Learning for Sustainability Scotland

Have your say on Scotland's draft Environment Strategy
2025-09-09 16:00 - 17:15 (Europe/London)
The Scottish Government’s draft Environment Strategy sets out a framework for delivering Scotland’s role in tackling the global crises of nature loss, climate change and pollution. Through it, Scotland has the opportunity to create new opportunities for jobs, businesses and investment, improve people’s health and wellbeing, tackle poverty, and promote social justice.

The draft of this strategy is currently under consultation; and Learning for Sustainability Scotland and EAUC Scotland are working together to draft a response.

But we want to hear from YOU.

Education and learning have a huge role to play in achieving this vision. Help us showcase and celebrate what education across Scotland is already doing – and identify and highlight what else it could do with the right support.

Anyone working or learning in an early years, school, college, university. or community setting is welcome. Whether you’re from a teaching, research or operational background – or a learner yourself – join us and share your perspective and insights. We’ll also share pointers and a template to help you easily draft your own response.

Let’s all have our say on a strategy for a sustainable Scotland.

We look forward to welcoming you at 16:00 on Tuesday 09 September – and to hearing your thoughts. We’ll be using Microsoft Teams and we’ll send you the joining link once you’ve signed up.

Click here to reserve your FREE place at this event

Warmest wishes,

Learning for Sustainability Scotland and EAUC Scotland

EAUC ESD Community of Practice: Rethinking Learning: Risks and Benefits of AI
2025-09-19 12:30 - 14:00
Join EAUC and Learning for Sustainability Scotland at the next Education for Sustainable Development network meeting for educators in further and higher education.

About this meeting of the ESD Community of Practice

Welcome to our first official ESD Community of Practice Meeting – previously known as the ‘Topic Support Network’.

Through various speakers and discussions, we will examine learning in a time of AI, and have a look at this through an ESD lens.

Chaired by Scott Strachan, our ESD COP Covenor from the University of Strathclyde, we’ll hear from speakers at further and higher education providers about:

The social, ethical and environmental impacts of AI

An AI coach that helps you develop ESD lesson plans, designed to maximise efficiency and reliability

Teaching methods that develop human competencies and that ensure our students grow and learn – away from ChatGPT

University and college practitioners are welcome to join this event.

Click here to find out more and sign up, or email Kathrin Möbius at kmobius@eauc.org.uk

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.

Click here to find out more

Educating for a Healthy Planet and People: Strengthening Partnerships on the Road to COP30
2025-11-06 13:00 - 20:00
Join us and colleagues from the Planetary Health Alliance as we explore the role of Planetary Health education in preparing societies for the urgent transitions demanded by the climate crisis; aligning with COP30’s agenda, the broader UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and building upon the Planetary Health Educational Framework, developed by the Planetary Health Alliance.

As humanity faces converging crises—from climate change and biodiversity loss to pandemics and food insecurity—it is increasingly clear that the health of people is inseparable from the health of the planet. Planetary Health offers an integrated, transdisciplinary framework that addresses these interconnected challenges by placing human well-being within the context of Earth’s natural systems.While COP30 (to be held in Belém, Brazil in 2025) represents a critical political moment to advance climate action globally, education remains a powerful yet under-utilised lever for long-term transformation. Embedding Planetary Health into education systems—from primary schools to professional training—can empower citizens, leaders, and communities with the knowledge, values, and skills necessary to co-create a sustainable and equitable future.

Click here for full details and to reserve your FREE place. Who is the event for?

● Educators, researchers, and students● Policymakers in all related areas● Youth and student organizations● Civil society and environmental NGOs● Indigenous leaders and traditional knowledge holders● International organizations (e.g., WHO, UNESCO, UNEP)

What are the expected outcomes?

● A shared understanding of the importance of Planetary Health education for climate action.● A set of recommendations to feed into the official COP30 processes and legacy initiatives.● Strengthened networks among educators, institutions, and civil society committed to transforming education for a healthy planet.● A public-facing communiqué or declaration on Planetary Health Education for COP30.

Click here for full details and to reserve your FREE place. Supporting partners and organisations:

Planetary Health AllianceUniversity of São PauloPlanetary Health Brazil NetworkScotland’s United Nations University recognised Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development – Learning for Sustainability Scotland

'Live at COP30': explore more with our FREE legacy course
2025-11-10 08:00 - 2026-11-08 17:00
Our FREE ‘Live at the COP’ MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is now available as a legacy course following COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Since its first iteration in 2021 for COP26, over 20,000 people from over 170 countries have taken part in this collaborative, facilitated learning opportunity.

About the course

This course offers you an opportunity to examine what the COP process is, why it’s considered to be important, and reflect on how you can add your voice to the call for collective action for a sustainable future.

Throughout the course, we shared ‘live’ insights into the issues being discussed at COP30, as well as responses to the conference themes from children and young people, community groups and ministerial bodies, both nationally and internationally. Using these ‘starting points’, we invite you to reflect on what you have heard, watched and read, and think about what these conversations and issues mean to you.

Course content from ‘Live at COP30’ will remain open, free and accessible as a legacy resource for school, community and individual use beyond the Conference.

Click here to find out more.

Have your say on Scotland's School Inspections
2025-11-18 16:00 - 17:00
Learning for Sustainability Scotland invites you to join them online on Tuesday 18 November from 16:00-17:00 for a discussion on Scotland’s School Inspections Consultation.

Why are we holding this event?

The way in which school inspections work in Scotland is being reviewed – and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland wants your views.

Your feedback will shape how inspections can be made fairer, more transparent, and more focused on what matters most for children and young people.

This consultation is a key part of the education inspectorate system-wide review of school inspections. It will inform how the inspection process is strengthened as a driver of improvement and public assurance on the quality of education.

Join us online on Tuesday 18th November to hear more. Our event aims to:

raise awareness about the proposed Schools Inspection changes

generate discussion and gather views on the format, purpose and content of the new inspection process: including the place of Learning for Sustainability in this

collate input from participants to generate a response to the Consultation

encourage others to submit their own informed, independent contributions to the Consultation.

Please book your FREE place by completing this registration form.

Joining details for this event will be sent to you in due course.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Learning for Sustainability Scotland 2025 AGM and online Gathering: Sustaining the human spirit through renewal and solidarity in learning
2026-01-15 15:00 - 17:15
We warmly invite our members to join us online for our 2025 Annual Gathering and AGM.

This event will provide members with the opportunity to:

Hear an update on our activities over the past year

Learn about new LfS developments in Scotland and internationally

Connect with other members

Celebrate the achievements of members who have developed approaches to sustain the human spirit through renewal and solidarity in learning

Share and reflect on their own examples of these kinds of approaches.

Please click here to view the draft Programme.

Would you like to share an example of your activity at our AGM?

Please let us know in this sign-up form and tell us more about it by 17:00 on Wednesday 26th November. You will have five minutes to share your story and visual/audio accompaniments are very welcome.

We look forward to welcoming you to this event.

Warmest wishes,

The Learning for Sustainability Scotland Team
