The transient nature of students passing through FE offers a unique chance to engage students as agents of change in the future. The experiences and opportunities offered to students will be of benefit not only to them but also institutions and wider communities as they take these skills with them, and on through to adult life. These opportunities exist within the curriculum, as well as the informal curriculum.
Students who are more actively involved with sustainability and community projects are more likely to take their skills out into their community and workplace and continue to make positive change.
Many of the principles underpinning sustainable development also contribute to quality of life and greater efficiency. For example, a healthy college programme might consider a ‘stop smoking’ or a ‘local food’ campaign, or promote walking and cycling; an energy awareness programme could promote switching off lights and heating when teaching rooms are not in use. Many of these topics could be adopted as elements of the taught curriculum in any form of provision.
Increasingly, learners are signing up to do voluntary sustainable development activities with the growth of organisations such as Change Agents UK and Groundwork.
Treat the organisation as a Living Laboratory. Where sustainability efforts, legislation compliance, etc is undertaken within the organisation, promote this, and encourage learners to get involved. Communicate what you are doing as an organisation, let learners and staff know that you are leading from action.
Students from Fife College created a low carbon lunch at the Fife Environmental Partnership Conference and Fair.
Samphire – what a pickle In the South West there is an abundance of fresh fish and Samphire (or Sea Asparagus) which makes for the ultimate complement to...
Myerscough College present their 2014/15 Sustainability Report.
The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students must be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris,...
Edinburgh College has built up two thriving community gardens at opposite ends of the city of Edinburgh, and is also in the process of developing four community orchards
Saving the planet, saving cash, shrinking the College’s carbon footprint whilst, at the same time, stimulating staff and learners’ imagination in terms of...
The “Let’s Green SWC” initiative takes a holistic approach to sustainability across the institution by seeking to identify and address the impacts of...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Blackpool and The Fylde College are actively engaging students on sustainability.
A list of benefits of an on-board computing system and how having the right information can improve recycling at your university or college.
This Exchange presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Pam Reynolds from Blackpool and The Fylde College.
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, Further Education Summit and presented by City College Plymouth.
This TSN was organised in association with The Academy of Hair, Beauty, Sport & Fitness at Fife College, and hosted at their Halbeath Campus in Dunfermline on the...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how South West College continues to grow with an ever-evolving sustainability movement across campuses in Cookstown, Dungannon, Enniskillen...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Hull College Group offers qualifications from entry level to post-graduate, including teacher training and professional qualifications.
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
In this resource you can view an example, from Blackpool & The Fylde College, of how to create competition for your students through Green Week.
This case study focuses on A Force for Good - Collaboration, Engagement and ESDGC following research in 2014 into the way the FE sector in Wales is embracing the concept of...
South Devon College has developed/written its own in house system that allows it to link its learner database (EBS) to the system and scan learners ID cards at a point in its...
Students have benefitted from experiencing practical, outdoor activities that are environmentally sound and of benefit to the wider community.
Using Benjamin Franklin’s premise “Involve Me and I’ll Learn”, the College has actively involved students in a number of projects, events and activities...
The Green Trail is an induction activity that raises awareness of the importance of environmental sustainability by familiarising students with the College and its grounds
E-Collegey was launched at Uxbridge College in 2012 to boost participation in green activities and encourage awareness of sustainability issues.
Grow Allot is an exciting initiative created by the City College Plymouth to restore an area of disused ground at its Kings Road site into an allotment style, community garden.
EcoBCoT is a strategic initiative that started in September 2012 and has made a huge impact in its first twelve months at Basingstoke College of Technology
“That bit extra” promotes engaging projects that has included everything from plants to pants.
A case study about the Stockton Riverside College which was looking to inform the curriculum by developing new sustainability skills provision in partnership to collaboratively...
Between 2010 and 2013, LSIS has provided grants to support 63 projects which aim to develop, embed and disseminate effective approaches to sustainable development. Each of...
A case study and materials from Stockton Riverside College from a project which aimed to engage learners in sustainable activities through developing an exciting Sustainability...
A case study based on an LSIS project from Blackpool and the Fylde College based on an LSIS project about Student Entitlement to Education for Sustainable Development.
A case study exploring how Bedford College built its capacity embed sustainability into all its functions, at all levels, by securing commitment and engagement from all senior...
A case study from South Thames College about a project that supported the engagement of the College with sustainability organisations within the local community to promote...
A case study from South Staffordshire College about their project which extended carbon reduction/energy saving activities across all campuses.
A case study exploring how Cambridge Regional College developed and embedded learning material relating to sustainability within Academies.
The Food Hub at Broomfield Hall is a project which has been developed to encourage local people to buy local food, and to get involved in producing their own food.
The guide is designed to provide an overall strategy to include energy efficiency through various stages of planning and using a building.
New College Stamford (NCS) recently established an Environmental and Sustainability strategy with high emphasis placed on social responsibility.
Case studies from the winner and highly commended for the Colleges category from the 06/07 Green Gown Awards
Here are template documents from Wiltshire College, to support to 2012 Annual Conference workshop, "The road to excellent operations is paved with internal environmental...
Exploration session from EAUC 2011 Conference of the Love Food, Haste Waste campaign and how it works in communities and has engaged the FHE sector
A link to the Elmwood Campus page on the SRUC website, this is a great example of the working EMS in the sector.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight see why Loughborough College has been praised for ‘ticking every possible good agenda'.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how South Lanarkshire College adopted a philosophy to do things differently with a strong focus on sustainable practices.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Sheffield College is one of the city's greenest major developments to date.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College is implementing sustainability into their buildings through student engagement.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see Wigan & Leigh College's focus on waste, ESD, energy and travel.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Warwickshire College have holistically embedded sustainability throughout the college.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Walsall Adult and Community College are putting to policy into practice an embedding sustainability.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how City College Plymouth has made a difference to its approach to Sustainability over the last 10 years.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Coleg Gwent has made a pledge to embed sustainable development as a core principle of the college.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight see how City College Norwich segregates waste on site, in an unconventional, significant cost saving way.
Milton Keynes College operating procedures for cycle lockers. This will be useful for those looking to install lockers to aid a sustainable transport strategy.
A report from Somerset College which saw them complete a first assessment of a wide range of environmental indicators.
Am example of a staff newsletter sharing sustainability news
Recycling and sustainability within rural further and higher education institutions can be difficult without the support and advice that is more readily available to those...
A case study of Elmwood College which used the golf course and farm as living/working educational resources to increase environmental awareness.
A case study from City and Islington College, which donates its old computers to developing countries via the charity Computer Aid.
This case study explores how the Wheeltop Project of Beaumont College uses ICT to support the learning and development of physically disabled students.
When City of Bristol College encountered a growing number of servers with the related power and cooling requirements, it looked at virtualisation mainly for server...
Elmwood College has adopted an innovative approach for meeting the requirements of the ISO14001 Environmental Management Standard. It uses curriculum as a mechanism for...
A case study looking at City College Norwich who in December 2009 launched a five-year Strategy which contained an objective of developing 21st century environments that are...
This pack from the Land Based Colleges National Consortium comes in 3 parts.