Morecambe Bay Curriculum

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A community-curated, place-based approach to learning about sustainability - encouraging and empowering children and young people to become the change-makers and innovators our planet needs.

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About Morecambe Bay Curriculum

Together, we are exploring how we can weave sustainability and place into everyday lives around Morecambe Bay so that every young person can feel empowered to be a change-maker.

The Morecambe Bay Curriculum aims to ensure that all stages of the education system, from early years to further education, provide the green skills, knowledge, and behaviours required by businesses, and our communities, to respond to climate change. The Morecambe Bay Curriculum is supported and delivered by teachers, early years practitioners, researchers, health professionals and community leaders who recognise that a collective approach is critical to tackling the climate emergency and creating opportunities for young people.

The heart of the Morecambe Bay Curriculum is the community of educators, who together curate content and bring the project to life at a grassroots level. Children and young people explore the themes of environment, sustainability and place using the ecosystems surrounding the Bay as a classroom. Collectively, teachers are driven by their hopes for the young people with whom they work, and seek to prioritise their wellbeing, support their future careers, and ensure the Bay is somewhere everyone feels proud to live.

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Morecambe Bay Curriculum is making waves!

Nearly half of all children and young people across the Bay have the chance to benefit from the Morecambe Bay Curriculum according to the 2024/5 impact report. And if you aren't involved already, you can join us and our 350+ members today!

Read the report here!

Join the Morecambe Bay Curriculum

Educators across Morecambe Bay are all welcome to join the Morecambe Bay Curriculum community. You’ll receive newsletters, access to our MBC Moodle, resources, networking invitations, CPD opportunities and more!

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We care about where we live, we care about the people who live here, and we care about the future of our planet.

Our community

Our six working groups are currently exploring the themes of place, environment, sustainability and health. These groups are made up of educators and passionate community based colleagues who are working together to develop activities, campaigns and resources to support the development of the MBC around the Bay for their age and phase.

  • Early Years Education
  • Primary Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Further Education
  • Alternative Provision
  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

All of our working groups are represented on the Morecambe Bay Curriculum Steering Group. Together they work alongside wider community-based and youth organisations; Lancaster District CVS, Rewilding Roots, CDEC and Global Link, and bigger regional players including the NHS, Lancashire Skills Hub, Lancashire County Council and Westmorland and Furness Council.

If you would like to join our community and hear about opportunities to engage with our working groups, please see our Join us! page.

Our Partnership Board

In recognition of this exciting work, Lancaster University, Lancaster and Morecambe College, University of Cumbria and Eden Project, in partnership, have committed to empowering educators and young people, and to supporting this work as it continues to grow. These organisations are responsible for the project's overall governance, ensuring it has the resources necessary to serve our community.

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Lancaster and Morecambe College

A key provider of technical, professional and creative education.

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Lancaster University

A leading global research-intensive university.

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Eden Project

Eden Project demonstrates and inspires positive action for the planet.

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University of Cumbria

Where lives are enriched to become the world changers of tomorrow.

What educators love about the Morecambe Bay Curriculum

Find out more about the Morecambe Bay Curriculum, and ways in which our community has come together to support young people across the Bay to love where they live and develop green skills.

Partner organisations

Our key partner organisations span the range from early years through to higher education, along with community and business partners.

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Climate Action Planning - Decarbonisation Workshop

The re-scheduled Decarbonisation workshop will take place online on 4th December (3-4pm).
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Safe by the Sea - A Young Person's Guide to Sea Safety in Morecambe Bay

Safe by the Sea was officially launched on Morecambe Bay Day 2025
Eden Bear at the bicycle repair station.

Eden Bear Explores Sustainability on Campus

Eden Bear spent Morecambe Bay Day exploring around Lancaster University campus.
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MBC Visit to Eden Project Cornwall

The education team at Eden have invited members of the Morecambe Bay Curriculum to visit them early next year!

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Morecambe Bay Curriculum ‘an incredibly powerful movement, a life changing movement’

Dr Meryl Batchelder from the Ministry of Eco Education interviews our Dr Bethan Garrett

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Eden Project Morecambe

The Morecambe Bay Curriculum was inspired by and continues to be championed by Eden Project Morecambe.

Eden Project Morecambe
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