Learning for Sustainability Scotland

Calling all teachers! Join our Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning networking event.
2020-05-07 15:00 - 16:15 (Europe/London) | Online
Bring local and global collaboration to life with Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning!
There’s never been a better time to collaborate locally and internationally on the big issues that shape our world – and Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning is here to help you.
Join us and like-minded educators from across Scotland for our Zoom-based networking session on Thursday 7th May at 15.00.
Learn more about the free advice, resources, funding and professional learning opportunities available to help you build local and global partnerships and embed Learning for Sustainability in your school.
Just click here to enter your details and reserve your place.
Let us help you bring Learning for Sustainability and the Global Goals to life for your learners!
Got a question? Get in touch with our team and we’ll be happy to help!

New facilitated online Professional Learning for educators
2020-04-30
New facilitated online Professional Learning for educators, starting 30th April 2020
Reserve your place here on Eventbrite

Why participate?
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on everyday life across the globe. Understanding the big issues that shape our world has never been more important. Issues like climate change, gender equality and how to live sustainably affect – and connect – us all: wherever we are in the world.
Aligned with current education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this fully onlne professional learning will support you to think about, plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your own practice and in your teaching context. You will make connections at individual, institutional and global levels, inspiring you and your students to develop the confidence, skills, knowledge, values and attitudes we all need to thrive and create positive change in our increasingly interconnected world.
Engagement in this fully funded course will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability in your teaching and setting, and significantly enhance young people’s educational experience
Inform your own professional development
Support whole-setting approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Enhance your participation in the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme, supporting whole setting and cluster approaches
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

This programme has been created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council/ Department for International Development Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme.
Who can participate?
This course is fully funded for all 3-18 years teachers in schools, colleges and early learning and childcare centres in UK . You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be involved?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities in five course modules. Modules will be released fortnightly, starting on 30 th April 2020. The themes and dates are outlined below:

What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you, day or night! We will ask you to develop some activities and ideas that you plan to carry out with your learners when you’re back in your ELC setting, school or College, and to share your previous experiences with others throughout the course. At this time we will probably be sharing ideas for current ways of working too. You will be asked to share an action plan at the end of the course.
Programme Learning Outcomes
While participating in this course you will:

In the context of Learning for Equity and Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and values required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Equity and Sustainability
Reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Equity and Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Equity and Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network

Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
2020-02-28
Facilitated online Professional Learning for teachers starting 28 February 2020
Click on Register to reserve your place here on Eventbrite
Why participate?
Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning will support you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world.
Engagement in this fully funded course will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability in your class and school and significantly enhance young people’s educational experience
Inform your PRD and GTCS Professional Update
Support whole-school and community approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

Created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme, this course is accredited by GTCS and your engagement could lead to GTCS Professional Recognition.
Who can participate?
All teachers and early years practitioners in Scotland. You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be involved?
You can chose the level at which you’d like to participate in the programme:
Level 2 28 February – 10 April 2020
Level 3 28 February – 8 May 2020
Level 4 to GTCS Professional Recognition 28 February – December 2020
The themes and dates are outlined below:

What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you.
We will ask you to try out some activities and ideas with your learners and to share your learning with others throughout the course.
In addition, at Level 3, you will be asked to present your activities and reflect on their impacts and at Level 4 to submit a portfolio of learning.

Programme Learning Outcomes
While participating in this course you will:

In the context of Learning for Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and values required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Sustainability
Apply in practice and reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network

Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite .
For further information contact Betsy King, Development Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland, Betsyking@lfsscotland.org

Connecting Classrooms - a focus on South Africa
2020-01-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Interested in making links with schools in South Africa to collaborate on the big issues that shape our world? Join our webinar to find out more about how to get started, hear from a school that’s already taking part – and for details of the free support and funding on offer to help you through the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme.
Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting-classrooms-linking-with-south-africa-tickets-77843143939

Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
2020-01-17
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 17th January 2020
Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite.

