainability and climate change as part of a whole-setting approach to climate action planning, inspiring them to help drive positive change.