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Powerpoint providing an overview of LfS and key opportunities in 2021 in preparation for COP26 in November.

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Ed Scot  LfS COP26 PPT May 21 No Narration

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2030 target refers to the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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This year by year tool may be useful to help settings plan their Target 2030 journey. You can also use our whole school and community self-evaluation framework to guide your journey.

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Latest news and updates from Education Scotland LfS team.

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Latest OECD PISA survey reflects learners' positive attitudes and respect for others
Pupils in Scotland have higher than average awareness of global issues, according to an international survey run by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Data from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) on 'global competence' - defined as the ability to examine global and intercultural issues and understand and appreciate different perspectives - also found pupils in Scotland have very positive attitudes towards immigrants and respect for people from other parts of the world.

The assessment included a test which assessed pupils' knowledge and understanding of global issues and the world views of others. Only two countries out of 27 who took part scored higher than Scotland.

Some of the other highlights include:

Scotland's average score in the global competence assessment was 534 which was higher than the average of all participating countries of 474.

Scotland's average score in the global competence assessment was 534. It was one of five countries to score at least 50 points above the average.

Twelve per cent of students in Scotland were assessed at Level 5, the highest level in the assessment, compared to 4.3% of students across all countries.

Girls outperformed boys in every country taking part in the assessment, with the exception of Scotland where performance was similar.

The global issues that students in Scotland were most familiar with were causes of poverty (87% of students), equality between men and women (85%), and climate change/global warming (78%).

A higher proportion of students in Scotland (81.4%) reported thinking of themselves as a citizen of the world than the OECD average (76.2%).

Almost two-thirds of students in Scotland (64.2%) reduce the amount of energy that they use at home to protect the environment.

More than 4 out of 5 students (82.2%) were in a school where teachers felt they could adapt their teaching to the cultural diversity of students.

Students in Scotland were among the 10 countries/economies (out of 66) with the most positive attitudes towards immigrants.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney said:

"One of the core aims of Curriculum for Excellence is that Scotland's young people become responsible citizens with a knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland's place in it. This survey shows CfE is working - our pupils are highly aware of issues beyond our borders and they are respectful of people from other parts of the world.

"Since this data was collected, a wide-ranging action plan has been published to make it easier for schools to cover important global issues such as climate change and a sustainable economy. This continuing work will help teachers equip our young people with the skills and knowledge to be active global citizens so they can contribute to sustainability goals, flourish in the global economy and contribute to the international community."
Download the PISA 2018 Global Competence Report Further links and resources Background
The PISA assessment was conducted in Scotland in 2018 across 107 schools and 2,969 pupils. Students in 27 countries/economies, including Scotland, sat both a Global Competence cognitive test and completed a Global Competence questionnaire. Students in a further 39 countries/economies completed the Global Competence questionnaire only. The other UK nations did not take part in the Global Competence test or questionnaire.

Scotland's curriculum - Curriculum for Excellence - helps children and young people gain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century, with the skills associated with global competence an important part of the curriculum framework. The Refreshed Curriculum Narrative for Scotland's curriculum is available here.

An important cross-curricular theme within Scotland's curriculum is the theme of Learning for Sustainability - an approach to life and learning which enables learners, educators, schools and their wider communities to build a socially just, sustainable and equitable society. Further information on Learning for Sustainability is available here.

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Latest OECD PISA survey reflects learners' positive attitudes and respect for others Pupils in Scotland have higher than average awareness of global issues, according to an international survey run by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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Quicklinks to events and website for pupil voice to support climate action.

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Connecting Classrooms - Global citizenship Muthill Primary

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Connecting Classrooms - Global citizenship Muthill Primary

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A Scottish-Ghanian school partnership story: Muthill Primary and Juliet Johnston School

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A Scottish-Ghanian school partnership story: Muthill Primary and Juliet Johnston School

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Whole school and community approach to LfS

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LfS Self Evaluation and Improvement -Summary framework

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A Learning for Sustainability Professional Learning Community has been created on the PKC PLC. Please use Glow login to access.

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This wakelet features links to projects and resources looking at COP 26 and Climate Change as a context for learning and teaching.

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This wakelet features links to projects and resources looking at COP 26 and Climate Change as a context for learning and teaching

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This Wakelet is a collection of links to online resources to support outdoor learning and Learning for Sustainability.
These links could take you to the National Improvement Hub, Glow, Websites or YouTube.

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Welcome to the Outdoor Learning and Learning for Sustainability Wakelet from Education Scotland. This Wakelet is a collection of links to online resources to support outdoor learning and Learning for Sustainability These links could take you to the National Improvement Hub, Glow, Websites or YouTube.

