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UK's 2025 Nationally Determined Contribution: A huge leap for climate education

UK's 2025 Nationally Determined Contribution: A huge leap for climate education

Liv Marshall & Charlie Clift

February 20, 2025

As part of the Paris Agreements, each nation is required to produce a ‘Nationally Determined Contribution’ outlining how they plan to meet their climate action targets. These are updated every 5 years and the UK government recently published theirs, which is an exciting step forward in terms of climate education pledges, with some of the most direct references to its importance from government policy to date. Here’s a bit more information on what has been committed to!

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Youth-led review shows students want better climate education

Youth-led review shows students want better climate education

Liv Marshall

February 11, 2025

The Shadow curriculum and assessment review panel's interim report shows that concerns around climate education is a prevalent issue for young people.

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Climate Literacy Amongst School Leavers - Something needs to change

Climate Literacy Amongst School Leavers - Something needs to change

Nico King

December 23, 2024

Earlier this month, the Department of Education (DfE) published a report on recent school leavers’ climate literacy and the results show one thing - climate and nature education reform is imperative.

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Meet the Panellists - Shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review

Meet the Panellists - Shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review

Freddie Emms

December 12, 2024

From the seed of an idea sparked by our Teach the Future volunteers, the Shadow CAR is here, and we're excited to announce our amazing panellists! Meet them in this blog.

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Share Your Thoughts to Shape the Future of Education

Share Your Thoughts to Shape the Future of Education

Teach the Future

December 2, 2024

The Youth Shadow Panel is inviting children and young people across England to share your views on your experience of school or college.

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We’re making sure young people have a say in shaping education

We’re making sure young people have a say in shaping education

Teach the Future

November 20, 2024

We’ve come up with the idea to run a youth-led Shadow Curriculum and Assessment Review, supported by some incredible youth-led organisations.

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What Does the Autumn Budget Mean for Schools?

What Does the Autumn Budget Mean for Schools?

Liv Marshall

October 31, 2024

With new funding for school rebuilding, the Autumn Budget is a step forward—but more is needed. We’ll keep pushing for urgent investment in school decarbonisation, now more than ever.

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How the Department for Education's Curriculum and Assessment Review can go further

How the Department for Education's Curriculum and Assessment Review can go further

Finlay McIlwraith

October 29, 2024

4 actions the Department of Education CAR Review should take to Teach the Future.

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Autumn Budget: £1.4bn investment in school rebuilding

Autumn Budget: £1.4bn investment in school rebuilding

Teach the Future and Let's Go Zero

October 28, 2024

This £1.4bn investment in school rebuilding is a step in the right direction but it only scrapes the surface.

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How our asks align with the Curriculum & Assessment Review

How our asks align with the Curriculum & Assessment Review

Teach the Future

October 28, 2024

We have looked at what the Government's Curriculum and Assessment Review sets out to deliver and shared how our campaign asks align.

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"Incredibly exciting and inspiring": a volunteer experience of our parliamentary reception

"Incredibly exciting and inspiring": a volunteer experience of our parliamentary reception

Cat and Enfys

October 22, 2024

Volunteers, Cat and Enfys, share their experience of attending our parliamentary reception

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100 days under the new Labour Government

100 days under the new Labour Government

Liv

October 12, 2024

This weekend marked 100 days into this new government and it’s clearer than ever, Labour must invest into school decarbonisation and climate education if they’re serious about reaching net zero.