Teacher speaking to pupil - Credit: Phil Meech for IOE
Teacher speaking to pupil - Credit: Phil Meech for IOE - A new UCL centre that aims to provide teachers with the expertise to prepare young people for a climate-altered future has launched today. The UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education (CCCSE) is based at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, and brings together experts from across UCL to transform the UK's approach to teaching climate change and sustainability in schools. Led by Professor Nicola Walshe, the Centre will conduct high-quality research to shape teachers' and school leaders' professional development across all phases, subjects and career stages. Initial work by CCCSE will see academics conduct rapid research on teachers' knowledge and preparedness to teach climate change and sustainability education across the UK. Other upcoming work includes equipping teachers with the tools to develop the curriculum for more sustainable futures, and exploring how secondary schools' engagement with climate change and sustainability education in England varies. In addition to academics at UCL working together, the Centre aims to work with a range of partners, including teachers, students and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to form a truly interdisciplinary institute. Professor Nicola Walshe, Executive Director of CCCSE, said: "The importance of education for preparing children and young people to understand and adapt to and mitigate issues of climate change and sustainability is increasingly well accepted.
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