As a teacher I had hours of CPD as twilights & INSET, almost all in a classroom or the hall with PowerPoints. Since leaving school last year I've reflected on this and believe we need something different. I've created a Venn diagram... what could a regenerative training event for teachers look like?

Growth 💵 vs Growth 🌱 I know which I prefer. Why does the government think that expanding the air travel industry is even remotely acceptable at this point in the climate crisis 🤷🏼‍♀️

The use of images to prompt discussion in the classroom provides a great starter activity or hook. If you want to introduce your students to satire, the use of the creative arts in the media or even just shake things up I'd highly recommend following @coldwarsteve.bsky.social for some inspiration 👇🏼

The @ministryofeco.bsky.social, @oasescharity.bsky.social and #TerraLigo are collaborating on a fantastic new CPD event for teachers planned for June 2026. You just know it's going to be exciting by the big smiles on our faces 😁

I haven't fed 5000 people with five loaves of bread & two fish. However we have grown 33 squash this summer. One Crown Prince will produce 14 main meals. Tonight it was squash & chickpea tagine. Vegan, nutritious & delicious 😋 £0.50 per portion for chickpeas & spices, everything else was homegrown.

The apple harvest is disappointing. Late frosts killed the blossom & Storm Floris caused fruit drop. These are James Grieves which can't sustain supermarket handling so you can only taste how delicious they are from local suppliers or growing your own. We have another ~30 varieties to go! #pomology

When teaching about #ClimateChange teachers are instructed to be impartial. But science is science, a huge proportion of the blame can be pointed at #BigOil as the evidence is undeniable. Schools should boycott educational initiatives such as Wonderverse by Equinor & Energising Futures from BP.

Our food is grown in toxic landfill leachate & 💩 How did anyone ever come up with a scheme so wrong? Is it even legal? Our system is not fit for purpose. I don't think I even want to teach young people some aspects of how badly we've been let down. But I can teach them how we can do things better.

In 2022 DfE stated the UK will be a global leader in climate change & sustainability by 2030. There's much work to do! Today Spain announced children aged 3 and above will have lessons on wildfires & flooding under a 10-point emergency response plan. Tick tock 🔥🌍⏰ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

My form of #ClimateAction is putting #ClimateInEducation. This impact report describes what me and the rest of the @ministryofeco.bsky.social team have been up to over the past academic year. If you want to know how your educational setting can get involved just send me a DM 🤗

A great extended article to share with students demonstrating our ability to both create and solve problems. TLDR? Humans have repeatedly caused catastrophic environmental harm from whale oil, to lead in petrol, to CFCs in the ozone layer. We've reversed harm before & we can do so again.

This academic year I'm highlighting exceptional climate education resources. Week 1: For KS2 I'd highly recommend Cap-a-Pie's Climate Catastrophe series of 6 drama productions. The videos use song, drama and lots of comedy to gently lead children through the topic. 5⭐ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just look at these incredibly enthusiastic folk who are keen to assist your educational setting deliver exceptional climate, nature and sustainability education 😍

Great fact checking article on #Solar from @carbonbrief.org which could be really useful for lessons on #CleanEnergy. Link to #SDG7 ☀️ interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social is correct, the election in '29 could be a great reset. Not least as we'll have voters of 16+. Democracy education becomes vital & if you add climate literacy into the mix young people may see the only options are the opposite of right. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I learned about climate change in 1985 (top left corner). At 15 I naively thought governments would take action. At 56 I'm far less inclined to believe most politicians have any handle on where we're heading. Embedding #ClimateInEducation becomes more crucial year by year. Tick tock 🔥🌍⏰

I just walked into the kitchen. Looks like squash for supper followed by apple surprise for pud 🤣

For many teachers SLANT isn't working and behaviour in classrooms is getting worse. The most common age for verbal or physical abuse is 12-14 year olds (KS3). This is happening because of academic disengagement and a complex multitude of other contributing factors. www.nasuwt.org.uk/static/0806f...

In the revised resources for KS3/4 which prepare young people for the vote at 16 it is important that students know how each party will "balance the books" with their economic policies. In terms of climate, the Conservative party intends to add fuel to the fire 🔥 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Fantastic example to use with students on how some media outlets sensationalise and misrepresent scientific studies to mislead readers. Teaching how to critique articles, identify disinformation and recognise greenwashing is becoming increasingly vital.

We haven't even got #climate embedded throughout education yet. How long will it be before #AMOCcollapse makes it into the curriculum 🤔 Tick tock 🔥🌍⏰

This short, beautifully calm audio recording by #LukeMcMillan describes what happens as Antarctica's ice melts. It could lead to some great discussions with KS4/5 students in STEM, geography, politics, economics, RE, PSHE or even English and Maths: open.substack.com/pub/weareoce...

To prepare for the vote at 16, teachers should, impartially, inform students where the funding comes from for the main political parties and the influence of lobbyists. Since the last election, 92% of Reform's income has come from highly polluting industries. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Don't know about anyone else but I really quite like talking to people... had an incredible chat with a young man for the entire 3 hour train journey the other day on topics including climate, death, food, music, travel, insects and education (to be fair, education and climate are a 💯% cert for me).

