Following COP26, there has been increased momentum around education for sustainable development (ESD) in universities and colleges across the UK. On 26 April 2022, our EAUC Scotland/ Learning for Sustainability Scotland event for the further and higher education sector aimed to harness that in the second of three ‘COP26 Legacy’ webinars.

The event aimed to: advise how to engage all teaching staff and students with learning for sustainability; emphasise the necessity of creating an enabling environment and share examples of resources and training to support staff in implementing ESD. 

The recording available here https://youtu.be/m261hNoouv0, is aimed at teaching staff and senior leaders with a role in curriculum design. However it may be of interest to anyone in the sector-staff and students. 

This video includes: 

  • An overview of SOS-UK’s 2022 SDG Teach In campaign (12.00)
  • A case study of the Teach In at West Lothian College  (25.20)
  • A case study of alternative pedagogies and assessment methods used in the University of Edinburgh’s online Sustainability and Social Responsibility Modules  (37.36)
  • EAUC Scotland’s subject specific ESD work (1.03.09)
  • The Climate Fresk workshop used at University of Strathclyde (1.07.53)
  • The GEN regeneration map used at University of St Andrews (1.12.48)
  • Mainstreaming ESD at De Montfort University, Nottingham  (1.34.10)

Minutes from the session, individual presentations and resources highlighted in the session can also be downloaded here https://www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk/esd_tsn_april_2022