Neil is a lecturer in the Cass School of Education and Communities at the University of East London, where he tutors on teacher development programmes. He has an interest in place based and sustainability education and integrates these into his work at UEL. Through these interests he has developed a number of links with organisations and networks such as LEEF, the London RCE, and Natural England’s strategic research group for learning in the natural environment. He is also chair of the management committee of ecoACTIVE.
Neil received his LEEF fellowship at our third awards evening held at ZSL on 12 January 2016.
Neil has recently published ‘Home is where the heart is: the home learning environment, place-based education and access to green space’ (Research in Teacher Education, 5(No.2), 29–31). The article puts forward the possibility of enhancing the home learning environment through techniques associated with place-based education and the use of the ‘local’. Barriers to such an approach are explored as are a number of factors which would facilitate this way forward. Please click to access the full text of the article.
Neil received his LEEF fellowship at our third awards evening held at ZSL on 12 January 2016.
Neil has recently published ‘Home is where the heart is: the home learning environment, place-based education and access to green space’ (Research in Teacher Education, 5(No.2), 29–31). The article puts forward the possibility of enhancing the home learning environment through techniques associated with place-based education and the use of the ‘local’. Barriers to such an approach are explored as are a number of factors which would facilitate this way forward. Please click to access the full text of the article.