A great article on nature. TLDR? To reverse the crisis we must: 📝 create a moral, economic & scientific case for action 🔗 bridge social & political divides 💭 invoke the art of storytelling to capture imaginations 🗺️ produce a roadmap of clear steps 🌳 cultivate childlike wonder for the natural world

A great article for KS4/5 students adapted from The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: A Planetary Experiment by Peter Brannen. Education is just one part of an incredibly complex series of solutions to the climate crisis but it is essential and urgent. Tick tock 🔥🌍⏰

The national curriculum for England gives almost no mention of links between climate & food insecurity, how to avoid food waste, the value of soil, how to grow your own food or the potential of regenerative agriculture. Kids don't learn when they are hungry. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A revised, forward-facing curriculum must include what to do when floods or wildfires occur. #GCSEs and #ALevels don't prepare young people for life on our rapidly changing planet or even give them the #GreenSkills they'll need to help sort this mess out.

It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️ Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink. Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!

By the time a Year 1 child leaves school in 2039 we will have very probably exceeded 2.0⁰C of global heating. The failure of our education system to prepare young people for life on our changing planet is becoming increasingly alarming. The DfE must urgently embed #ClimateInEducation. Tick tock 🔥🌍⏰

Make orange great again 🧡 📷 Sungold tomatoes

Through life I've sort out nature. I grew up in east London in the 70s finding escape in local parks and I discovered mountains & moors during my Geology degree. We're now rewilding a smallholding in Northumberland. In order to grow nature & nurture are vital 💚👇🏽 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Getting #ClimateInEducation is my purpose, but chilling at a music festival in the sunshine with Hubster is my happy place 💚

Who needs the scorching Med? The people who live there obviously! Encouraging travel by air to cooler European countries to "avoid the heat" will only make the planet warmer still. This is a #ClimateEmergency but the media is just pouring oil on the situation. www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

A ban on unhealthy food, drink or gambling backed resources for schools makes so much sense. In parallel, pretty please, can we also support a ban of educational materials created by the fossil fuel industry? www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Getting plastic out of the kitchen isn't easy. But, when it comes to living organisms, every microgram of plastic matters so here's some good advice 👇🏽 www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

Growing food is one of the best ways to understand one of the impacts of climate change. We had "unusual" late frosts in April which caused fruit drop. Now 60mph winds from "unseasonable" #StormFloris mean a windfall of unripe apples. Our harvest will be dire. #FoodInsecurity is going to escalate.

The path from #BigOil, the world's most insidious super villain, leads inextricably to #BigPlastics. The #PlasticPollution crisis is unimaginably vast. There's no avoiding exposure altogether, so is it time to start teaching children how to minimise the risks? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An insightful review in @plosclimate.org on the effects of rising temps on the ability of children to learn 🌡️ TLDR? The #ClimateCrisis is an education crisis & will impact disadvantaged children more significantly than those who can afford to have cooler classrooms. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

There's NO place for fossil fuel sponsorship in education. As governments delay legislation against a ban I would encourage parents to tell schools that you don't want your children to be greenwashed. Many companies obfuscate their resources (e.g Wonderverse by Equinor or Energising Futures by BP).

I've spent all day in the garden. I'm now blissfully tired. If everyone spent their weekends growing food alongside other members of the community the world would be a far more nourishing place. Obviously, as a bonus, there'd also be less time for shopping or watching crap TV. Just imagine 🥹

16 year olds will be eligible to vote in the next general election. In PSHE and democracy lessons teachers have a role to play in explaining the main manifesto pledges of political parties in an unbiased way. Stating where their funding comes from is apolitical but significant.

Dinner tonight was vegan. It was very nutritious. It had 7 types of veggies. It was delicious. It cost £0.32 per person. Why was it so cheap? Because we grow food in our garden! 🥔🥒🧄🧅🫛🍅🫑 Dosa, saar & aloo matar 😋 Had to pay for the mango chutney, oil and coconut milk.

We cannot allow increasingly scarce water resources to become contaminated with forever chemicals. Already, the UK has had to remove one drinking water source, near a former airforce base, in Cambridgeshire, out of use due to incredibly high PFAS levels in the water. 1/3

#SustainabiliTEA is my new seedling 🌱 This is innovative outreach that promotes both experience in working scientifically alongside an understanding of nature-based solutions to climate change. We now have funding from the Reece Foundation to run the #STEM program in 5 schools in the North East 🎉

Dinner tonight was vegan. It was very nutritious. It had 8 types of veggies. It was delicious. It cost £0.12 per person. Why was it so cheap? Because we grow food in our garden! 🥔🥒🫜🧄🧅🫛🍅 No one taught us how to do this but it would have been easier if we'd had #SchoolGardening in our education.

What do #soil, #fastfashion, housekeeping, health & #microplastics have in common? This great article by @phoebeweston.bsky.social & Tess McClure explains how they're interlinked. Unfortunately these topics also hardly feature in the national curriculum 🙄 www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Is it time for #SchoolGardening to become part of education to boost our food security? Tick tock 🔥 🌍 ⏰ www.theguardian.com/business/202...

#Mindfulness is picking & podding peas 🫛

Just seen my (possibly) first ever curlew wading on the North East shoreline 🤎 No photo as I was also paddling in the sea 😊 @curlewaction.bsky.social