5-11 votes
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As Storm Bert made headlines across the UK in November, young people considered how confident they felt about how to keep safe during extreme weather conditions. They discussed whether education into the potential dangers and how to avoid them should be included in the curriculum to prevent tragedies and raise awareness. College and 16+ voters explored the benefits and/or consequences of making this learning compulsory.
Primary 5-7 voters discussed, “Should you know how to prepare for the weather?”, whilst Primary 7-11 & Secondary students considered, “Should we learn more about coping with extreme weather?” and College & 16+ voters were asked, "Do we need mandatory education for extreme weather?”
We received 56,398 votes for this VoteTopic!
We still think it is important for the world to tackle climate change but we can't change the effects immediately which means the extreme weather will continue to be an issue for many areas of the world. Learning about how to keep ourselves safe will help now.
Given that climate change is impacting the amount of natural disasters happening across the world, we need to be more prepared how to deal with it.
The UK needs to be able to apply common sense instead of getting information from the government about coping with extreme weather.
Thank you to Teach the Future, Eco Schools and Formula E for responding to our voters on this topic.
"Thank you for speaking up and using your voice to share your views. Your votes are clear, we need to feel prepared for increasingly changing weather, you deserve to feel confident about what is changing in the world we are living in."
Lisa, Campaign Manager at Teach the Future
"The impact of climate change will affect us all in different ways. The UK will likely experience increased rain and flood-risk whilst those in warmer countries might experience droughts or wildfires. With the impacts varying, it’s important that we all understand how climate change will affect daily life in the place that we live. Education – at a local level – is incredibly important. It will help us to understand how we can cope with these weather extremes and adapt our buildings, infrastructure and daily lives. Limiting the growth of climate change, whilst preparing for it's impacts, is a positive yet realistic approach."
Adam Flint, Programme Manager at Eco-Schools
