Today's environmental challenges impact our social and political world. With the future journey in mind, it is vital that graduates are equipped with the expertise and experience to guarantee their positive contribution to sustainable development. The important role of universities and colleges in shaping a young person's early career outcomes can be used to empower their students to take on employment opportunities with confidence, and begin to shape the sector thereafter.
If you would like to connect with other professionals interested in this area of sustainability, join SHED - the leading cross sector Community of Practice in the UK for Education for Sustainability (EfS). This group is open to all.
EAUC-Scotland has two Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Networks (TSNs) which are open to all, one for further and one for higher education. Each provide an opportunity for those working in or with the further and higher education sector to share ideas and questions and to get together to hear from particular speakers or discuss topics of interest.
The sustainability lab@Bangor University Bangor University aims to become in all aspects ‘The Sustainable University’, aiming for an international and best in...
Innovating locally, transforming globally: Curriculum development and education for sustainable development at Abertay University For the first time Abertay has explicitly...
Many of us read blogs about learning and discuss the learning process with our colleagues, but few of us actually bother keeping up with the latest science. Maybe it’s...
The Newcastle University Sustainability Resource Guide is a collaboration between Newcastle University Library and the Institute for Sustainability. The Guide brings together...
Compiling an Annual Sustainability Report is not only a great way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a fantastic way to engage staff, students and the...
Comprehensive toolkit addressing the areas of ‘Commitment and Leadership, ‘Organisational Management’, “Teaching and Learning’ and ‘Community...
The Stern Review was published by the Treasury in 2006, and outlined the economic case for acting on Climate Change.
A national baseline survey conducted for the Learning and Skills Council.
Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Current Practice and Future Developments. A report for The Higher Education Academy (2005).
A guide to developing cross-professional learning opportunities and tools.
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) three-year action plan for a whole school approach to implementing sustainable development (This provides a useful model as a...
The pack has been produced by the Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme to help the integration of citizenship education into post-16 education and training. It forms one of a...
The aim of this resource is to introduce the key facts and arguments surrounding sustainable development and to provide introductory learning activities.
This curriculum guide highlights ways in which you can create the conditions to allow sustainable development to be embedded in the curriculum by supporting your staff to make...
This toolkit has been designed to help develop understanding and skills with regard to relational or systems thinking. It can be used as a professional development course for...
The Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) framework is a group of six skills originally identified by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as skills that,...
The research on which this document is based showed that curriculum leaders within Further Education and other learning organisations are taking action on embedding sustainable...
This guide, written by London Sustainability Exchange and the Learning and Skills Network, looks at good practice and has recommendations for further action.
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society for the 21st century.
A development framework is a practical guide for schools and school communities who want to develop good practice through learning for sustainability.