Why participate?
Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning will support you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world.
Engagement in this fully funded course will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability in your class and school and significantly enhance young people’s educational experience
Inform your PRD and GTCS Professional Update
Support whole-school and community approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

Created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme, this course is accredited by GTCS and your engagement could lead to GTCS Professional Recognition.
Who can participate?
All teachers and early years practitioners in Scotland. You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be involved?
You can chose the level at which you’d like to participate in the programme:
Level 2 17 January – 28 February 2020
Level 3 17 January – 27 March 2020
Level 4 to GTCS Professional Recognition 17 January – December 2020
The themes and dates are outlined below:

What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you.
We will ask you to try out some activities and ideas with your learners and to share your learning with others throughout the course.
In addition, at Level 3, you will be asked to present your activities and reflect on their impacts and at Level 4 to submit a portfolio of learning.

Programme Learning Outcomes
While participating in this course you will:

In the context of Learning for Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and values required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Sustainability
Apply in practice and reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network

Click here to reserve your place on Eventbrite. You can find information about our Data Privacy Policy here.
For further information contact Betsy King, Development Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland.

Connecting Classrooms - a focus on Rwanda and Zambia
2020-01-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Interested in making links with schools in Rwanda or Zambia to collaborate on the big issues that shape our world? Join our webinar to find out more about how to get started, hear from a school that’s already taking part – and for details of the free support and funding on offer to help you through the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme.
Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting-classrooms-linking-with-rwanda-and-zambia-tickets-77839218197

LfS Scotland AGM and Networking event
2020-01-10 10:30 - 15:30
This year’s theme – Feeling the Pressure: Planetary health, participatory democracy and you
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2020 is an extremely important year for planetary health. In November 2020 the world’s 190+ nations must commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at the UN’s COP26 conference in Glasgow. With awareness of the climate and nature crisis rising in Scotland and the arrival of this critical conference in November, our 2019 AGM will ask: what connects the climate and nature crisis, democracy and you?
This event will explore the role of the individual and participative democracy in influencing societal change, and showcase how Learning for Sustainability approaches can inspire positive interactions with all three.
We’ll be hosting inspirational speakers and examples and inspiring you to explore and deepen your skills and approaches for engagement. Our AGM will take place at the start of the event in which our Steering Group for 2020 -2022 will be elected.
The event is also a fantastic networking opportunity, allowing you to meet other highly motivated individuals from across the education, charity and community sectors.

Connecting Classrooms - a focus on North Africa and the Middle East
2019-12-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Interested in making links with schools in North Africa and the Middle East to collaborate on the big issues that shape our world? Join our webinar to find out more about how to get started, hear from a school that’s already taking part – and for details of the free support and funding on offer to help you through the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme. Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting-classrooms-linking-with-north-africa-the-middle-east-tickets-77079949203

Connecting Classrooms - a focus on India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
2019-11-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Interested in making links with schools in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh to collaborate on the big issues that shape our world? Join our webinar to find out more about how to get started, hear from a school that’s already taking part – and for details of the free support and funding on offer to help you through the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme.
Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting-classrooms-linking-with-india-pakistan-bangladesh-tickets-77079654321

Evaluating ESD in the curriculum – looking at why and how.
2019-11-13 10:30 - 15:30 | Moray House, University of Edinburgh
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This is an EAUC-Scotland and Learning for Sustainability Scotland Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Topic Support Network (TSN) meeting . In Evaluating ESD in the curriculum – looking at why and how we will discuss competencies, explore why inclusion and evaluation of ESD is important, and then analyse how to make it happen across institutions, identifying resources and support needed.
Speakers include:

A look at competencies
Rehema White, Learning for Sustainability Scotland and University of St Andrews
Sustainability Competencies and Employability Skills
Wayne Hutt, Grass Roots and Shining Stars RS Components
Professional Standards – why sustainability matters
Suzanne Marshall, College Development Network
Case study – Embedding ESD at West Lothian College
Beth Brownlee, West Lothian College
NUS – A to Z Guide
Laura Cristea, NUS (SOS UK) Scotland

We hope you will join us, click HERE to reserve your place.

