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waspwoman.bsky.social
Have you submitted your views on the #DeptofEducation's content for the #NaturalHistoryGCSE?

Tomorrow (Friday 4th Sept) is the deadline!

Don't delay!

The next generation MUST be more nature-literate, to be better stewards of the natural world than us!

consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-a-l...
GCSE natural history proposed subject content - Department for Education - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
consult.education.gov.uk
September 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
geogramblings.com
Last chance: the #NaturalHistoryGCSE consultation closes on the 4th.

If you care about fieldwork, nature connection, inclusive access, climate literacy, school climate action plans that reflects real natural history practice, now is the time to respond.

geogramblings.com/20...
September 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
geogramblings.com
Reminder: the #NaturalHistoryGCSE consultation closes on 4 September.

I’ve shared why I’m advocating for fieldwork, notebooks, inclusive access, climate literacy as safeguarding, and school climate action plans.

geogramblings.com/20...

#ClimateEducation #Biodiversity
Natural History GCSE: what I am advocating, and why
A new Natural History GCSE qualification for high school students in England could be more than another exam about nature. Here’s why I’m advocating for fieldwork, notebooks, inclusive access, clim…
geogramblings.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM
ellajdavies.bsky.social
Meet my pal the Pedantic Puffin - and tell me which pre-school kids' books could use a nature consultant. He wants to review them!

#kidlit #naturewriting #booksky #pedantry #naturalhistoryGCSE

www.ellajdavies.com/introducing-...
August 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM
geogramblings.com
A #NaturalHistoryGCSE should not become just another exam about nature. It should centre field journals, local places, inclusive access, ecological literacy and school climate action plans.

My consultation response is now up.
Natural History GCSE: what I am advocating, and why
A new Natural History GCSE qualification for high school students in England could be more than another exam about nature. Here’s why I’m advocating for fieldwork, notebooks, inclusive access, clim…
geogramblings.com
July 29, 2026 at 7:53 AM
geogramblings.com
Natural History GCSE could be more than another exam about nature. I’ve shared my consultation response and why I’m advocating for fieldwork, notebooks, inclusive access, climate literacy as safeguarding, and school climate action plans. #NaturalHistoryGCSE #ClimateEducation #Safeguarding
Natural History GCSE: what I am advocating, and why
A new Natural History GCSE qualification for high school students in England could be more than another exam about nature. Here’s why I’m advocating for fieldwork, notebooks, inclusive access, climate literacy as safeguarding, and school climate action plans at the heart of the new qualification.
geogramblings.com
July 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
At last.... it's actually going to happen! Roll on 2028.

#NaturalHistoryGCSE

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
amongstwits.bsky.social
“Education is the most important thing we can do for the planet at the moment. To start to create a society that knows + understands the natural world is the biggest step forward we can take..”
@naomiaklein.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@whitehouse.senate.gov

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Caroline Lucas on X: "Yay!! So the Govt *will* go ahead with #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. If we know & love nature, we’re far more likely to protect & restore it. Big shout-out to ⁦@curlewcalls⁩ for her vision🙏 https://t.co/iJ6jCUibyd" / X
Yay!! So the Govt *will* go ahead with #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. If we know & love nature, we’re far more likely to protect & restore it. Big shout-out to ⁦@curlewcalls⁩ for her vision🙏 https://t.co/iJ6jCUibyd
x.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
curlewaction.bsky.social
This week, Mary Colwell received the @zslscience.bsky.social Silver Medal for her work on Curlew conservation and the #NaturalHistoryGCSE

