Use this lesson today for #WorldMeteorologicalDay with secondary students to look at extreme #weather events in relation to the #climatecrisis. teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-resou… #TheClimateConnection #TeachingEnglish

📈 A short, thought-provoking essay by economist Renaud Foucart of Lancaster University. Do also look through the comments, where Renaud responds to issues raised by his readers at The Conversation. theconversation.com/economic-growt…

Congratulations to everyone nominated for or winning at last night's MK Business Achievement Awards! We're so proud of our Fellows Dr Julie Mills OBE for the Lifetime Achievement Award & for Gamiel Yafai for taking home Impact in the Community #MKBAA2023 #CelebratingDiversity 🎉🎉🎉

Activists like Windrush WASP in Oxfordshire are taking on England’s sewage-spilling water firms – and winning. Is there a similar community river group in #MiltonKeynes or #Buckinghamshire? positive.news/environment/pr…

To achieve #NetZero, we individuals need to make substantial changes now - an easy-to-follow guide to how and why ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

During the Covid crisis it was Britain’s health system that failed the resilience test - because the reduction in beds has gone too far, leaving hospitals with too little spare capacity. prospectmagazine.co.uk/economics-and-…

☔️ While March's wet weather has improved river flows around #MiltonKeynes, UKCEH report that overall #EastAnglia started the month with below-average groundwater levels and reservoir stocks. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

🚂 #Bletchley & #MiltonKeynes residents should be concerned about this new DIESEL train service. Do please sign BFARe @BFARe.org.uk's petition on Change.org to re-run the #EastWestRail Route Consultation for #Bedford. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

33 years after repeated government sponsored consultations to increase language study in English, and its achieving a major place in the National Curriculum… Ofsted pretend it never happened.

Thrilled to be one of the co-hosts for NATE's annual conference, Enriching English. nate.org.uk/product/enrich… Book your place for inspiring CPD and literary treats from British Library Learning, CLPE, Shakespeare’s Globe and Poetry By Heart. Saturday 24-Sunday 25 June.

In this complimentary article from the latest issue of MET, Nahúm Misael Tórrez and Silje Nilsen Strømsnes briefly describe the idea behind the English theme day in Norway, and present four activities they implemented at their own school: modernenglishteacher.com/the-english-th… #ELT #ESOL #EFL

Undoubtedly, 'we need a proper national conversation about the kind of society we want to live in, and the real risks and difficult trade-offs we face in the years ahead' as @steviesmith66 of CUSP writes for The Conversation ✅ theconversation.com/why-a-serious-…

📣 Teachers - interested in developing an international ethos in your school? 🌐 Apply for our International School Award and join the community of educators who are making a difference! Find out more and apply on our website: bit.ly/3TUM3nN

The climate emergency has well and truly arrived. #VoteGreen in #MiltonKeynes on May 4th for the only party willing to act with real urgency. itv.com/news/2023-03-2…

🌤️ @AnaDenisova of CAMRI Media Research explores a question repeatedly asked at #ClimateCafés: How helpful is it to scare someone who is already scared about #ClimateChange? theconversation.com/climate-doomis…

This lesson is about #health and fitness and young people’s lifestyles. In it, students will reflect on their own lifestyles, read a text about UK teenagers, do a fitness survey, and design a campaign to encourage young people to be more active. teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-resou…

Qualitative Research is so powerful to carry out. Seems so significant when several/all interviewees, without any prompting, express the same points or raise the same issues. #phdstudent The Open University @OUGradSch

👀 Take a quick look at GreenpeaceUK's summary of IPCC's recent report on #ClimateChange, helpfully broken down into 10 key points ⬇️ greenpeace.org.uk/news/ipcc-repo…

Well done to BBO Wildlife Trust and West Berkshire Council for this innovative project teaching children how keeping themselves healthy can help the natural world. bbowt.org.uk/news/innovativ…

🐾 Linford Lakes Nature Reserve - probably the richest wildlife site in #MiltonKeynes - is again threatened by developers, so there's a Public Inquiry on 5 Sept 2023. Local naturalists have defended the site for 7 years; please see what's happening at: facebook.com/groups/7128913…