Coastwatch

The Coastal Defence Team have been working on a European funded Interreg IVB project called IMCORE (Innovative Management for Europe’s Changing Coastal Resource). The main aim of the project is to investigate how coastal management in North West Europe can adapt to coastal change and climate change. By working in partnership the project is looking at ways to develop our understanding, knowledge and response to coastal change including climate change throughout North West Europe for which Sefton is one of 9 key research areas.

Communication and education of coastal change, including climate change, has been a major focus of Sefton’s efforts within this project. As school children are the future stakeholders of our coast we have had the opportunity through this project to work collaboratively with Southport’s Eco Centre and a number of partners on the Sefton Coast to develop an innovative educational resource pack to educate at a grass roots level the impacts of coastal change and climate change, both positive and negative and to demonstrate how we can all do our bit to respond to these changes now and into the future.

The resource pack contains a custom made animated series called ‘CoastWatch’ with accompanying activities and supporting materials for teachers of Key stage 2 primary children (including the Coastwatch Curriculum Resource Grid). Its aim is to inspire, motivate and enthuse pupils to become good citizens and ambassadors of the Sefton Coast and equip them with knowledge and understanding of the challenges they may face on the coast into the 21^st Century.

Have a look at our exciting Coastwatch animated videos to learn more about the impacts of climate change on our coast.

Through available European funding, a limited print run of the resource pack is available free of charge, initially to all Sefton primary schools, then on a first come first served basis to schools outside of Sefton. Once this print run has been exhausted, electronic versions on disk will be made available.  The interactive resource is also supported by hands on sessions/fieldtrips run by Southport Eco Centre. To find out more about these sessions contact Darren Lloyd 0151 934 2728 email Darren.lloyd@sefton.gov.uk.

To request your copy of the education resource pack ‘CoastWatch’ please download the request form and post back to the address stated on the form.