What is the event?

A short sentence giving a key overview of the event

Join the Royal Meteorological Society to develop and update your understanding about climate change and its potential solutions. 

How is the event structured and what can I do to make the most of it?

This gives participants an idea of how they need to attend. If it’s a workshop they may need to ensure they’re on a computer, rather than a phone, or if there are lots of discussions to have headphones available to use. You may want to direct them to some reading in preparation.

This event will be an hour long lecture which will be recorded and available on demand. At the end of the session, examples of further reading, sources of high quality information and classroom resources will be shared.

Who is leading the event?

We want them to want to hear what you have to share, what expertise/ experience/ passion do you have which means you are qualified to lead a session on this area.

Prof Sylvia Knight is Head of Education at the Royal Meteorological Society. A climate scientist by training, she has over 20 years’ experience of supporting the teaching of weather and climate in UK schools through teacher training, resource development and curriculum development. The Society’s recent working evaluating the climate literacy of school leavers and quality of classroom and assessment resources has developed detailed evidence for the most prevalent climate misconceptions in schools today.

What will be covered in the event?

This is critical for people to decide if they will come. Outlining what the session will cover, curriculum links, key pedagogical areas, practicals you may look at etc.

Climate Change is one of the most critical issues facing society today, and one which will remain critical throughout the lifetime of current students. It's important when we speak to pupils about it we have a good understanding of what it is and what can be done about it, in order to identify relevant links in our teaching.

By the end of this session, you will have a deeper and up to date understanding of the extensive scientific evidence for climate change, its impacts and potential solutions. This will help build your confidence when teaching about and talking to pupils (and others) about climate change. Learning about climate change in the sciences is critical to underpinning students learning in other subjects and contexts, as well as the real world.

Specifically, we will cover the current state of the climate and projections for the future, technological solutions (both to living in a warmer world and to minimising future warming), common misconceptions to watch out for, sources of up to date information and quality controlled teaching resources.

Who is the event for?

What audience do you have in mind when planning this session? Be as specific as possible, so rather than ‘leaders’ is it new leaders, aspiring leaders, department leaders etc. Think broadly and give examples so it resonates with as many potential participants as possible.

This session is specifically aimed at those who do have a science background, for those with a science degree or training. This will be especially relevant for secondary and FE science teachers but also those in primary classrooms.

What will participants gain from the event?

We’re asking people to give up their time, we need to tell them the benefits of joining us and clear outcomes of the session.

I think this has been covered above but it’s

• Up to date subject knowledge
• Awareness of common misconceptions amongst students and in classroom and assessment resources
• Awareness of sources of high quality, relevant and up to date information and classroom resources

Follow on resources

• At the end of the event, examples of further reading, sources of high quality, relevant and up to date information and classroom resources

will be shared.

Relevant picture

We access stock images from online libraries, but if you have specific picture that is relevant to the event (and you have permission to share it), please do send it through!

We could potentially use Weather Photographer of the Year images (https://www.rmets.org/weather-photographer-of-the-year/gallery/climate-gallery) but we’d need to pick a photo and approach the photographer for permission