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Learning for Sustainability at Logierait Primary

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Learning for Sustainability at Logierait Primary

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The Butterfly Project

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Learning for Sustainability at Logierait Primary School - The Butterfly Project

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This snapshot captures the highly effective practice taking place at Logierait Primary School to embed learning for sustainability across the school community.

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Logan Primary School

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Learning for sustainability Logan Primary School

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GTCs have downloadable resources which will allow practitioners to evaluate and identify areas of strength and development for professional learning or action to take the LfS agenda forward.

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Using the wheel

Consider each point on the wheel in turn

Use the questions and guidance below

Think about where you might gauge yourself on the wheel: 0 = really not confident/lots of areas to develop or work on; 10 = feel very confident/accomplished in this area. Think about 'why' you place yourself on that point

Looking at areas you have identified, what should/could be your next steps to help take PU forward?

You can download and print the above coaching wheel:

Self Evaluation and Reflection - Learning for Sustainability

The coaching wheel encapsulates the broad key themes covered by Learning for Sustainability. These themes are embedded across the suite of Standards from the Standard for Full Registration to the Standard for Leadership and Management.

The purpose of this wheel is to allow you to consider Learning for Sustainability in a more focused way whatever your role or level of responsibility and to support you in identifying what professional learning and action(s) would engage in order to be in take this agenda forward.

Consider the areas outlined in the coaching wheel. In your own professional role and context, take a few moments to complete the wheel as an individual.

Reflective Questions

You may find the following reflective questions helpful

What opportunities for outdoor learning exist in my class/department/across the school/beyond the school? What do these opportunities look like? Do they form part of a cohesive programme? How are the pupils responding? In what ways could these be further developed? What learning would I need to engage in and/or what would I need to do to achieve this?

What does Social Justice mean to me as an individual? What does a socially just class/school look like? How well does this sit with the current position in my class/department/school? What key action could I take to move more towards this vision? What would success look like?

How I am presently engaging with the local community? Who are the key partners? Who would I wish to add to these partnerships and why? What would be the benefits of working collaboratively for me, the pupils and/or the school?

How am I presently promoting the concept of Global Citizenship? What impact is this having on the pupils I work with? How do I know? What is my next step?

In what ways are the pupils in my class/department/school involved in decision making processes about their learning and their needs? How do I demonstrate my respect of the rights of children in both my professional practice and behaviours?

In what ways do I demonstrate an enquiring and critical approach to Learning for Sustainability; to my professional practice and development and engage in systematic professional dialogue with colleagues? What is the present focus of my critical reflections? How could I work more collegiately to secure the best outcome for my pupils? What aspects of Learning for Sustainability interest me most and why? How am I sharing my professional knowledge and skills in terms of Learning for Sustainability

In what ways do I demonstrate my commitment to the Learning for Sustainability agenda? What else could I do and why?

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professional standards self evaluation wheel learningffor sustainability

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Consider each point on the wheel in turn Use the questions and guidance below Think about where you might gauge yourself on the wheel: 0 = really not confident/lots of areas to develop or work on; 10 = feel very confident/accomplished in this area.

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"Hosting COP26 is a unique opportunity for Scotland and we want to make sure young people have an active role. We are all living in a global climate emergency but it is young people that have the most to lose if we don't get to grips with it. Scotland has world leading targets to be net zero by 2045. How we get there has to be fair and informed by all voices, including children and young people. This programme will help make that happen and empower young people to take climate action long after the event is over."

Heather Ashworth, former Climate Action Intern with Keep Scotland Beautiful said:

"We can work together by talking, sharing our knowledge and our success stories. We need to support each other to learn and understand climate issues and the actions we can take. Young voices must be heard but regardless of age or background we all need to come together to ensure Scotland becomes a net zero nation."

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New COP26 youth programme to help young people tackle climate change - Young Scot Corporate

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A new programme of events will make sure young people's voices are heard as Scotland hosts COP26. Alongside our partners at Keep Scotland Beautiful and YouthLink Scotland, we're supporting the Scottish Government's to deliver the official COP26 Youth Climate Programme.

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Interactive virtual series of events PreCOp26.

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#GetOnWith It - A platfrom to show policy makers during COP26 that your voices relaly matter and must be listened to.

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Today's young people will be living on Earth for longer than anyone else, but as the generation that will feel the impact of climate change the most, your voices and opinions are rarely heard or listened to. We want to give you a platform to show policymakers during Climate Change Conference (COP26) that your voices matter and must be listened to.

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Today's young people will be living on Earth for longer than anyone else, but as the generation that will feel the impact of climate change the most, your voices and opinions are rarely heard or listened to. We want to give you a platform to show policymakers during Climate Change Conference (COP26) that your voices matter and must be listened to.

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This pack has suggested approaches and resources to support practitioners consider Learning for Sustainability and promote COP26

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Climate Ready Classrooms | Keep Scotland Beautiful

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The Climate Ready Classrooms project prepares young people to join a national network of carbon literate ambassadors to act on climate change issues.

