Climate Change - All Change: Curriculum Reform for Children's Climate Education

Abstract

The UK government just announced (November 2025) reforms to its education curriculum. For the first time, all children in primary schools will have the entitlement to some fundamental knowledge of climate science and sustainability. Since 2020, the charity Climate Change All Change has been working in primary schools to promote young children’s learning about the climate crisis specifically through the cross-curricular theme of Design. The presentation explores themes and data from five years of activity with children, teachers, and practicing designers across the UK, and consider how art and design create inclusive and agentic opportunities for children’s climate learning.

Presenters

Kimberly Safford
Advisory, Education, Open University and Climate Change All Change, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Details

Presentation Type

Innovation Showcase

Theme

Education, Assessment and Policy

KEYWORDS

Climate Literacy, Education Reform