News & Blogs: Policy Advice and Responses

Launching Scotland’s new Framework for Learning for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education

Tue 29th April 2025 - Blog Posts, Further and Higher Education, Initial Teacher Education, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Schools and early learning & childcare settings

The new National Framework for Learning for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education was launched today by the Scottish Council of Deans of Education (SCDE),


Exploring and responding to the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill

Mon 17th February 2025 - Courses & Events Summaries, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Young people

On Monday 17 February, Learning for Sustainability Scotland; in partnership with YouthLink Scotland, hosted a webinar and discussion to explore the proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill.


Responding to the national consultation on Post-School Education and Skills Reform legislation

Fri 20th September 2024 - Blog Posts, Further and Higher Education, News, Policy Advice and Responses

On Wednesday 04 September, participants joined us and EAUC Scotland to hear more about and share their views on the Scottish Government’s Post-school education and skills reform legislation: consultation.


Responding to the Education (Scotland) Bill: Phase One

Sun 1st September 2024 - Blog Posts, Further and Higher Education, Policy Advice and Responses, Schools and early learning & childcare settings

On 30 August, Learning for Sustainability Scotland responded to the Education (Scotland) Bill: Phase One.


Responding to Scotland’s ‘Good Food Nation’ consultation

Thu 21st March 2024 - Blog Posts, Courses & Events Summaries, Policy Advice and Responses

On Wednesday 20 March, participants joined us and Nourish Scotland to share their views on the Scottish Government’s national Good Food Nation Plan. This consultation is open to everyone across Scotland until close of business on Monday 22 April 2024. We will publish our response in due course.


Shaping the future: responding to the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

Wed 7th February 2024 - Courses & Events Summaries, Policy Advice and Responses

On 6th February, we held an event with colleagues from Scottish Government on behalf of participants from across Scotland’s educational landscape to explore and shape a response to the current consultation on the proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill. Read more about the discussion and our next steps.


Welcoming the Call to Action: realising the ambition of Scotland’s national Learning for Sustainability Action Plan

Wed 6th December 2023 - Blog Posts, Communities, Further and Higher Education, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Schools and early learning & childcare settings, Sustainable Development Goals, Young people

It’s official – Scotland’s national Learning for Sustainability Call to Action has been launched and we’re delighted to be playing our part in it here at Learning for Sustainability Scotland.


Youth Work and Scotland’s refreshed Learning for Sustainability Action Plan – preparing for the ‘Call to Action’

Mon 2nd October 2023 - Blog Posts, Communities, Courses & Events Summaries, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Young people

We held an event with YouthLink Scotland, Education Scotland and Stirling Council on 28th September, to discuss and examine Scotland’s refreshed national Learning for Sustainability Action Plan ahead of its forthcoming ‘Call to Action’


‘Catalysing a movement for change’: Learning for Sustainability in Scotland

Sun 1st October 2023 - Blog Posts, Communities, Further and Higher Education, LfS Scotland Updates, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Schools and early learning & childcare settings, Sustainable Development Goals, Young people

We recently held an energising round-table event to explore how a movement for change can be catalysed by Scotland’s refreshed national Learning for Sustainability Action Plan’s forthcoming national ‘Call to Action’.


Youth Work and Scotland’s refreshed Learning for Sustainability Action Plan – a roundtable

Thu 14th September 2023 - Blog Posts, Communities, Courses & Events Summaries, LfS Scotland Updates, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Young people

On 05 September, YouthLink Scotland and Learning for Sustainability Scotland held a ’round table’ event for key individuals in youth sector network organisations in Scotland to discuss and examine Scotland’s refreshed national Learning for Sustainability Action Plan.