Workshop- Responding to Learning for Sustainability in the GTCS Professional Standards consultation
2019-11-06 14:00 - 16:30
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The General Teaching Council for Scotland is seeking views on a refreshed set of Professional Standards for teachers as well as a new Professional Code for teachers. You are invited to a workshop for LFS Scotland members on 6th November 2019 2pm – 4.30pm at Moray House to consider responses from a Learning for Sustainability perspective.
The GTCS consultation started on 30 September 2019 and will close on 20 December 2019. More details can be found on their website, here: http://www.gtcs.org.uk/News/news/consultation-on-refreshed-professional-standards-code-teachers.aspx

Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
2019-10-25
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 25th October 2019.
Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite.

Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world.
Available at three levels:
Level 2 (6-hours over 6 weeks) 25 October – 6 December 2019
Level 3 (12-hours over 10 weeks) 25 October 2019 – 17 January 2020
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 25 October 2019 – 27 March 2020
Why participate?
Scotland is unique internationally in having a requirement for all teachers and education professionals to address Learning for Sustainability (LfS) in their practice. This fully funded professional learning, created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme, will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability and significantly enhance your learners’ educational experience
Inform your PRD and GTCS Professional Update
Support whole-school and community approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

Your engagement in the programme could, in time, lead to Professional Recognition from the GTCS.
Who can participate?
All teachers in Scotland. You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you.
Level 2 (6-hours over 6 weeks) 25 October – 6 December 2019
Level 3 (12-hours over 10 weeks) 25 October 2019 – 17 January 2020
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 25 October 2019 – 27 March 2020
We will ask you to try out some activities and ideas with your learners and to share your learning with others throughout the course. In addition at Level 3 you will be asked to present your activities and reflect on their impacts and at level 4 to submit a portfolio of learning.

Course Participants will:

In the context of Learning for Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and dispositions required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Sustainability
Apply in practice and reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network for Learning for Sustainability

Course Programme

Click here to reserve your place on Eventbrite. You can find information about our Data Privacy Policy here.
For further information contact Betsy King, Development Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland.

Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: co-ordinating your cluster
2019-09-18 16:30 - 18:30
Want to collaborate with like-minded educators locally and globally? Hear more about the support offered by Connecting Classrooms.

Click here to book your place on this FREE webinar.

Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning is an exciting new programme that supports teachers and pupils to collaborate with each other locally and globally.
It supports teachers and pupils to enhance the confidence, skills, knowledge, values and attitudes they need to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world – and create positive change as part of a whole-setting approach to Learning for Sustainability.
There are a host of learning opportunities and support on offer through the Connecting Classrooms programme; particularly for schools that want to work together as a ‘cluster’ to share ideas and take action on the big issues that shape our world.
This session focuses on the cluster partnership approach. Join us to hear more about:

What we mean by a Connecting Classrooms ‘cluster’
The role of the Cluster Co-ordinator
How to find partner schools: locally and globally
The support, professional learning and funding available to you
One school’s Connecting Classrooms journey so far.

Join us to hear more, ask questions and begin your own Connecting Classrooms journey!
Co-funded by the British Council and the Department for International Development (DfID), the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme offers:

Fully-funded professional learning: delivered in a way that suits you and your setting
Free support from local experts across Scotland
Free classroom resources to support pupil projects themed around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Generous funding to facilitate international visits by staff to partner schools in other countries, events and training: – up to £3,000 for ‘one-to-one’ partnerships and £35,000 for ‘cluster’ partnerships.
Automatic recognition leading to accreditation through the British Council International School Award.

Click here to find out more about the programme.

