Past event
This event is an opportunity to reflect on climate change and sustainability education in school, university, initial teacher education and beyond. You will:
Also – find out more about the new Special Interest Group for Education for Environmental Sustainability.
| 17:00 | BERA introduction |
| 17:05 | BERA 2021 Research Commission: next steps Lynda Dunlop and Lizzie Rushton |
| 17:15 | A climate education and sustainability framework for initial teacher education Nasreen Majid |
| 17:25 | Nottingham Climate Assembly, connecting young people and policy makers Rosanna Wilson |
| 17:35 | Teacher conceptions and misconceptions around threshold concepts for climate change Sarah Clayton |
| 17:45 | Questions and discussion |
| 18:00 | Event close |
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Senior Lecturer in Science Education at University of York
Lynda Dunlop is a senior lecturer in science education at the University of York. Her teaching and research focuses on youth and teacher responses to environmental issues, and on the connections between science education and environmental and...
Associate Professor at Institute of Education
Elizabeth Rushton is Associate Professor of Education and Head of Department of Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment at the Institute of Education (IOE) University College London’s (UCL) Faculty of Education and Society. Her research interests...
PhD Student at University of York
I trained as a secondary science teacher in 2013, have taught in Coventry, Salford and Telford, and have held a range of middle leadership positions, most recently as curriculum lead for science. I completed my master’s in education with the...
Doctoral Researcher / Teacher at University of Nottingham
Rosanna is a PhD researcher in Education within the Centre for Human Flourishing at the University of Nottingham. Her research explores teachers' perspectives of wellbeing in secondary schools. She is co-chair of civic group, Nottingham Climate...
Associate Professor of Education at University of Reading
I am an Associate Professor of Education. I am interested in all aspects of teaching and learning of mathematics within the primary age range. My interests lie in how children learn mathematics and how they build their agency as mathematicians....
The new Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) SIG aims to encourage and support research and scholarship focused on EfES.
The primary objective of this commission was to co-create a manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) in secondary education in the UK. To achieve this, the commission...
Education has a key role to play in creating long-term responses to the social and environmental consequences of the climate crisis. These responses need to be inclusive of the needs of all young...
The final manifesto from the BERA-funded research commission on environmental sustainability calls for sustainability to become a key feature of the curriculum, inspections and other...
This event is an opportunity to reflect on climate change and sustainability education in school, university, initial teacher education and beyond. You will: Hear about how educators are...
