The project addressed ESD activity across the college sector in Scotland, and closely aligned to the Scottish Government’s Action Plan for the Second Half of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: Learning for Change.
Four Workbooks were produced to support teaching staff embed sustainability within their teaching in core subject areas, linking teaching practice in those areas to key sustainability concepts, as well as considering wider aspects of sustainability of relevance to students' lives. The Workbooks are:
In addition, The Carbon Challenge is a general education for sustainable development staff training workbook to be used for staff development, so staff can start to consider some of the concepts of sustainability and how they can incorporate them within their teaching. This workbook is a combination of information and practical activities that aims to showcase the style of the curriculum workbooks and the types of activities they contain for students to complete. Where curriculum specific workbooks are not available (see the list above), the activities within the Carbon Challenge workbook can also be used by students.
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Our Beautiful World: Beauty shouldn't cost the Earth - Staff and Student Workbooks The workbooks aim to link sustainability with current beauty teaching and practice...
Social Justice: Equality for All - Training Workbook This workbook aims to link sustainability with current Health and Social Studies teaching and practice where appropriate,...
Introduction to Sustainability: The Carbon Challenge – Training Workbook The Carbon Challenge is a general education for sustainable development staff training workbook...
Hairdressing Heroes: Fighting the Carbon Battle - Staff and Student Workbooks The workbooks aim to link sustainability with current hairdressing teaching and practice where...
The Construction Challenge: Fighting the Carbon Battle - Staff and Student Workbooks The workbooks aim to link sustainability with current construction teaching and practice...
A job description and person specification for Dumfries and Galloway College's Research & Development Technician
When Motherwell College came to specify the flooring for its new £70 million Ravenscraig building it turned to Building Design Partnership to create a stunning sustainable scheme
This expert review was commissioned as part of Phase II of the Global Monitoring and Evaluation effort for The United Nations Decade in Education for Sustainable Development...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how South Lanarkshire College adopted a philosophy to do things differently with a strong focus on sustainable practices.
A case study of Elmwood College which used the golf course and farm as living/working educational resources to increase environmental awareness.
Elmwood College has adopted an innovative approach for meeting the requirements of the ISO14001 Environmental Management Standard. It uses curriculum as a mechanism for...