Ms Aoibh?nn Doyle:

It needs to be a specific climate action education course. One of our main points that we wish to get across is to make this a full subject and course, not just at leaving certificate level but also at junior certificate level, as part of a non-examination approach. We surveyed and had a focus group with teachers from our respective schools. They unanimously agreed that climate action education should be implemented at secondary and post-primary level. Some of the points made are that teachers need to have a strong understanding of the science behind climate change and need to be prepared to address students' emotions related to the topic, which could also be done through CPD that is accessible. We believe that CPD would be really useful for teachers because this issue is very current.