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https://youtu.be/2RhqT-WO3N8

https://padlet.com/gw16foyrachel/small-hands-big-impact-learning-for-sustainability-a-whole-s-j750z0gkvc7d1yvf/wish/AL83WzEx3bVRZ0Pg

Find out about our LfS school improvement journey, Small hands, BIG Impact, created and developed by the children of Duns Primary and Rachel.Foy and led and implemented by the children of Duns Primary and Emma.Turnbull@scotborders.gov.uk

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GTC Scotland 'LfS Connect': Leading a whole-setting approach to LfS – our journey

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Levenmouth Academy, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven, Leven

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Levenmouth Academy, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven, Leven

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Levenmouth Academy, Methilhaven Road, Buckhaven, Leven

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A teacher and pupils at Levenmouth Academy creatively collaborate with a filmmaker to produce a thought-provoking piece exploring whether and how Levenmouth should have a 'green transformation' in view of the Climate Emergency. With 2.5k views, this is one of Levenmouth Academy's most successful videos. It highlights the power of film-making as an experiential education tool to think about the issues within the Climate Emergency.

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Engaging heads, hands and hearts through traditional skills

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Engaging heads, hands and hearts through traditional skills

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Whithorn Re-build is a heritage construction training company aimed at restoring old buildings to their former glory using traditional tools and methods. We employ young people at risk of having no positive destination when they leave school and instruct them in the art of stonemasonry, green woodworking and traditional joinery, lime pointing, dry stane dyking, furniture made from hazel and birch trees, boat building and other endangered ancient craft skills. We have a healthy relationship with the primaries and Douglas-Ewart High School in Newton Stewart. Recently, primary and S1 pupils were learning about the role the built environment plays in the fight against climate change. S1 pupils did a STEM project in collaboration with Whithorn Re-build and Urbancroft Films where they filmed on location to create four documentaries that showcased their learning about creating oak beams for ceilings (from bow to beam!); using sheep wool for insulation, lime pointing using lime that has been created the traditional way (by burning shells!) and recycling stone to re-build walls. Do check out the socials: "Whithorn Rebuild".

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George Heriot's School, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

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Co-creating sustainability action with learners

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Co-creating sustainability action with learners

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Pupils started the Environmental Action Research Team at Heriot's (EARTH) newsletter to share our group's initiatives with staff, pupils and parents. Staff and pupils have also worked together to develop our Sustainability Mission Statement, which is now informing our Sustainability Improvement Plan.

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Sustainability Mission Statement

At George Heriot's School we are committed to integrating sustainability into our culture, community, curriculum and campus.

We aim to achieve this by:

raising awareness of social and environmental stewardship;

empowering everyone to contribute towards a socially just and equitable world;

embedding the Sustainable Development Goals in learning and teaching;

becoming a net zero campus.

George Heriot's School is delighted to have been recognized by the Eco-Schools Scotland Green Flag Award again in 2023. The Keep Scotland Beautiful team commented that 'it was clear from your application that pupils are leading the choice of which topics and projects to work on. Your Action Plan is outstanding in its detail and you have done a huge amount of work on reducing waste and encouraging active travel. It is great to see you are participating in Terracycle's pen recycling scheme.'

'Your work on measuring is done very well, particularly how pupils had asked their peers their preferences for meals in the refectory in an effort to reduce food waste which has led to a greater variety of vegetarian meals being provided.'

'The Earth group's campaign for divestment from fossil fuels was amazing and a true accomplishment for S6 pupils.'

The Education and Learning Team, Keep Scotland Beautiful June 2023

If you are interested in participating in our Sustainability Mission or to find out more, please contact sustainability@george-heriots.com

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Sustainability at Heriot's - George Heriot's School - Distribute Chearfullie

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At George Heriot's School we are committed to integrating sustainability in our culture, community, curriculum and campus.

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A whole-setting approach to Learning for Sustainability

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A whole-setting approach to Learning for Sustainability

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Wallace Hall Academy is taking a whole school approach to LfS. Our staff are engaged in regular training from Froebel in our ELC to global citizenship in the Academy. Our health and wellbeing lessons include LfS themes and topics and we are a successful Eco school.

