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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Pippa Neill Environment reporter

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

Wildflowers.
The new GCSE will require teachers to include 20 hours of fieldwork within the course. Photograph: enviromantic/Getty Images

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.

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 repeated delays.

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