Find out more: https://buff.ly/4fdY5kY
A photo of a man and a woman standing together and smiling at the camera. She is holding a silver medal in a presentation box. He is holding a framed certificate for the 'Silver Medal awarded to Mary Colwell' from ZSL. A photo of a woman standing at the front of a lecture theatre, in front of a seated audience. A presentation slide says 'Poetry and Art' and feature a range of Curlew artwork. A photo of a woman standing at the front of a lecture theatre, in front of a seated audience.
December 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
merylbatchelder.bsky.social
Teachers of the new #NaturalHistoryGCSE are going to love this. We've lost ~70% of our biodiversity already, soon there will be hardly anything left. Maybe that's why it's called Natural "History" 🙄
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
merylbatchelder.bsky.social
Given the #NaturalHistoryGCSE has finally been confirmed, hopefully being taught for Y10s by 2026-27, now seems like the perfect time for primary/ Y7 & 8 teachers to start enthusing children to be interested in biodiversity 🤎🦔.
Here's an article I wrote a while ago 👇🏼
teach.ocr.org.uk/will-i-ever-...
GCSE Natural History - Will I ever see a living hedgehog?
Dr Meryl Batchelder, explains how a Natural History GCSE will encourage students to explore the world around them, consider human impacts on the world and explain our changing views of the planet.
teach.ocr.org.uk
April 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
windyplanet.bsky.social
Nice to hear some Good #News!!!
#NaturalHistory #NaturalHistoryGCSE #Nature
carolinelucas.bsky.social Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Mar 21
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
andreefrieze.bsky.social
📢Tonight at Richmond Full Council @rtgreenparty.bsky.social Cllr Chas Warlow is bringing a motion supporting the #naturalhistoryGCSE.

This @uklabour.bsky.social Govt must take concerted action to tackle the #climatecrisis, and providing this GCSE is an essential part of that.
Councillor Warlow has given notice to move the following Motion: “Educators, naturalists and nature campaigners agree it is essential that current and future generations connect with and understand the natural environment, in order to develop a sustainable future. Despite support from BBC nature broadcasters Mary Colwell and Chris Packham, Caroline Lucas, exam board owner Cambridge Assessment and The Wildlife Trust, among others; the Natural History GCSE, due to launch in 2025 is under threat of cancellation. Council: · believes that Natural History should be regarded as a core subject in the national curriculum. · commits to writing to the Department for Education urging it continue implementing the new Natural History GCSE.”
January 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
carolinelucas.bsky.social
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
rebeccavosborne.bsky.social
Today I read in the The Guardian that the Department for Education has confirmed the launch of the #NaturalHistoryGCSE

This just after a walk with the dogs when I heard my first Chiffchaff of the year (this biophilia is catching!)
March 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
waspwoman.bsky.social
A lot of support and criticism for #NaturalHistoryGCSE on release of the curriculum for public consultation. consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-a-l...

People: unite - don’t divide! Our kids (and the planet!) NEED nature education 🍀🦋🐝

@curlewaction.bsky.social

www.curlewaction.org/nature-educa...
Nature Education Should Unite Us, Not Divide Us  – Curlew Action
Most people have welcomed the forthcoming GCSE in Natural History, but there are critics, most notably Mya-Rose Craig. The issue is not nature education in prin
www.curlewaction.org
June 21, 2026 at 10:58 AM
chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social
Students from Chipping Campden school considering taking #NaturalHistoryGCSE can email vicky@campdenliteraturefestival.co.uk for free tickets to
THE LIE OF THE LAND @guyshrubsole.bsky.social in May
Everyone else tickets online:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
March 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
lsmonster.bsky.social
Awesome, awesome news. I'm really lucky to know some of the committed biologists and educators at the @nhm-london.bsky.social who have worked *so* hard to make the #NaturalHistoryGCSE a reality. Massive congratulations everyone. 🍄‍🟫⛰️🐛🪳🫎🐅🐘🦇🦠🌴🌲🌷🌻
carolinelucas.bsky.social Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Mar 21
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
learnfromnature.bsky.social
Some *great* news from United Kingdom #nature #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🥂
carolinelucas.bsky.social Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Mar 21
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
drawntocreatures.bsky.social
One step closer to my goal… my supportive parents have enrolled me in an animal ranger zookeeper course @thearccentre 🙌🏼 😁🙏🏼

Loved my 1st class today learning to look after and care for the animals… by educating ourselves and others we will help conserve our natural world 🌎 💚 🐾 #NaturalHistoryGCSE
April 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
drawntocreatures.bsky.social
Nature will always at the forefront of my mind and my actions🙏🏼💚🌎🐾 #NaturalHistoryGCSE
March 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
kirstensom.bsky.social
"There is much that could be learnt from the approach taken by Scotland. Its learning for sustainability vision takes a cross-curricular, solutions-focused approach."

#NaturalHistoryGCSE #LearningForSustainability #ClimateChangeEducation

theconversation.com/a-new-natura...
A new natural history GCSE is welcome – but climate change needs to be part of the whole curriculum
Mathematical concepts could be introduced through calculating the effect of introducing solar panels on the school roof.
theconversation.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM