Episode 2. Teaching with Purpose: Ethics, Curriculum, and Climate Change Education

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