Embedding sustainability and environmental education in teacher education
By Alison Glover (OU Research Fellow) and Mathew Jones (OU Curriculum Tutor), March 2026
Internationally, nationally and locally sustainability is frequently a focus of conversation. Issues can be broad yet all are related to the impact of climate change on sustainability. For example, the...
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Nurture Provision at Ysgol Y Bedol
By Maria Morgan, Learning Support Assistant and Lead of Nurture Provision, Ysgol Y Bedol — September 2025
Two years ago, Ysgol Y Bedol established a nurture provision in response to rising exclusion rates and increasing difficulty in meeting the needs of a group of six pupils. Each learner presented with complex profiles, including ADHD, autism, trauma, and experiences of ACEs. To address this, the school appointed a Level 3 Teaching Assistant (TA) to run the provision and invested in transforming a classroom into a safe, nurturing, and dedicated space tailored to pupils’ social, emotional, and sensory needs...
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Complicated conversations on curriculum development
By Anthony Lewis, mentor, Monmouth Comprehensive — April 2025
An Open University in Wales team has been part of the Currere Cymru project...
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By Peter Ryder & James Griffiths, Ysgol Nantgwyn — March 2025
Post lesson reflections tend to immediately focus on the negatives... read more
By Nerys Defis — September 2024
A conference running over five days... read more
By Angela Thomas — September 2024
The garden inspires a period of reflection... read more
By Trudi Rees-Davies — June 2024
This role has been particularly fulfilling... read more