Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

<p>Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity</p><p>School pupils will learn how to plant a wildflower-friendly garden, according to long-awaited plans announced on Thursday for a natural history GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>Campaigners have for more than a decade called for the study of biodiversity loss and global heating to be introduced as a dedicated subject in classrooms across the country, but despite a curriculum being previously drawn up, its launch has faced <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/02/natural-history-gcse-on-hold-as-qualification-seen-as-tory-initiative-claims-campaigner">repeated delays</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/11/natural-history-gcse-to-teach-teenagers-to-plant-wildflower-friendly-gardens">Continue reading...</a>

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