Careers in Sustainability: Kate Otto and Samantha James discuss sustainability teaching and engagement at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College

Welcome to Season 4 of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton.  In this first episode of the season we return to 'Careers in Sustainability' with a great chat with Kate Otto and Samantha James, two inspirational sustainability advocates, teachers and leaders at the largest Sixth-Form College in the UK, Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Kate is a Chartered Geographer, the Royal Geography Society Ordnance Survey Award for Excellence in Geographical Teaching at Secondary Level, and Geography A-level teacher at Barton Peveril College.  Samantha is the College Sustainability Lead, creator and lead of the brilliant 'Big Barton Give Back Day' and Director of Curriculum – Media, Film, and Technology.Our chat covers the importance of engaging sixth-form students in sustainability action and education, how the SDGs fit into and across curricula, and provides a window into just how rewarding and impactful a career in secondary education can be!  We cover many issues across this episode and we hope you enjoy our chat!  In keeping with the focus of the conversation, this episode is edited by one of the Barton Peveril College students, Evan Kemp.Apologies for my host audio levels being lower than the guests - I had the mic turned down too low in the recording (as I'm generally too loud) and amplifying it in editing made it very 'hissy' - although some might argue I should always be nice and low in the mix, and it is definitely preferable having the guests louder and with higher quality sound........Episode guests: Kate Otto and Samantha James, Barton Peveril Sixth Form CollegeEpisode host: Prof Simon KempEpisode editor: Evan KempEngage with us on instagram and X: @meliorapodcast