Bringing the STEM curriculum to life: learning for a sustainable world
2023-10-30 00:00 - 2024-02-29 23:59 (Europe/London)
This professional learning programme, developed by Learning for Sustainability Scotland, is part of Education Scotland’s STEM professional learning programme for 2023-24.

Join us on an interactive, collaborative facilitated online learning journey that will help you to plan for, weave together and embed Learning for Sustainability (LfS) across your everyday STEM practice; inspiring real-life, relevant, meaningful and transformative learning about the big issues that shape our world.

Who is this course for?

This course is open to senior leadership teams, teachers, and early years practitioners from local authority-funded 3-18 yrs settings within the South West and South East Regional Improvement Collaboratives (i.e. Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, North Ayrshire, Scottish Borders and South Ayrshire).

We are particularly keen to encourage interdisciplinary, whole-setting, cross-sectoral and inter-authority collaboration and networking.

Find out more and book your FREE place here.

Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Connect session #13
2023-12-07 16:00 - 17:15
Learning for Sustainability is an international and national priority in education.

Making a professional commitment to learning and learners that is compatible with the aspiration of achieving a sustainable and equitable world embodies what it is to be a teacher in Scotland.

In Scotland, the Professional Standards for teachers are underpinned by Learning for Sustainability as a key cross-cutting theme; interdependent with the other key cross-cutting themes of Values and Leadership.

Join us and the General Teaching Council for Scotland at our monthly drop-in sessions to connect with other practitioners and contributors to share, celebrate and discuss more about Learning for Sustainability and what it means for you, your practice, your setting and your wider learning community.

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Our 2023 Annual Gathering and AGM: Celebrating ten years of LfSS
2024-01-11 14:00 - 19:30
We warmly invite Learning for Sustainability Scotland’s members to join us for an extra-special in-person Annual Gathering and AGM on Thursday 11 January 2024; where we’ll be celebrating our ten-year anniversary.

There will be two parts to this event and members can choose to attend one or both of these :

Our Annual Gathering and AGM at Moray House, University of Edinburgh (14:00 – 17:00)

Evening Reception at the Playfair Library, University of Edinburgh (18:00 – 19:30)

Click here to view the Agenda for the Annual Gathering and AGM.

Click here to book your FREE place at one or both of these events now. Please note that places are limited, so early booking is advised.

Both elements will provide an opportunity for members and invited guests to:

Network and connect with others

Hear an update on LfSS activities

Learn about and share new developments across Scotland and internationally

Celebrate the achievements of members

We look forward to having you join us for this special event.

Networking and tea/coffee for part one of the day will be available from 13:30.

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us at enquiries@lfsscotland.org if you need any additional information.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Learning for Sustainability Scotland

Exploring the potential of...whole-school/institution approaches to Education for Sustainable Development
2025-01-30 15:30 - 16:45
Join Learning for Sustainability Scotland, and our colleagues from across the European network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in Education for Sustainable Development, for our very first in our ‘Exploring the potential of…’ webinar series.

In this webinar, we will focus on ‘Whole-school/institution approaches to Education for Sustainable Development’.

Who is this event for?

Educators including teachers, head teachers, community-based educators, teacher educators, youth leaders, academics, policy-makers, and other education stakeholders

Regional Centres of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development.

What are the aims of this event?

Actively engage ESD stakeholders in sharing and deepening their understanding and knowledge of Whole-School/Institution approaches to ESD

Support educators to engage with the opportunities and challenges of bringing about a whole school approach to ESD

Share resources and sources of further support for a whole-school/institution approach to ESD.

What is the format of this event?

The event will include:

A keynote address from Professor Arjen Wals: Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability at University of Wageningen, Nederland; and and UNESCO Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development.

Practice examples from educators in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings

Opportunities for sharing and discussion amongst participants.

Click here to book your FREE place

Further details, including joining instructions, will be sent to you in due course.

We look forward to welcoming you to this event.

Warmest wishes,

The European RCE Network

Exploring the Proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill
2025-02-17 16:00 - 17:00
Join Learning for Sustainability Scotland and YouthLink Scotland on Monday 17 February from 16:00 – 17:00 to hear more about the Proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill.

This Bill, created by Martin Whitfield MSP, aims to “ensure accessible, well-funded, and high-quality youth work services across Scotland; supporting the holistic development, well-being, and social inclusion of young people, and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of background or circumstance.”

The consultation for this Bill is open and will close on 21 February 2025. Read more in the Consultation Document at: https://lnkd.in/gVZGqcRA

Click here to book your free place now.

We look forward to welcoming you to the discussion.

Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Connect session #24
2025-02-27 16:00 - 17:15
Learning for Sustainability is an international and national priority in education.

Making a professional commitment to learning and learners that is compatible with the aspiration of achieving a sustainable and equitable world embodies what it is to be a teacher in Scotland.

In Scotland, the Professional Standards for teachers are underpinned by Learning for Sustainability as a key cross-cutting theme; interdependent with the other key cross-cutting themes of Values and Leadership.

Join us and the General Teaching Council for Scotland at our monthly drop-in sessions to connect with other practitioners and contributors to share, celebrate and discuss more about Learning for Sustainability and what it means for you, your practice, your setting and your wider learning community.

This session will have a focus on ‘Learner voices and Learning for Sustainability‘

Click here to reserve your FREE place.

Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Connect session #25
2025-03-27 16:00 - 17:15
Learning for Sustainability is an international and national priority in education.

Making a professional commitment to learning and learners that is compatible with the aspiration of achieving a sustainable and equitable world embodies what it is to be a teacher in Scotland.

In Scotland, the Professional Standards for teachers are underpinned by Learning for Sustainability as a key cross-cutting theme; interdependent with the other key cross-cutting themes of Values and Leadership.

Join us and the General Teaching Council for Scotland at our monthly drop-in sessions to connect with other practitioners and contributors to share, celebrate and discuss more about Learning for Sustainability and what it means for you, your practice, your setting and your wider learning community.

This session will have a focus on ‘Learning for Sustainability and the role of Senior Leadership Teams’

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Join a worldwide teaching and learning community with ‘Learning for Sustainable Futures'.
2025-10-06 08:00 - 2026-03-01 17:00
We’re delighted to welcome you to ‘Learning for Sustainable Futures’; a refreshed iteration of one of our highly successful online learning opportunities, which has, to date, attracted over 20,000 learners from 160 countries.

This five-week course is open to all; especially those interested in education and learning for sustainability.

Join us from Monday 06 October to Sunday 09 November on a FREE, facilitated run of this course – but the course will remain open for those who want to join at a later date.

About the course…

Developed in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and the British Council, This course supports learners to consider a global issue important to them, to investigate its various causes and impacts, and to start to take informed action – in whatever social or political form that may take. This course may be useful to you on a personal level or in your workplace, if you seek to make changes in your own life or practice, or to inspire those around you to join you in taking action.

The Teaching and Learning Approaches section integrated into each week provides a dedicated space for discussions and reflection focused on pedagogy: supporting those who want to bring some of the activities and issues covered into their own educational practice.

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