This session will look at how to identify where meaningful links to climate change can be made in the curriculum and how to develop this teaching effectively. We’ll also explore other learning opportunities and links to climate change education, and guide you on how to bring them into learning. More specfically, this session will cover:

• The importance of meaningful implementation of climate change in the primary curriculum
• The role of science specific vocabulary in the developing understanding of climate change
• The need for a principled approach to curriculum development in relation to climate change education

This event will be hosted by Paul Tyler. Paul is an experienced primary school teacher and passionate advocate of the importance of climate change education. He has spent the past three years as head of STEM and sustainability at Kirkhill Primary School in Scotland and developed progressive programmes of sustainable engineering, outdoor learning and climate change education. Paul is Carbon Literate and is taking part in the Climate Wise Schools programme with CAPE, he acts as an education advisor for WOSDEC and has completed the Climate 180 programme with Learning Through Landscapes.

Paul has recently taken up a role as Head of Content at SmartSTEMS, a STEM engagement charity based in Glasgow and is looking forward to helping spread the climate change education message to a wider audience across the UK.

This will be relevant to all primary teachers and leaders. By the end of the event you will:

• Have a better understanding of the approaches needed for high-quality climate change education
• Improved knowledge of the role primary science can play in developing knowledge of climate change
• Recognise the need for knowledge, collective action and hope to be an integral part of teaching climate change.