Session Presenter: Anna Donnelly

Session description: Anna is an experienced teacher and leader in Primary Education and is a passionate advocate for the power of children's literature in all forms. She is currently engaged in research that explores environmental children's literature and how it is experienced by children. 

Weblink: https://warwick.padlet.org/annamdonnelly/green-space-conference-2023-6ug5xuplsdh23lteLink opens in a new window 

Session presenter: Lucy Jones

Session description: 

We all know that connecting with the natural world is ‘good’ for us, and for children. But what does that actually mean? Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden, will present the most compelling and exciting research which shows why our minds - and particularly the minds of our youngest - need the wild.

Weblink: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305463/losing-eden-by-jones-lucy/9780141992617Link opens in a new window 

Session description:  

What is the best way for teachers to approach the topic of climate change without increasing feelings of climate anxiety? In this presentation, Callum, a teacher of Geography at Barr’s Hill School in Coventry, will address the question and give further insight into how children perceive climate change.

Weblink: https://www.barrshill.coventry.sch.uk/Link opens in a new window

Session presenter: Viv Rowdon

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Viv has been working in education for 19 years and teaching outdoors for 11 years. She currently works as a facilitator, project manager, Forest School Leader and trainer for The Garden Classroom (TGC), London and is passionate about the value of learning in nature. In this interactive session she will be exploring practical approaches to learning in nature and how it inspires holistic development of all learners.

Weblink: https://www.thegardenclassroom.org.uk/Link opens in a new window 

Session Presenter: Kathryn Jones

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Kathryn is a teacher of History at Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Birmingham and currently studying on the MA in Professional Education at Warwick. In this session, she shares personal insights gained from teaching climate justice in the history classroom and offers strategies for creating resources and conducting research in the field of climate change education.

Weblink:  https://bvgs.co.uk/

Session Presenters: Pupils from Barr’s Hill School

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Pupils from Year 7, 10 and 12 at Barr’s Hill School in Coventry will reflect upon their first-hand experience of climate change education. Taking ten minutes each, they will share thoughts, opinions and feelings about growing up in a world with climate change and discussing the impact of climate education on their lives.

Weblink: https://www.barrshill.coventry.sch.uk/