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LfS across the curriculum at Speyside High School, Aberlour

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LfS across the curriculum at Speyside High School, Aberlour

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Speyside High School, Aberlour

We run a dedicated S1 Global Goals course, with pupils rotating between different teachers with different passions and expertise in issues related to the SDGs and LfS. This year we cover eco-living & crafting, rewilding, world building simulations, food waste, and renewables!

In session 2024-25 onwards, our programme is expanding into S2 and will be a vehicle for evidencing skills development too.

At SHS we are also working hard to decolonise our curriculum and our classrooms. We also have our annual Junior Ranger programme and we are embarking on projects linked to Cairngorms2030.

Contact: Keith Turner, Principal Teacher of Geography

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'A golden thread' - Dumfries & Galloway Council's approach to LfS.

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'A golden thread' - Dumfries & Galloway Council's approach to LfS.

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David Maxwell, Education Officer at Dumfries and Galloway Council, shared a local authority perspective on Learning for Sustainability and Supporting Improvement Planning. This clip was from our 'Connect' session on 23 March 2023 and had a focus on ‘Learning for Sustainability and the National Improvement Framework’.

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GTC Scotland/LfS Scotland  'Connect' session - local authority perspective

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Kirktonholme Primary School, Dornoch Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow

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Kirktonholme Primary School, Dornoch Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow

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Kirktonholme Primary School, Dornoch Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow

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Hope Cottage Nursery School, Cowan's Close, Newington, Edinburgh

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In August 2021, in the run-up to COP 26, Hope Cottage Nursery began an Eco Initiative to become a greener and more sustainable setting - going beyond Reducing, Reusing & Recycling. Our objectives for 2021-22 were;

1.  To build on our existing Eco Work by making an Eco Pledge in line with Zero Waste Scotland and the Circular Economy to cut down, cut out and source natural not synthetic.

2. Our Eco Pledge would be to tackle the huge problem of plastic waste by making permanent sustainable changes focusing on cutting out non-recyclable plastics & microplastics.

3. To make links with the Marine Conservation Society Educational Team to help develop Ocean Literacy for the children’s learning, through visits and workshops.

4.  To raise adult and parent awareness via the monthly Eco Section in our online newsletter; engaging families in our Eco Journey.

Click on the link to see our Eco Journey month by month in our ECO Blog. This has been created by our Early Years Practitioner, Natasha Stewart.

Thank you to the whole team at Hope Cottage Nursery for sharing their experience of exploring Learning for Sustainability.

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Hope Cottage Nursery : Our Eco Journey 2021-22

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In August 2021, in the run-up to COP 26, Hope Cottage Nursery began an Eco Initiative to become a greener and more sustainable setti...

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Dunblane Primary School, Doune Road, Dunblane

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Engaging the whole school and wider community

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Engaging the whole school and wider community

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We have been developing our whole school approach to LfS and have created a virtual toolkit to share our journey and support other schools in developing their approach to LfS.

Jennifer Hutton, LfS Project Lead, Dunblane Primary

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Scotland's inspirational achievers are awarded recognition for Learning for Sustainability

Education Scotland is delighted to announce the winners of the Learning for Sustainability Awards.

The awards - held in partnership with the Daily Record - recognise the amazing achievements of Scotland's people and the settings, schools and communities that have demonstrated passion and commitment to building a socially-just, sustainable and equitable world.

The COP26 Summit beginning next week provides a unique opportunity to recognise and celebrate innovation in the Scottish education system and our commitment to Learning for Sustainability (LfS). Within Scotland's curriculum, LfS is recognised as an entitlement for all learners and a recent international PISA study showed that our learners are world-leading global citizens.

The Scottish Government identified People as a key theme for the COP26 Summit and has declared that it wants it to be the most inclusive COP summit ever to be held. This includes a strong focus on young people and in engaging disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities.

The Awards support these ambitions and help to highlight those who have demonstrated passion and commitment to Learning for Sustainability.

