Eco-Thursdays: COP26 Takeaways and Next Steps
COP26 concluded last weekend, with the conference’s final statement receiving mixed responses. Experts and the media around the world have largely agreed that it’s a start, but that the commitments ar…
Ormiston Academies: Updates
Cowes Enterprise College career programme accolades Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education (DfE), Susan Acland-Hood gave praise to Cowes Enterprise College’s for their careers guidance a…
Eco-Thursdays: COP26 Youth Empowerment Day
Friday 5th November was Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 in Glasgow. Here’s a summary of the day’s events: Fridays for Future March On Friday, Greta Thunberg led the Glasgow Fridays for Futur…
Ormiston Families Festive Skydive Fundraiser
Take part in an Xtreme Xmas Jumper Day Festive Skydive to fundraise for Ormiston Families!Ormiston Families has organized a fundraising skydive activity on December 11th, where individuals can dress u…
Eco-Thursdays: COP26 First Roundup
Today marks day 5 of COP26 in Glasgow, so we’re going to provide a brief overview of the major events that have happened so far, and any relevant outcomes for young people.Deforestation Pledge100 coun…
Ormiston Families Annual Lecture with Christ Atkins- Tickets Available
Chris Atkins – credit Jay Dacey On November 17th, 2021 the annual Ormiston Families’ lecture will be given by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker, journalist and author Chris Atkins. The lecture will be held at…
Eco-Thursdays: Introduction to COP26
COP26 is finally here! The opening sessions will be starting on Saturday 30th October and continue until Saturday 13th November. The conference is the annual meeting of the 197 countries that signed t…
Ormiston Academies: Updates
Ormiston Venture student swims for Macmillan Cancer Support Ormiston Venture Academy Year 8 student George Loud swam seven miles in one week to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.George complet…
Eco-Thursdays: Environmental Careers
There’s a lot of talk at the moment about careers and the job-market in the UK. We did a post last month about young people and the future, with some ideas on what types of eco-careers young people ar…
#TeamOrmiston Families takes on the London Marathon and Whole Hog Mud Run
A great group of people participated in sporting events to raise money for Ormiston Families over the past month.First off, a group of eight runners took part in the London Marathon on October 3rd in…