RMetS launches framework to embed climate literacy across UK school curricula
The Royal Meteorological Society has published its Curriculum for Climate Literacy – a comprehensive framework developed in partnership with education specialists, subject associations, and climate education leaders. This major contribution outlines what high-quality climate education should look like across subjects and stages, and how it can be delivered equitably and effectively. RMetS is calling on governments, curriculum designers and assessment authorities to use this framework to embed climate literacy across qualifications and school curricula.
Designed to support both national curriculum reform and school-level implementation, the curriculum addresses a critical and timely need. RMetS climate literacy surveys continue to show that climate literacy remains low among UK school leavers – despite growing public, employer, and governmental expectations for future generations to be climate-literate and equipped for green careers.
The Curriculum for Climate Literacy provides a practical response: well-sequenced, cross-disciplinary, and informed by systems thinking. It comes as all four UK nations are undergoing curriculum review or reform, offering a unique window to embed climate literacy at scale.
This work builds on RMetS’s broader education programme, which also includes national climate literacy benchmarking, resource quality assurance, and teacher training. It reflects our belief that every student should leave school equipped to understand, respond to, and thrive in a changing climate.