The more I hear about and read about 'climate education' the more I think that this is such a vital part of the jigsaw, and how we're really doing our children and young people a huge disservice by not a) educating them about the world around them and how it's changing, and b) empowering them to recognise and realise the power and agency that they have to create positive change.

I've previously chatted on the podcast to Lee Wray-Davies from Eco Schools England, and to Paul Turner from the Ministry of Eco Education, and am delighted in this episode to get a chance to speak to Paula Malone. Paula wears many many hats, and is doing so much amazing stuff. She's a mum to her 6 year old daughter, a UN accredited Climate Change Teacher, she works for Energy Sparks - a schools energy education programme, is a trustee for Wicked Weather Watch - a charity that brings climate education into schools via actual Arctic explorers!, and is a governor for not one, but two schools!

In this episode we chat about all of Paula's different 'hats', her experiences of bringing climate education into everyday teaching, and Paula shares lots of ideas and tips for how we might be able to support and 'nudge' any schools that we have involvement with to take climate action. 

Enjoy!

• Paula on Twitter
• Energy Sparks
• Wicked Weather Watch
• UK Student Sustainability Network
• Transition Network
• The sisters who challenged McDonalds and Burger King to ban plastic toys in Happy Meals
• 10 year old campaigning to end plastic toys on children's magazines
• Children change their parents' minds about climate change
• Global Action Plan - Dirt is Good
  
• The Sustainable(ish) FB group

• Have a look at the Energy Sparks website - you can find schools local to you and check out their energy usage!
• Have a look at some of the brilliant resources on the Wicked Weather Watch website - I think that the Arctic is one of the themes in the English primary curriculum!
• (Gently!) ask your school what sustainability actions they are taking (and if they need any help!)