The poetry of SDGs

Jones, Verity; Whitehouse, Sarah; Hayward, Mollie; Downing, George; Buckingham, Stephanie

Abstract

Student teachers from UWE, Bristol spent 3 days supporting pupils in the exploration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here they share how teaching about the SDGs during National Poetry Week both engaged and enabled important learning.

In April 2022, the government released their strategy for the education and children’s services systems relating to sustainability and climate change. The first of the strategic aims in this document was that the UK achieve excellence in education and skills for a changing world, preparing all young people for a world impacted by climate change. In response to this UWE, Bristol’s Initial Teacher Training programme looked for opportunities to further enhance student teacher experiences in the teaching of sustainability within its university course. This included a three day ‘take over’ school placement for third year undergraduates with the Sustainable Development Goals as the starting point.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 1, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2023
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 2, 2023
• Journal: Primary Science
• Electronic ISSN: 0269-2465
• Publisher: Association for Science Education
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 177
• Pages: 27
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10718280
• Publisher URL: https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/primary-science/issue-177/poetry-of-sdgs
• Related Public URLs: https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/primary-science/issue-177
• Additional Information: Mollie, George and Steph (co-authors) are UG students on the ITE programme.