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May 5, 2022
The Your UK Parliament Awards celebrates people across the UK who have taken action on the issues they care about by engaging with the UK Parliament. With nearly 288 nominations, Teach the Future was recognised as ‘highly commended’ in the ‘Digital Campaigner of the Year Category.’ Digital Campaign or Campaigner of the Year celebrates the work of an individual or organisation that has made an impact and created change by campaigning online, using social media and other digital tools. Although we did not win, it feels amazing to be recognised for all our online campaign work.
May 1, 2022
18 or over? Don’t forget to vote in the 2022 May local elections this Thursday (May 5th)!!
May 1, 2022
“Without climate education, I don’t see the value in going to school at all,” says Eleanor Andrade May, a quantitative social science student at the University of Sheffield (p 4). This is a disconcerting statement. When students are unable to see the connection between their studies and their future, it suggests a deep flaw in our education system. Fundamentally, we are failing our young people. But young people are taking action. Eleanor is part of Teach the Future, a youth-led campaign that aims to repurpose the UK’s entire education system around the climate emergency, and this action makes for a very positive statement. Teach the Future’s vision is for broad climate education in the UK. Futurum’s vision is to help students connect the subjects they are learning in school to real-world research projects, all of which aim to solve pressing societal needs. Where there is vision, there is action, and this is how to teach the future.
April 28, 2022
Schools, like everyone else, play an important key role against combating the climate change crisis. With more and more children having climate anxiety, we should be encouraging our schools to start making a difference today. Here are some simple, small and effective changes your school can make to become more environmentally friendly.
April 25, 2022
Earth Day is a celebration of positive environmental action. Here are my thoughts on what we have to celebrate.
April 21, 2022
Our response to the DfE's commitments to climate change and sustainability.
March 17, 2022
Tomorrow, March 18th 2022, our Climate Education Bill is back in Parliament for its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Proposed by MP Nadia Whittome, the Climate Education Bill is a Private Members Bill written by students and young people from Teach the Future. The Bill was first proposed in Parliament in the form of a 10 minute debate in November 2021. A few of us were allowed to attend this and watch Nadia Whittome put it forward. You can read Tess’s perspective here and watch the full recording of it here.
March 13, 2022
Climate change is already creating refugees, and the way we tackle climate change will determine future numbers of climate refugees. Whatever the numbers, the international community needs a plan to support these individuals and assist their countries to help the rest of their population. Current policies and practices aren't adequate for climate refugees. Read on to find out why and what could change.
March 10, 2022
Teach the Future strongly condemns the military invasion of Ukraine. We hope as many people as possible get to safety whether in or out of Ukraine. No one should have to flee their home and country just to be safe from other humans. We wish for this war and all wars to end soon and for power to be returned to the people.
March 6, 2022
What is international women’s day? Well, on the 8th March, it is a day to celebrate the achievements and progression women have made socially, politically and economically and will continue to do in the future. The main focus this year is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” which fits perfectly with the daunting climate crisis we are facing.
March 3, 2022
Teach the Future is an organization built by students to empower students, so today I would like to talk from a student perspective, as well as a climate activists' perspective. As a 17-year-old student, I am facing the daunting task of deciding what I want to do with my life, whether it be apprenticeships, university or any other path. Currently, I am working towards studying medicine and planning my personal statement is taking over my life. How am I going to link my passion and absolute belief in climate action, education, and justice, to my interest in medicine? It got me thinking about the lack of accessible information open to the public about the crossover between the climate crisis and health.
February 27, 2022
On March 2nd 2022 (next Wednesday!), the National Union of Students are holding a student strike and teach-in calling on students from across the country to come together in London to demand a #NewVisionForEducation. They’re calling for education to be funded, accessible, lifelong and democratised for all students.