What are the links between colonialism and the environment? (A New Direction)

This resource – created in collaboration with Climate Museum UK – focuses on the locations of Jamaica and Nigeria to explore questions about British colonialism and links to the climate crisis we face today.

The overarching question: ‘What are the links between colonialism and the environment?’ focuses on the exploration of companies and nations that have mechanisms to allow them to operate in other countries – military power, legal challenges, land-grabs and ‘social licence’.

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Multi-lesson climate justice resources (Trócaire)

Trócaire, an overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, has worked with educators to produce resource packs for primary, senior primary, and post-primary classes respectively.

The resources were designed with Irish contexts and curricula in mind, however educators outside of Ireland will have no problems adapting the resources to context where necessary. Similarly, many of the activities and thematic content can be used and adapted by educators working at different educational stages.

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The ‘Changing Climates’ Curriculum (Reboot Education)

Reboot Education’s fully supported climate-crisis curriculum aims to empower the climate strike generation.

Lessons from ThoughtBox introduce the cause & effect of climate change, exploring some of the science and relating it to local contexts. Students will understand the impact of climate change on human and non-human communities and engage with the values and emotions that we are all experiencing, helping to inspire positive actions and empowerment moving forward.

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Climate Justice, Hope and Action (Friends of the Earth)

We’ve got everything you need to bring the climate conversation to your classroom.

We’ve split up our KS3 climate resources into six handy topic areas and they cover a range of subjects: Art, Drama, English, Geography, History, PSHE, Religious studies, Science and Technology.  

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The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators

As feelings of eco-grief and climate anxiety grow, educators are grappling with how to help students learn about the violent systems causing climate change while simultaneously navigating the emotions this knowledge elicits. This book provides resources for developing emotional and existential tenacity in college classrooms so that students can stay engaged.

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A Fair Future - Video Resources (Fairtrade Foundation)

A four-part film and lesson series produced by the Fairtrade Foundation. A teachers’ guide is also available to support teachers and educators to use the film series with primary and secondary classes. 

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