Episode 2. Teaching with Purpose: Ethics, Curriculum, and Climate Change Education
Imagining Otherwise: Climate Stories for an Unwritten Future
In this episode
Guests: Mary Myatt and Hywel Roberts (Curriculum leaders and education experts)
What does it mean to teach with purpose in the face of climate change? In this episode, Mary Myatt and Hywel Roberts reflect on how knowledge, ethics, and moral purpose shape climate education. They explore how curriculum plays a vital role in making climate education meaningful - embedding it across subjects rather than treating it as an add-on.
Through rich storytelling and thoughtful insights, they discuss how curriculum design can foster deeper thinking, inspire action, and help children and young people make sense of the climate crisis.
Episode details
00:00 Introduction
00:39 What is the use of education?
05:56 Robust Curriculum: Bridging Theory and Practice
10:43 The Should, Could, and Must of Curriculum
15:26 Teacher Presence and Ethical Decision-Making
21:05 Navigating Climate Change Education
25:44 Balancing Urgency and Depth in Teaching Climate Change Education
33:31 Personal Narratives in Science Education
35:17 The Role of Compassionate Teaching
37:43 Understanding Thresholds in Education
38:40 Permission and Leadership in Climate Change Education
44:41 Imagining a World Without Climate Change
Episode 1. Rooted in Place: Belonging, Art, and Climate Stories
Imagining Otherwise: Climate Stories for an Unwritten Future
In this episode
Guests: Robert Robertson (Tide Lines), and Jamie Elliott (Tate Modern, and the Gathering Ground exhibition).
How do place and belonging shape the way we understand climate change? In this episode, musician Robert Robertson shares how his art is inspired by the landscapes and communities of Scotland, capturing the emotional ties we hold to place. Alongside insights from artist and educator Jamie Elliott from the Tate Modern’s Gathering Ground exhibition, the conversation explores how art can express local identities, evoke shared memories, and reimagine our relationship with the changing environment—and what this might mean for education.