An introduction to Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning
2019-09-17 16:30 - 17:30
Book your place on this free webinar to hear more, ask questions and begin your own Connecting Classrooms journey!
Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning is an exciting new programme that supports teachers and pupils to collaborate with each other locally and globally.
It supports teachers and pupils to enhance the confidence, skills, knowledge, values and attitudes they need to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world – and create positive change as part of a whole-setting approach to Learning for Sustainability.
There are a host of learning opportunities and support on offer through the Connecting Classrooms programme. Whether you are part of a cluster of schools, an individual school – or interested in personal development opportunities – you can tailor your journey to suit your needs and priorities; thanks to the programme’s flexible range of elements.
What does the programme offer?
Co-funded by the British Council and the Department for International Development (DfID), the programme offers:

Fully-funded professional learning: delivered in a way that suits you and your setting
Free support from local experts across Scotland
Free classroom resources to support pupil projects themed around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Generous funding to facilitate international visits by staff to partner schools in other countries, events and training: – up to £3,000 for ‘one-to-one’ partnerships and £35,000 for ‘cluster’ partnerships.
Automatic recognition leading to accreditation through the British Council International School Award.

Click here to find out more about the programme.
Join us to hear more, ask questions and begin your own Connecting Classrooms journey!

Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
2019-09-13 09:30 - 17:00
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 13th September 2019.
Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite.

Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world.
Available at three levels:
Level 2 (6-hours over 6 weeks) 13th September – 25th October 2019
Level 3 (12-hours over 10 weeks) 13th September – 22nd November 2019
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 13th September 2019 – 27th March 2020
Why participate?
Scotland is unique internationally in having a requirement for all teachers and education professionals to address Learning for Sustainability (LfS) in their practice. This fully funded professional learning, created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme, will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability and significantly enhance your learners’ educational experience
Inform your PRD and GTCS Professional Update
Support whole-school and community approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

Your engagement in the programme could, in time, lead to Professional Recognition from the GTCS.
Who can participate?
All teachers in Scotland. You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you.
Level 2 (6-hours over 6 weeks) 13th September – 25th October 2019
Level 3 (12-hours over 10 weeks) 13th September – 22nd November 2019
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 13th September 2019 – 27th March 2020
We will ask you to try out some activities and ideas with your learners and to share your learning with others throughout the course. In addition at Level 3 you will be asked to present your activities and reflect on their impacts and at level 4 to submit a portfolio of learning.

Course Participants will:

In the context of Learning for Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and dispositions required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Sustainability
Apply in practice and reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network for Learning for Sustainability

Course Programme

Click here to reserve your place on Eventbrite. You can find information about our Data Privacy Policy here.
For further information contact Betsy King, Development Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland.

Storytelling about Sustainability – a practical workshop
2019-06-19 10:30 - 15:30
Changing the stories that we live by is key to bringing about the changes needed to shift us all towards greater sustainability.
Join Alette Willis, renowned storyteller, author and University lecturer at this participative workshop that will:

introduce the use and practice of storytelling in a range of learning for sustainability contexts
explore the arts of story-crafting and of performance storytelling
provide techniques and exercises that can be applied both to creating your own stories and learning and telling a range of stories
help you learn skills that can be used in any communications context.

To learn more about or sign up for this event, please click here.

Alternative and Innovative Teaching Methods and Assessments Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Topic Support Network Meeting
2019-05-20 10:30 - 16:30
Booking is open now for the Alternative and Innovative Teaching Methods and Assessments Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Topic Support Network meeting, EAUC Scotland with LfS Scotland.
During the meeting we will review a range of different pedagogical techniques, hear about interesting case studies where innovative ESD teaching methods and assessments are already being employed, and review and discuss the potential for utilising and embedding alternative methods into your own curriculum or institutions.
Vegetarian lunch will be provided.
Book your place here.

Engaging with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
2019-03-26 10:00 - 13:00
Register to participate here.
In 2015 all United Nation member states signed up to 17 ambitious, universal Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of the SDGs is to encourage all countries to implement the necessary transformational environmental, economic and social change to achieve peace and prosperity for planet and people. Scottish Government was one of the first to sign up to the Goals and they now underpin the National Outcomes.
“By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development.”
UN 2015
How can the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) support us in our work? How can we contribute to the delivery of the SDGs in Scotland and beyond?
In the context of the upcoming National Review of progress on the SDGs this workshop will:

offer a critical introduction to the emergence of the SDGs,
capture case studies of relevant work underway and
explore how Learning for Sustainability can help us appreciate the interconnectedness of the SDGs more widely.

Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
2019-03-22 09:30 - 17:00
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 22nd March 2019.
Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite.

Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world.
Available at three levels:
Level 2 (6 hours over 6 weeks) 22nd March – 10th May 2019
Level 3 (12 hours over 10 weeks) 22nd March – 7th June 2019
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 22nd March – 20th December 2019
Why participate?
Scotland is unique internationally in having a requirement for all teachers and education professionals to address Learning for Sustainability (LfS) in their practice. This fully funded professional learning, created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme, will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability and significantly enhance your learners’ educational experience
Inform your PRD and GTCS Professional Update
Support whole-school and community approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

Your engagement in the programme could, in time, lead to Professional Recognition from the GTCS.
Who can participate?
All teachers in Scotland. You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you.
Level 2 (6 hours over 6 weeks) 22nd March – 10th May 2019
Level 3 (12 hours over 10 weeks) 22nd March – 7th June 2019
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 22nd March – 20th December 2019
We will ask you to try out some activities and ideas with your learners and to share your learning with others throughout the course. In addition at Level 3 you will be asked to present your activities and reflect on their impacts and at level 4 to submit a portfolio of learning.

Course Participants will:

In the context of Learning for Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and dispositions required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Sustainability
Apply in practice and reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network for Learning for Sustainability

Course Programme

Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite. You can find information about our Data Privacy Policy here.
For further information contact Betsy King, Development Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland.

Making Connections through Learning for Sustainability
2019-02-08 08:00 - 17:00
NEW facilitated online CLPL for teachers starting 8th February 2019
Click on register to reserve your place here on Eventbrite

Aligned with Scotland’s education priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this professional learning supports you to develop the confidence to plan for, and implement, Learning for Sustainability in your practice, making connections at individual, school and global levels, and inspiring students to collaborate on the issues that shape our world.
Available at three levels:
Level 2 (6 hours over 6 weeks) 8th February – 22nd March 2019
Level 3 (12 hours over 10 weeks) 8th February – 3rd May 2019
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 8th February – 13th December 2019
Why participate?
Scotland is unique internationally in having a requirement for all teachers and education professionals to address Learning for Sustainability (LfS) in their practice. This fully funded professional learning, created by the University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland, for the British Council Connecting Classrooms programme, will:

Support you to create an enabling environment for Learning for Sustainability and significantly enhance your learners’ educational experience
Inform your PRD and GTCS Professional Update
Support whole-school and community approaches to Learning for Sustainability
Give access to an international network of like-minded teachers

Your engagement in the programme could, in time, lead to Professional Recognition from the GTCS.
Who can participate?
All teachers in Scotland. You will be supported by skilled facilitators with a background in Learning for Sustainability and online learning and do not need any advanced technical expertise to take part.
What will be asked of you?
The course involves participation in online discussions and activities at a time that is convenient for you.
Level 2 (6 hours over 6 weeks) 8th February – 22nd March 2019
Level 3 (12 hours over 10 weeks) 8th February – 3rd May 2019
Level 4 (18 hours over 3 terms) 3rd May – 13th December 2019
We will ask you to try out some activities and ideas with your learners and to share your learning with others throughout the course. In addition at Level 3 you will be asked to present your activities and reflect on their impacts and at level 4 to submit a portfolio of learning.

Course Participants will:

In the context of Learning for Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, reflect on how to develop the skills and dispositions required of teachers and learners to live in an interdependent world
Critically consider practical approaches to learning and teaching for Learning for Sustainability
Apply in practice and reflect on the impact of approaches to Learning for Sustainability at an individual, whole school and global level
Develop confidence in your teacher leadership for Learning for Sustainability and engage in peer learning opportunities through an established practitioner network for Learning for Sustainability

Course Programme

Click here to reserve your place here on Eventbrite. You can find information about our Data Privacy Policy here.
For further information contact Betsy King, Development Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland.

