Climate Change literacy

 DfE Climate Literacy: a Guardian article.


The OECD PISA program is a way to compare schools internationally and has previously been particularly influential in promoting the methods used in those countries that score highly, even if they don't translate well because of cultural differences. 

In 2025, for the first time in nearly a decade, science will be the major focus of the OECD’s program for international student assessment (Pisa) – which runs every three years (give or take Covid interruptions), its focus rotating between reading, maths and science.

This year it will measure the knowledge and ability of 15-year-old students from 92 countries and economies to act on climate change, under a new heading: Agency in the Anthropocene.

There's a quote from Australia too:

Amelia Pearson, at the Monash climate change communication research hub, says there have been more “climate change dot points” added to the curriculum, but mainly in subjects such as science and geography.

“Climate change impacts every area of society and our lives,” she says. 

“So it’s really important that people who might not engage, particularly with [science, technology, engineering, maths], still have the opportunity to learn about these different challenges.”

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