Hannah Persaud

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Hannah Persaud

Environmental care at the heart of a flourishing education system

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Focus

Nature at the heart of a flourishing education system: exploring systemic change

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Fellowship year

2025

Locality

East Midlands

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Biography

My Fellowship explores education systems where nature connection and environmental education are deeply embedded in the learning experience. With a background in classroom teaching and teacher training, I am Networks Lead at the National Society for Education. I also run a local Forest School for teens.

In the UK, access to nature is unequal: 1 in 8 households lacks a garden, and Black people in England are nearly four times more likely than White people to have no outdoor space. One in 3 children have no green space within walking distance of their home. Despite high levels of environmental concern among young people, there is a huge gap between their educational experience and the needs of the natural world.

This project focuses on how nature-centred education can support children to thrive in their own bodies, their local communities, and the world they inherit. I aim to learn from schools and systems where environmental education is not an add-on, but a foundation. Young people's voices will be central to my reflections and dissemination, with the goal of supporting systemic change so that all children can grow up able expertly to approach the challenges ahead.

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All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

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