Nominations for the six categories - which includes winners and highly commended awards - closed on 12 September and were for recognition across the following areas:

Community Learning and Development Award, Educational Supporter Award, Leadership Award, Practitioner Award, Youth Award and Learning Community Award. The winners were announced by the Daily Record today.

Congratulating the participants and winners, HMI Chief Inspector and Chief Executive of Education Scotland Gayle Gorman said:

'It is right to celebrate the hard work and success taking place in Scottish education. The Learning for Sustainability Awards have given us an opportunity to celebrate the amazing determination and effort that takes place throughout the year, but especially in this past year.

"More than ever, our education professionals and learners have been inspirational in their efforts to ensure every child receives their entitlement to Learning for Sustainability so as to help build a socially-just, sustainable and equitable society.

"The eyes of the world are on Scotland just now and everyone nominated deserves to be a Learning for Sustainability ambassador for our country. Education Scotland would like to congratulate all the individuals, schools and communities nominated for their invaluable work."

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville added:-

"Children and young people in Scotland are driving forward the cause for climate action and it is vital we listen to their views and harness their passion as part of COP26 and its legacy.

"Learning for sustainability opportunities are embedded in our curriculum and will help ensure our pupils not only have a strong voice during COP26, but also have a say in what should happen after. Congratulations to all this year's winners for their hard work."

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Scotland's inspirational achievers are awarded recognition for Learning for Sustainability Education Scotland is delighted to announce the winners of the Learning for Sustainability Awards. The awards - held in partnership with the Daily Record - recognise the amazing achievements of Scotland's people and the settings, schools and communities that have demonstrated passion and commitment to building a socially-just, sustainable and equitable world.

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Wild Child Forest Kindergarten Group, Norwood Avenue, Bonnybridge

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Bringing the curriculum to life through outdoor learning in early years education 

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Bringing the curriculum to life through outdoor learning in early years education 

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We are Wild Child Forest Kindergarten Group, Norwood Avenue, Bonnybridge - three inspirational Childminders with Early Years qualifications and Forest Kindergarten training. We are passionate about our beautiful natural world and  feel inspired to instil a love for outdoor play in the children we care for.

We meet together and take our children on fun outdoor adventures. We provide high quality play based curriculum learning activities using natural resources within our local community in various parks and green spaces in the Falkirk area.

We are doing something new, unique and exciting and contribute to inspiring children to respect, love and take care of their beautiful natural environment which houses all the wonderful plants and creatures we see every day.

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Use our free reflective tool to weave LfS across your practice!

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Use our free reflective tool to weave LfS across your practice!

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A tool from Muthill Primary School which can be used to reflect on LfS practice based on revised Standards. Feel free to use!

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Dundee and Angus College, Old Glamis Road, Dundee

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Professional learning for LfS Champions in Scotland's colleges

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Professional learning for LfS Champions in Scotland's colleges

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Katie Paget is a Learning and Teaching Mentor within Dundee & Angus College’s Academic Development Team, additionally holding a post within the Science Team as a 0.5 FTE lecturer.

I took part in the College Learning for Sustainability Champions programme.

This was a 10-week project working with Learning for Sustainability Scotland (LfSS) and EAUC Scotland, with a lecturer from each curricular team across the college taking part to become a Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Champion within their team. There was a mix of face-to-face and online professional learning to develop our knowledge around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and LfS (or Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the preferred global term now). Each of us then developed an activity for our students to embed what we had learned, and then shared our learning with colleagues. There was also an opportunity to work collaboratively between teams, with some cross-curricular projects being discussed and developed.

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The General Teaching Council for Scotland

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What was the main focus of your professional learning?

I took part in the College Learning for Sustainability Champions programme.

This was a 10-week project working with Learning for Sustainability Scotland (LfSS) and EAUC Scotland, with a lecturer from each curricular team across the college taking part to become a Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Champion within their team. There was a mix of face-to-face and online professional learning to develop our knowledge around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and LfS (or Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the preferred global term now). Each of us then developed an activity for our students to embed what we had learned, and then shared our learning with colleagues. There was also an opportunity to work collaboratively between teams, with some cross-curricular projects being discussed and developed.

What form did your Professional Learning take?

