1. Top tips for running a school
COP26 Climate Conference
Radhika Chandrasingh and Michila Critchley
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3. COP26 comes to school
• Can be used for both primary
and secondary students
• 19 country briefings available
• 4-6 students per group
• Link to teaching topic and
embed into your
curriculum/additional
sessions/part of an enrichment
club
• Suggested timetable
When? Activity Approx. time
Session 1 The Climate ‘Crisis’ resource 50 minutes
Session 2 From Paris to Glasgow resource 50 minutes
Session 3
Country Briefing Prep
50 minutes
Session 4 50 minutes
Session 5 COP26 comes to school (in person or virtual) 2.5 hours
Session 6
Action in schools (optional follow up to the
conference)
50 minutes
Session 7 50 minutes
4. Top tips
• Adapt the resources to suit your
curriculum/students
• Assign each group to a teacher/6th
former for support
• Create a buzz – flags, table stands,
stickers, geographer badges,
pencils, social media
• Climate Champion – local action
• Virtual Conference
• Test cameras and mics
• If possible, have separate mics for better
sound quality
• Use the ‘like’ function for voting
• ‘Tech support’ – mute and spotlight
groups
6. InterClimate Network
l schools@interclimate.org
l @ClimateVoicesUK
l www.interclimate.org
Conference facilitation workshop
l October 2021 (date tbc)
l Email: schools@interclimate.org
Resources
Resource hubs
• Global Dimension
• Transform Our World
Classroom resources
• Together for Our Planet (Twinkl - all age group resources)
• Climate Conference in the classroom (InterClimate Network)
• How Will You Reboot the Future?
Curriculum frameworks
• Climate Action Curriculum (LeedsDEC)
• Climate Curriculum (ThoughtBox)
Climate action initiatives
• Let’s Go Zero
• Eco-schools
• Fairtrade Schools
• Forest schools/outdoor learning
• Global Citizenship
• Send My Friend to School
• Climate Coalition Cymru
Training
Online CPD courses
• A Climate Curriculum for the 21st Century (LeedsDEC)
• Teaching the SDGs (CDEC)
• Philosophy for Children (CDEC)
• Engaging with the SDGs (DECSY)
• COP26 Climate Change - a whole-school approach (DECSY)
Pre-recorded presentations & workshops
• South Yorkshire’s School Climate Conference 2021 (SCESY)
Opportunities timeline
11/6 - 31/10 YCCN Relay to COP26
18/9 - 26/9 Great Big Green Week
28/9 - 30/9 Youth Climate Summit (pre-COP26)
17/10 - 24/10 One World Week
1/11 - 12/11 UN Climate Conference (COP26)
5/11 COP26 Youth Action Day
8/11 - 21/11 Switch Off Fortnight
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