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The Rights Respecting Schools Award | UNICEF UK

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We work with schools to create safe & inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they thrive.

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NPA Climate Change and Sustainability SCQF level 3 and 4

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NPA Climate Change and Sustainability SCQF level 3 and 4

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This National Progression Award (NPA)

focuses on the impacts of climate change

encourages sustainable lifestyles

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Information to support the delivery of NPA Climate Change and Sustainability SCQF level 3 and 4

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FIDA’s International Sustainability Diploma has launched!

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FIDA’s International Sustainability Diploma has launched!

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FIDA’s new qualification, the International Sustainability Diploma, has been credit-rated at SCQF Level 6, worth 24 points (equivalent to one Higher)

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FIDA's International Sustainability Diploma has launched!

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The work was supported by funding from Scottish Government - something extremely rare for an independent school, but a measure of the interest in the FIDA model in the context of the Hayward Report and the Learning for Sustainability Action Plan, as well as recognising FIDA's approach to partnership and collaboration with local authority schools across the country.

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For learners aged 15 and above.

Takes place over an academic year.

24 SCQF credits at levels 5 & 6.

Level 6 has UCAS tariff points.

Ready-to-teach learning resources.

Credit rated by Edinburgh Napier University

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Manual Worksheet

Our formative and summative assessment devices, STAMP iT and Stellar, are paid-for tools due to their production and maintenance costs. The good part is that there is no requirement for you to buy them if you do not wish to do so. We have created a pro forma for the summative assessment of the Creative Bravery playlist, which you can download for free and complete manually.

Download Worksheet

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Now you can get credit for completing Daydream Believers projects! We currently support Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework at level 5 and 6 (24 points). To enrol your students, for more information, or to help us create a qualification for your country, please email us.

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Freestanding units

National 2 Science in the Environment

Scottish Baccalaureate in Science

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The course develops learners' interest and enthusiasm for environmental science in a range of contexts, as well as their investigative and experimental skills. Environmental science takes a problem solving approach to attempt to develop solutions that prevent or reverse environmental deterioration and aim for sustainable practices.
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Environmental Science - The course develops learners' interest and enthusiasm for environmental science in a range of contexts, as well as their investigative and experimental skills.

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Learning for Sustainability: young people and practitioner perspectives

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Learning for Sustainability: young people and practitioner perspectives

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This report is based on research conducted by a team at the University of Dundee into the understanding and implementation of Learning for Sustainability amongst young people aged 14+ in school and community learning and development settings and the practitioners responsible for their education.

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Terms used in the report:

Practitioner - used for all participants as an inclusive term for both education staff and CLD staff across all settings

Participant - used for participants in the World Café and focus groups

Respondent - used for respondents to the scoping survey

Abbreviations used in alphabetical order

CfE - Curriculum for Excellence

CLD - Community Learning and Development

COP - Conference of the Parties

CPD - Continuing Professional Development

DoE - Duke of Edinburgh Award

IDL - Interdisciplinary Learning

ITE - Initial Teacher Education

LfS - Learning for Sustainability

Nat 4 - National 4 Higher Qualifications

Nat 5 - National 5 Higher Qualifications

PSE - Personal and Social Education

SDG - Social Development Goals

SIMD - Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

SQA - Scottish Qualifications Authority

UN - United Nations

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Learning for Sustainability: young people and practitioner perspectives

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Impact of Learning for Sustainability on educational outcomes: summary

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Impact of Learning for Sustainability on educational outcomes: summary

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Summary of research into the impact of Learning for Sustainability on educational outcomes.

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Impact of Learning for Sustainability on educational outcomes: summary

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Summary of research into the impact of Learning for Sustainability on educational outcomes.

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Explore, share and celebrate Learning for Sustainability in practice across Scotland.

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These stories from across Scotland show people experiencing and enjoying Learning for Sustainability (LfS).

The videos offer ideas and opportunities to learn more about LfS. You can see how others are taking action and making a difference on issues that matter to them.

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Join the learning for sustainability conversation

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Join the learning for sustainability conversation

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Connect with other teachers and contributors to collaborate on, inspire, inform and celebrate LfS across your teaching, setting and learning community.

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Code to join national LfS MS Teams Group on GLOW

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Code to join national LfS MS Teams Group on GLOW

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Practitioners with and interest in LfS and COP26 are invited to join the national LfS MS Team on Glow. The joining code is: o4sj08j

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General information about the STEM Nation Award

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The STEM Nation Award has been developed by Education Scotland to celebrate, promote and build on effective practice in STEM education within and across sectors. All early learning and childcare (ELC) settings, primary schools, secondary schools and providers of community learning and development (CLD) are eligible to apply for the STEM Nation Award.