How has
John Pearson
scored on climate education?
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Climate Education Report Card
Candidate Name:
John Pearson
Constituency:
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Party:
Green Party of England and Wales
Date:
19.6.24
Notes:
No notes given.
Question
Score (/5)
Do they support the integration of climate change throughout every subject?
4
Do they support the teaching on solutions for climate change, as well as the causes and impacts?
5
Do they support more training for all teachers around the climate crisis?
5
Do they support more money being spent to upgrade schools so they are carbon neutral?
5
Do they support more green skills being taught in job-related education?
5
Total Score (/25)
24
Candidate's Responses
Do you support the integration of climate change throughout every subject?
In principle I do - though obviously this will be easiest in areas such as geography, technology and the sciences. Documentation on Climate change might be addressed as a subject for General Studies or critical thinking
Do you support the teaching on solutions for climate change, as well as the causes and impacts?
Certainly do - the two are interdependent surely ? We need solutions and so we need awareness of them and how they be arrived at.
Do they support more training for all teachers around the climate crisis?
Certainly do - Given the potential danger to the climate, teachers, with their key and obvious role in educating future generations it must be a part of their own skills bank
Do they support more money being spent to upgrade schools so they are carbon neutral?
Certainly do - In total, schools are a large element of the built environment.. Where appropriate new-build is not an option then we cannot avoid the effects of older buildings and should address these through retro-fitting
Do they support more green skills being taught in job-related education?
Certainly do - everybody's future, whatever their ultimate career, can affect or be affected by environmental change. We should all have an eye to how we might cause or be affected by it.. (anything from actual direct disrespect for the environment to unreasonable use of resources/ electricity so on )