{"id":113,"date":"2023-09-14T13:52:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:17:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_1384-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"A small number of trees planting in a newly established woodland\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_1384-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_1384-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_1384-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_1384.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a supportive network that aims to develop, facilitate, and network those interested in climate change, sustainability and biodiversity. It is a forum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>for practitioners to share their research and activities with other practitioners and Sheffield Institute of Education researchers and make links for future climate change and sustainability research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for researchers from Sheffield Institute of Education and from our partner school and settings and organisations to share their research findings, projects and engage in developing collaborative approaches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to support capacity building for developing climate change, sustainability and biodiversity education and research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activities include<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monthly eBulletin updating on local and national projects and funding opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Termly #EcoTeachMeets &#8211; bringing together practitioners and organisations to share good practice, latest research and activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Termly newsletter with more in detail information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular blog entries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Showcasing events taking place in and around Sheffield and South Yorkshire (for practitioners and students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The network is coordinated by Lee Jowett, Climate Change and Sustainability Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1195\" src=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/827355f2-c668-4914-a572-b699d46893c3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:211px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/827355f2-c668-4914-a572-b699d46893c3.jpg 874w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/827355f2-c668-4914-a572-b699d46893c3-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/827355f2-c668-4914-a572-b699d46893c3-768x1050.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lee Jowett <\/strong>MA MSc PGCE CSciTeach<br><strong>Climate Change and Sustainability Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a Climate Change and Sustainability Research Fellow in the Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University. I am a Chartered Science Teacher (CSCiTeach) with the Association for Science Education and chair a Multi-Academy Trust, reflecting a commitment to educational leadership that runs alongside my research work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a first degree in Zoology, I spent ten years as a secondary science teacher in Sheffield before leading a local authority climate education team for nine years, working directly with over 100 schools. More recently at Sheffield Hallam, I co-designed and led the Think Climate Project in a Box, delivered through the South Yorkshire Children&#8217;s University, which reached over 600 pupils across 50 schools in the region. Recent publications, available under the publications section, include a 2024 study investigating how teachers engage with cutting-edge climate change research and a 2023 case study exploring climate education in a SEND school setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I lead the network, a forum established in 2023 to support practitioners across Sheffield and South Yorkshire in developing quality climate and sustainability education from early years through to higher education. I work in partnership with a range of organisations including Let&#8217;s Go Zero, the National Education Nature Park, The Wildlife Trusts, Eco-Schools, and Global Action Plan to drive meaningful change in how climate education is delivered across English schools and educational settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are a supportive network that aims to develop, facilitate, and network those interested in climate change, sustainability and biodiversity. It is a forum: Activities include The network is coordinated by Lee Jowett, Climate Change and Sustainability Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University. Lee Jowett MA MSc PGCE CSciTeachClimate Change and Sustainability Fellow I am a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-113","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":916,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions\/916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}