LfS Scotland AGM & Networking Event
2019-01-16 10:00
BOOK NOW for our popular Annual Gathering Meeting.
This year’s theme: The Power of Storytelling: Learning from the Past to Inform the Present and Inspire the Future.
Our 2018 AGM will be packed full of celebrations and stories. We’ll be celebrating our 5th birthday and inspiring you with stories about how we got here, and where we’re going next (with input from you, our members of course!). We’ll be hosting inspirational speakers who will share with us the power of storytelling (including visual, spoken, written and more) – inspiring you to try new ways to share your own stories.
After a tasty networking lunch we’ll be providing lots of ways to learn new storytelling skills in our Creative Connections skills market place. And as if that wasn’t enough, we’ll be celebrating our birthday with a big tasty cake afterwards.
A formal agenda will be released shortly – in the mean time, book your place now to avoid missing out. Our events always reach capacity, and it won’t be the same without you!

How to engage the Press in the SDGs and other Sustainability Initiatives
2018-11-13 13:30 - 16:30
Working on sustainability issues can be exciting and immensely rewarding. It can also be frustrating. We spend so much of our time and energy working on projects – and aligning them with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other sustainability measures and yet…nobody in the mainstream seems to know anything about it!
Sound familiar?
Join Rob Edwards – international political and environmental journalist for The Guardian, The Herald, Channel 4 and much, much more – and Fiona Ross, community activist and TV / media expert, as they give you insight on ways to reach more than your immediate audience by engaging the press.
This entertaining and insightful workshop will cover:

What engaging with the media really involves
How to write your press release so it hits the mark
Rephrasing what you do to make the press interested
How to engage the local, national and international press

This afternoon event will be illuminating for anybody who feels that engaging with the press could be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, if only you could get them to see the bigger picture!
Price: £20 + Booking Fee, includes light refreshments
Book here: https://engagewiththepress.eventbrite.co.uk

Member Hosted Event: The Green Team Woodland Arts & Crafts CPD
2018-10-13 10:00 - 16:00
The Green Team is a voluntary organisation providing outdoor experiences for young people, supporting them to learn about and connect with nature.
Green Team training offers bountiful opportunities to gain new skills and ideas for delivering outdoor learning, learning for sustainability, environmental activities or woodland skills. For more information about the courses featured below, click on the Green Team Website link.

Woodland Arts and Crafts, 13th Oct

Member Hosted Event: The Green Team - Nature Connections & Wilderness Skills CPD
2018-10-06 10:00 - 16:00
The Green Team is a voluntary organisation providing outdoor experiences for young people, supporting them to learn about and connect with nature.
Green Team training offers bountiful opportunities to gain new skills and ideas for delivering outdoor learning, learning for sustainability, environmental activities or woodland skills. For more information about the courses featured below, click on the Green Team Website link.
– Nature Connections and Wilderness Skills, 6th Oct
– Woodland Arts and Crafts, 13th Oct

Raising Funds in the Face of Brexit: Financial Planning in Uncertain Times
2018-09-27 09:30 - 16:30
Fundraising has never been straightforward – and in the face of so much uncertainty, we can be sure it’s giong to get even more complicated.
Don’t despair – with some savvy planning and know-how, you can work around any potential issues and stay in a strong position, despite the changing landscape.
Join us for a full day workshop, considering how BREXIT will affect us and looking at effective ways to work round potential problems.
9.30am registration for a 10am start.
Morning Session: Planning for Uncertain Times

Outline of the ‘facts’ – analysing the information we already know about Brexit and what it will mean for those of us looking to raise funds.
Group activities around Risk Assessments – what areas of work and funding will be affected by BREXIT
Risk Mitigation & Financial Planning – what practical measures can be taken to offset the risks / problems.

Lunch
Afternoon Session: Funding Applications – what do Grant Assessors really want to see?

Analysis of the grant-maker’s models, processes & timescales. The full process from receipt of application to issuing the cheque
What does the Assesor do, and what does it mean for your application? Looking at check lists, scoring, references and communications.
Useful, tried and tested tips and templates to work with
Question & Answer sessions on your own specific scenario

Important information:
In order for this event to run we require a minimum number of participants to attend. In the unlikely event we don’t reach that number we will cancel the event (with full refunds provided to all who have purchased tickets). Notice will be given 2 days prior to the session.
Please note: refreshments and lunch are included (options available for those wishing to bring own lunch).
To book your place click here.

