Most of this list was produced by Ben Ballin and published by Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd) News.

Most, but not all, of these resources are accessible online without cost.

For Climate Change in English National Curriculum see https://unacentral.uk/climate-change-in-english-national-curriculum/

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Teaching resources, stimulus materials and programmes

Geographical Association:
(Primary) https://www.geography.org.uk/teaching-resources/investigating-climate-zones-and-climate-change
(Secondary case study): https://www.geography.org.uk/teaching-resources/climate-change-bangladesh
(General) https://www.geography.org.uk/teaching-resources/weather-climate-change/investigating-climate-change

Royal Geographical Society:
Climate 4 Classrooms: https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/climate-4-classrooms/
Climate Change workshop resources: https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/climate-change/
Climate change resources (KS3): https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/climate-change-resources-key-stage-three/
Galapagos and El Nino (GCSE resource): https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/galapagos-(activities-for-gcse)/
Engineering our climate: https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/engineering-our-climate/
60 second guide to climate action: https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/60-second-guide-to-sustainable-development-goa-(4)/

World’s Largest Lesson:
They promote use of the Sustainable Development Goals in learning so that children can contribute to a better future for all. From citizenship and justice to climate change and the environment, inspire children to make a difference!
https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/goal/climate-action/

Association for Science Education:
Climate Change Evidence and Causes: https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/school-science-review/issue-354/climate-change-evidence-and-causes
Effective strategies for talking about climate change in the classroom: https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/school-science-review/issue-354/effective-strategies-talking-about-climate-change
The Adventures of Polo The Bear (Pay-for book): https://www.ase.org.uk/bookshop/adventures-of-polo-bear-story-of-climate-change

British Science Association:
Teaching children about climate change and sustainability: https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/teaching-children-climate-change

Eco-Schools:
The Eco-Schools programme provides a framework that empowers young people to make a difference in their school, local community and beyond.
Green Flag Accreditation: After working through the Eco-Schools programme, schools, colleges and nurseries can apply for an Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation. This costs £200 + VAT and requires renewal every year to remain valid, https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/about/what-is-eco-schools/
Projects include Climate Confident: how to cover climate change and sustainability in your school: https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/eco-projects/climate-confident/

CBBC: Lots of information about climate change on children’s TV: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/search?q=climate+change

Tide~ global learning:
A teachers’ network and a charity that promotes the idea that young people have an entitlement to global learning.
Climate change, local and global: https://www.tidegloballearning.net/primary-early-years/climate-change-local-and-global-enquiry-approach-feature-article
Supporting resources: https://www.tidegloballearning.net/primary-early-years/publications-support-climate-change-local-global

United Nations:
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) assigns responsibility to Parties of the Convention to undertake educational and public awareness campaigns on climate change, and to ensure public participation in programmes and information access on the issue.
Resources are listed from UNESCO, WMO and many others: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/climate-solutions/education-key-addressing-climate-change.
More about UNFCCC at https://unfccc.int/ and download the full Convention here.

YPTE:
Young People’s Trust for the Environment fact sheets on climate change: https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/climate-change/climate-change

Climate KIC:
EIT Climate-KIC is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), working to bridge the gap between climate commitments and current reality.
https://www.climate-kic.org/programmes/education/
UK website: https://uki.climate-kic.org/

Design and Technology Association:
Focus climate change (pay-for digital materials): https://www.data.org.uk/shop-products/focus-climate-change-single-licence/

Eco Schools: Energy (Primary): https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/eyfs-primary-pathway/ten-topics/energy-2/

Green Teacher: https://greenteacher.com

Interclimate network: http://www.interclimate.org

Learning to choose: climate change: https://www.tidegloballearning.net/resources/learning-choose

Less CO2 (programme includes free workshops): http://www.lessco2.org.uk

School Energy Efficiency: http://www.schoolenergyefficiency.co.uk

Oxfam climate challenge 7-11: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/climate-challenge-7-11

Peacemakers:
Peacemakers is a charity that runs a wide range of courses for teachers and in schools including climate workshops: https://peacemakers.org.uk

Practical Action:
Information: https://practicalaction.org/climate-change
Teaching resources: https://practicalaction.org/climate-change-resources

Solutions for the planet: https://solutionsfortheplanet.co.uk

Skips:
Skips is an enterprise that publishes books and runs courses for a wide range of audiences.
A Giant Change: http://www.skipseducational.org/a-giant-change

Thinking through climate change: http://www.wmnet.org.uk/files/ttcc

European Space Agency Resources:
Climate Detectives at https://climatedetectives.esa.int/

Household Recycling Guide:
Some useful tips at https://brite.co/education/household-recycling-guide/

Policy and background

The Big Issue: Putting climate change on the curriculum (Part of special edition, April 2019). https://www.bigissue.com/latest/put-climate-change-on-our-curriculum-the-outraged-teens-confronting-ofsted/
The climate curriculum petition: https://www.change.org/p/get-the-climate-crisis-on-the-national-curriculum/psf/promote_or_share?source_location=petition_show

NAEE blogs:
http://naee.org.uk/from-a-cumbrian-headteacher
http://naee.org.uk/climate-change-still-challenge-english-schools

Networks, action and support

Campaign Against Climate Change: https://www.campaigncc.org/climate_youth_strikes

The Climate Coalition: https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/schools

Climate outreach: https://climateoutreach.org

The Climate Reality Project Global Education Group (Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/GlobalClimateEducation

NAEE (Environmental Education): http://naee.org.uk
SEEd (Sustainability Education): https://se-ed.co.uk

UK student climate network: https://ukscn.org
West Midlands Sustainable Schools Network (network of organisations and individuals providing support to schools): https://westmidlandssustainableschoolsnetwork.com

WWF:
World Wildlife Fund is a leading global environmental charity.
Climate Change Resources: https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/resources/climate-change-resources