The training was organised by the college with representatives from LfSS and EAUC Scotland delivering two sessions at the start and end of the project. During the project, there were online modules delivered through the University of Edinburgh Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment, with support through emails, discussion blogs and online sessions.

A key part of the project was to deliver something to students. As part of a Communications unit delivered to my Access to Life Science students, I based an area of learning around environmental issues and we discussed options for a debate topic. I decided to involve the students in the planning to help co-create the experience as I felt it was important that we chose something they were interested in. They chose the use of plastics in science and medicine. This started as a simple two-sided debate, but during their research, it became clear there were many areas for discussion. They got really involved and it expanded all our knowledge around the difficulties in removing single-use plastic from these essential areas.

As part of a curricular team, we also found other areas for embedding knowledge and getting students more involved. In the following academic year we had recycling ambassadors and became a Terracycle collection point. Although this is just one area of the SDGs, we as a team are more aware of these goals and the need to discuss and raise awareness with students as we move forward and plan learning. This year most of our curriculum team got involved with the SDG Teach In, covering a range of SDGs in subjects from chemistry to anatomy!

What was the impact of this Professional Learning?

I have increased not just my own knowledge but also my colleagues and cohorts of students over the last three academic years. We have found that there are many areas of our curriculum where we can link the SDGs, and now rather than just discussing the topic we make it explicit to our students that we are doing this, showing them the SDG, the main challenges faced globally and why our individual actions can be helpful.

What were your next steps following this professional learning?

I am also a Learning and Teaching Mentor within Academic Development, which has become a significant 0.5 FTE role since doing this training. I work closely with new lecturers through their Initial Teacher Education, on our D&A Lecturer Professionalism Pathway, mainly supporting those on our in-house Teach@D&A course, and their TQFE.

To further build my knowledge and to learn and share with others I undertook a further course with LFSS 'Leading Change in Learning for Equity and Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education' in autumn 2020. This really helped further my understanding of how we can create impact in an educational institute. It also provided opportunity to discuss with others in a similar role across the UK college sector how we can embed ESD within teacher training, and where the challenges are. Since then I have spoken on a College Development Network (CDN) Podcast and presented at CDNs first College Climate Change Conference, and the LfSS AGM regarding my work within D&A. I've also been provided with the opportunity to help shape the curriculum input to the D&A Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP), being able to share my views as a lecturer and mentor.

Through these opportunities, I am continuing my PL journey regarding sustainability and am helping to improve awareness of both the issues and what we can do to help with my own students, and also other lecturers. Through embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the teacher training pathways we can support new lecturers to embed sustainability within their own teaching practice from the very start.

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The General Teaching Council for Scotland

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College Learning for Sustainability Champions programme - The General Teaching Council for Scotland

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I took part in the College Learning for Sustainability Champions programme. This was a 10-week project working with Learning for Sustainability Scotland (LfSS) and EAUC Scotland, with a lecturer from each curricular team across the college taking part to become a Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Champion within their team.

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Renfrew High School, Haining Road, Renfrew

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Award-winning LfS practice in a secondary setting

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Award-winning LfS practice in a secondary setting

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Learning for Sustainability Awards 2021: Renfrew High School, Renfrewshire (Extended edit, Nov 2021)

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Westercraigs Nursery School, City, Glasgow

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Award-winning LfS practice in an early years setting

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Award-winning LfS practice in an early years setting

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Learning for Sustainability Awards 2021: Westercraigs Nursery, Glasgow (Extended edit, Nov 2021)

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Stow Primary School, Station Road, Stow, Galashiels

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Award-winning LfS practice in a primary school setting

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Award-winning LfS practice in a primary school setting

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Learning for Sustainability Awards 2021: Stow Primary School, Scottish Borders (Extended edit,Nov21)

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Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Court, Edinburgh

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Weaving LfS across initial teacher education

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Weaving LfS across initial teacher education

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Exploring Learning for Sustainability: Fiona Savage, ITE Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier University

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Dunblane Primary School, Doune Road, Dunblane

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Award-winning LfS practice in a primary school setting

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Award-winning LfS practice in a primary school setting

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Learning for Sustainability Awards 2021: Dunblane Primary School, Stirling (Nov 2021)