Head In The Clouds
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Head in the clouds, feet in the mud. KS 4 & 5 Biology and KS 2 & 3 Science; Natural History; Photography; Videography; AFOL ); Daily STEM & Parenting #PoppysEpisodes #365DaysWild #ChatBiology #AuroraDendron💚🌳🌿🍃🍁🧡
L6: In-situ conservation Mysterious elephant deaths in Kenya raise questions around pesticides www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kenya elephant deaths: Behind the poisoning and the pesticide mystery
A wave of Kenyan elephant deaths has been blamed on pesticides, but experts tell the BBC they are doubtful.
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Managed to rescue a hummingbird hawk moth from cobwebs in the conservatory. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Environment topic books for EYFS, KS1, KS2 & KS3 including titles by Jess French, Emma Shevah, Zillah Bethell, Gemma Fowler, Jackie Morris & Piers Torday. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/envir... #kidlit #ukedchat #homelearning
Environment, climate change and eco topic books
Environment & climate change topic books for EYFS, KS1, KS2 & KS3 with titles by Emma Shevah, Jess French, Isabel Thomas & Zillah Bethell.
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So, as the 2025/26 academic year comes to a close, I get to reflect on all of the marvellous projects I've had the pleasure to devise and deliver to schools across the country. You might recognise some of these, last September, none of this work existed . . . www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd
Well of course they do, can't have the lower classed protected from the Climate Change the Upper Classes have forced on them, it wouldn't be British! /s https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/16/private-schools-more-tree-shade-state-schools-england #Classism #ClimateCrisis #UKEducation
Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees
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Children deserve shade Climate change resilience? We say: Plant more trees! #ClimateHaiku #AuroraDendron🌳🌿🍃💚 Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees
theguardian.com
Sleep deprivation? Caffeine drinks are to be banned Settle for coffee Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April
It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.
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Boaty McBoatface Off to study melting ice Greenland, here we come! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scientists sail to Greenland to study melting ice sheets
A Cambridge scientist is leading the pioneering study into the impact of melting glaciers on our oceans.
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New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DR Congo forest www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest
Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
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ALL of the ocean needs protection. 🧪🦑 Scientists reveal underwater seagrass meadows could end global malnutrition as fish from these ocean habitats provide more essential nutrients than coral reef fish - The Times of India share.google/4gIjgeGG2qg4...
Scientists reveal underwater seagrass meadows could end global malnutrition as fish from these ocean habitats provide more essential nutrients than coral reef fish
Underwater fields of seagrass could play an important role in fighting malnutrition among vulnerable coastal communities, according to new research published in Cell Reports Sustainability. The study ...
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Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive
The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine spoke to the BBC about her sister's life.
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Warmer waters Crabs and lobsters under threat Who’s the predator? #BiologicalHaiku www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK with risk to sea life
Scientists fear that high sea temperatures could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life.
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Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
Lucky enough to live close enough to see where our food is grown and harvested. Grateful to those working hard, long shifts in uncomfortable temperatures. Grateful to @thewurzels.bsky.social for the backing track! youtube.com/shorts/T8eEK...
Busy busy busy in the back field yesterday.
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Fell asleep halfway through posting my #WildflowerHour contribution 😩 Better late than never?! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/aFI6Z...
Oh, hi! #365DaysWild
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Fell asleep halfway through posting my #WildflowerHour contribution 😩 Better late than never?! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/aFI6Z...
Oh, hi! #365DaysWild
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'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK with risk to sea life
Scientists fear that high sea temperatures could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life.
bbc.co.uk
What if "we survived 1976" has become an excuse for not adapting our schools? Kit Marie Rackley argues that safeguarding children means planning for the climate we have now – not the one we remember. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @geogramblings.com
Schools need more than nostalgia to cope with heatwaves
Heatwaves are a major challenge: how should schools react to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their pupils?
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“We coped in 1976.” – but that’s not a safeguarding policy. Today’s heatwaves are hotter, riskier, and hitting classrooms hard. Read on for an analysis of the risks.
Schools need more than nostalgia to cope with heatwaves
Heatwaves are a major challenge: how should schools react to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their pupils?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
When students see themselves as part of a larger world, they’re likely to have a greater respect for other cultures. 🌏 Here’s how to help students see themselves as world citizens. #ITeachHistory #ITeachSocialStudies
Fostering Global Competency in Your Classroom
Teachers in all content areas can offer students pathways to consider the roles they will play as members of an interconnected global community.
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