Do you think you should learn about the climate crisis at school?
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27th October 2021
27th October 2021
THE UK’s education unions have written to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi calling for urgent action on the climate crisis.
The four unions (NASUWT, NEU, UCU and UNISON), which represent teachers, school staff and workers across the UK, say that as the host country of the COP26 UN climate conference, it’s important for the UK to lead by example.
They say that the UK’s education system needs to undergo big changes, because climate change requires an emergency response.
These changes include a complete “review of the entire curriculum, so that it is preparing and mobilising our whole society for a sustainable future”.
That could mean having lessons about the climate emergency and ecological crisis, how they are caused and what our future lives and jobs might look like. It could also mean green skills being taught on vocational courses for older students.
In the letter, the unions also call for a plan to completely decarbonise the UK’s schools by 2030, and a policy for helping students, staff and parents get to school in an eco-friendly way.
Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said: “It is the next generation that will bear the brunt of any inaction on climate change.”
“We all need to play a part in ensuring a sustainable future for our young people. Schools and colleges can play their part, and the UK Government needs to ensure that quality climate change education is embedded across the curriculum, as well as focusing on decarbonising the education estate by 2031.”
32 Comments
fudgekid · 3 years ago
You can't just ignore what is happening because then things could grt even worse so I voted yes.
fudgekid · 3 years ago
*get
ginny09876 · 3 years ago
I think it’s important to learn about what’s going on in the world. Because every voice counts.
roguelion · 3 years ago
We have learnt about it in school and it was quite helpfull but that was 3 years ago and my school never really talks about it now. I think it would be great if we could learn more about it because then we would know How to stop Carbon emmisions earlier.
sailor31 · 3 years ago
children need to learn about it from a young age so that they can make their own decisions about the situation and how they can help
ivansp2011 · 3 years ago
I think we should as it is a major problem in our environment and we have a right to learn about it. Furthermore, children might be able to do something about it.
anonymous8 · 3 years ago
I think we should so children can tell their families how not to contribute towards climate change. Also, children that have never experienced it can learn about it and its problems.
robotdog12 · 3 years ago
Yes, we should learn about the climate crisis to understand the affect on our planet and find ways to stop it.
mwhitty · 3 years ago
It’s an important subject that everyone should know about. You never know?
katkid10 · 3 years ago
I think that we should learn more about it. Most people are aware of it but not everyone knows that much about it. We would also do a lot more for the environment if all of us knew about it as we are growing into this world.
babsbunny · 3 years ago
Of course, because otherwise you are going to grow up having heard of it but not really knowing what it is and we are the generation it will affect the most.
weirdcat · 3 years ago
Of course we should be taught about this! There's a climate crisis and we're just going to go on with normal life?
weirdcat · 3 years ago
*well.. that's kinda what the government is doing.
mothstar · 3 years ago
Definitely, because it will help young people to be more aware of what the future might be which means we might have a more hopeful future.
ojpolls · 3 years ago
Yes we should learn to do more action in the future.
backbender · 3 years ago
I think we should learn about the climate crisis at school as it is our future that the crisis is changing. We need to know about what is going on so that we can put a stop to it.
scarlet10 · 3 years ago
yes because your not just born knowing
fg7 · 3 years ago
I think we should learn about the climate crisis as it affects our future. We can influence others including our parents if we are educated on it.
dogcat123 · 3 years ago
I think it is important to educate people about climate change as it is very important.
fluffymole · 3 years ago
Of course we should! Everyone should know what is happening to our world and how to fix it.
senuja123 · 3 years ago
YES because some schools do not teach kids about climate change and this will not just effect our planet it will effect us to very heavily
puddingfan · 3 years ago
I think that we should definitely learn about the climate crisis at school because I don’t think that it is highlighted enough in the school curriculum even though it is a really important subject.
0042.kapsc · 3 years ago
Yes because it is very important
pringle12 · 3 years ago
It is really important. Things are getting so serious, we need to learn how to help
charlieee7 · 3 years ago
Yes. Climate change is a big issue, affecting us all right now. Action needs to be taken to save our planet, and the best way to do this is through education. Our generation is going to be majorly affected. We need to know what to do and change our ways now, not just ignore this issue.
meridabear · 3 years ago
We already learnt about climate change in our school and I think that other schools should do it too. Everybody who knows about it about it and helps makes a difference, because everybody needs to play their part and you can't play your part if you don't even know about it!
f1racer · 3 years ago
Other subjects are more important.
puzzlepeas · 3 years ago
It is an important matter and I think that the next generation should know about it
ccusk · 3 years ago
definitely
it is super important
uni_corn · 3 years ago
Yes of course! It effects our future.
emi1234567 · 3 years ago
We should know about it
kb1. · 2 years ago
Yes it is important instead of doing English, Maths, science, Geogryphy, history and spelling