TEESNET 11th Annual Conference: ‘Getting to the Heart of the SDGs’
2018-09-11
TEESNet welcomes UNESCO’s lead on Education for Sustainable Development to speak at its 11th annual conference on 11th September 2018 at Liverpool Hope University.
UNESCO’s Alexander Leicht will be joined by educator, teacher and NGO delegates as well as fellow speakers Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser for Oxfam and Manju Patel Nair, Education Consultant & Trainer from HEC Global Learning Centre, to explore the conference theme: ‘Getting to the Heart of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs).
The conference will focus on the SDG’s and the role of teacher education in prompting critical engagement and action. The flyer is attached to this email.
View the Flyer for information on speakers and workshops.
Click on the link to book your place.
Questions can be sent to karen@liverpoolworldcentre.org We’d love to meet some of you and support the sharing of experience and development of knowledge in this area of work.

Member Hosted Event: The Green Team - Using Stories & Literacy Outdoors CPD
2018-09-01 10:00 - 16:00
The Green Team is a voluntary organisation providing outdoor experiences for young people, supporting them to learn about and connect with nature.
Green Team training offers bountiful opportunities to gain new skills and ideas for delivering outdoor learning, learning for sustainability, environmental activities or woodland skills. For more information about the courses featured below, click on the Green Team Website link.

Using Stories and Literacy Outdoors, 1st Sept
Nature Connections and Wilderness Skills, 6th Oct
Woodland Arts and Crafts, 13th Oct

Member Hosted Event: Green Team Well Being in Nature CPD
2018-06-16 10:00 - 16:30
The Green Team is a voluntary organisation providing outdoor experiences for young people, supporting them to learn about and connect with nature.
Green Team training offers bountiful opportunities to gain new skills and ideas for delivering outdoor learning, learning for sustainability, environmental activities or woodland skills. For more information about the courses featured below, click on the Green Team Website link.

Well Being in Nature, 16th June
Using Stories and Literacy Outdoors, 1st Sept
Nature Connections and Wilderness Skills, 6th Oct
Woodland Arts and Crafts, 13th Oct

Member Hosted Event: Good Food Nation Gathering
2018-06-15 15:00 - 19:00
Members: RSPB Scotland with The Power of Food Festival
In collaboration with The Power of Food Festival, RSPB Scotland’s Giving Nature a Home team would like to invite you to an afternoon full of exciting discussions and workshops around wildlife, food production and sustainability.
This year, the Scottish government will be consulting on a new law for the food system, the Good Food Nation Bill – we need your help to change our food system for the better. This event aims to bring together organisations, community gardens and food producers in Edinburgh. Click on this link to book your place at this member hosted event.
Location: Madelvic House, 33 Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh, EH5 1HS

Member Event: Professor Stephen Sterling Triple Change and Sustainability: Re-booting the response of Higher Education to a different world
2018-05-24 17:00 - 18:00
“There can have been very little thinking, writing or policy development in the sustainability education field, world -wide over the last 30 years that has not been informed to some extent by Stephen’s work. The impact on practitioners has been immense”.
Dr Stephen Sterling is:

Emeritus Professor of Sustainability Education at the Centre for Sustainable Futures, University of Plymouth, UK.
Former Senior Advisor to the UK Higher Education Academy on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD),
a National Teaching Fellow,

He has worked in environmental and sustainability education in the academic and NGO fields nationally and internationally for over four decades, including as a consultant and advisor on UNESCO’S ESD programmes.
He is currently co-chair of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD International Jury, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Schumacher Institute. He is widely published in this area, the most recent book being Post-Sustainability and Environmental Education: Remaking Education for the Future, (co-edited with Bob Jickling, Pivot/Palgrave, 2017).
For further information contact: beth.christie@ed.ac.uk
