Naturewatch Foundation has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement of a consultation on the proposed GCSE in Natural History, describing it as a “positive and long-overdue step” towards strengthening environmental education.
The organisation has been a long-standing supporter of the initiative since it was first announced in 2019 and has consistently advocated for greater inclusion of nature, biodiversity, and animal welfare within the national curriculum.
Naturewatch Foundation has confirmed it will be responding to the consultation, providing detailed observations and recommendations. A key focus of its submission will be the inclusion of wildlife crime within the curriculum; an area the charity believes is critical to understanding modern conservation challenges.
Naturewatch Foundation is calling for strong content that explores the effects of a wide range of human activities on wildlife and habitats. This includes issues such as...
