A realistic UK school-ground and local nature collage representing Natural History GCSE consultation ideas: open blank field journal with botanical sketches but no writing, pupils doing accessible school-ground fieldwork, pond dipping, smartphone nature recording, habitat mapping, school grounds with meadow and pond, local nature reserve path, community garden, biodiversity improvement, climate adaptation, green careers hinted through tools and observation equipment.

Natural History GCSE: what I am advocating, and why

A new Natural History GCSE qualification for high school students in England could be more than another exam about nature. Here’s why I’m advocating for fieldwork, notebooks, inclusive access, climate literacy as safeguarding, and school climate action plans at the heart of the new qualification.