Civic engagement for climate change and sustainability

On Monday 7 July we are inviting school sustainability leaders and governors with sustainability link roles to join us at the University of Bristol for a climate change and sustainability event. In line with the DfE sustainability strategy we have a wealth of speakers to inspire and support school settings in embedding climate change and sustainability across the school estate. You will also have the the opportunity to find out more about how the Cabot Climate Ambassadors can support schools with climate action planning and the National Education Nature Park scheme. 

In addition to registering to attend, please complete this form to support us in planning for the conference: https://forms.office.com/e/zymZdx70vs

Agenda

• 09:00 - arrival: sign in, coffee, introduction and housekeeping (Michelle Graffagnino, Senior Lecturer in Secondary Geography Education, University of Bristol)
• 09:30 - The importance of civic engagement for the 'Bristol One City Approach' for 2050 (Palie Smart, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Civic Engagement)
• 09:45 - The Educational Policy Landscape and Introduction to the Climate Ambassador programme and Climate Action Plans (Nicki Schantz, The Met Office, Climate Ambassador South West Hub Manager)
• 10:30 - Utilising the National Education Nature Park (NENP) scheme to inform and evaluate climate action plans (Richard Irvine, National Education Nature Park, South West regional coordinator)
• 11:00 - Introduction to the new Natural History GCSE and importance of nature connectedness in the curriculum (Ralph Pite, University of Bristol)
• 11:30 - break
• 11:50 - Climate action plans: workshops with Climate Ambassadors, Climate Action Plans using the 4 Pillars (Nicki Schantz, Richard Irvine and the Cabot Climate Ambassadors)
• 13:30 -  lunch
• 14:15 - The importance of leadership (Helen Burge, Co-Chair UKSSN, Trustee of Institute of School Business Leaders)
• 14:35 - Aligning green skills (Ed Atkins, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol)
• 14:45 - Sustainability at Bristol (Josie Maskell, Education for Sustainability Coordinator, University of Bristol)
• 14:55 - Introduction to Climate Fresk in schools: improving carbon literacy through Climate Fresk (Andy Wakefield, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol)
• 15:15 - The importance of climate & nature in education with discussion and a call to action (Nicki Schantz, Nicola Warren-Lee and Michelle Graffagnino) 
• 16:00 - close

In addition to our speakers, we have: The Cabot Climate Ambassadors who are available to support schools with climate action planning and the National Education Nature Park scheme. Visit Climate Ambassadors to find out more. We hope to pair you with a Cabot Climate Ambassador to continue work on the CAP

This event is being run with support from the Met Office and Cabot Institute for the Environment

Please note that photographs may be taken at this event.

image credit: Jon Rowley