Staff attend emergency climate conference in London

Four members of college staff travelled to London to attend a national emergency conference on environmental action for schools and colleges, organised by the NEU.

The conference included advice on going green, climate science and helping students find environmentally friendly careers.

As the climate emergency tops global political agendas, the conference was organised to explore what it means for education, how to re-shape the curriculum and how educators and students can come together to take action for climate justice.

Workshops included how to present the issue to students, climate change as an ideological issue, campaigning for a Green New Deal, practical steps to green your school or college and using art to explore activism.

Helen Druiff, who heads the Environment Committee at Cambridge Regional College, attended the one-day event along with staff members Peter Monaghan, Maria Williams and Peter Stockton.

Included in the speakers were the UK Student Climate Network, the National Education Union and an international climate change lawyer.

Amelia Womack, the Deputy Leader of the Green Party and Friends of the Earth, also attended. The event was called Education for the Future: Climate Emergency Conference and was sponsored by UCU & NUS.