Learning and teaching resources
The resources below have been selected to support teachers in Scotland to further enact and embed Learning for Sustainability in their practice.
We also offer the following to help you make Learning for Sustainability part of your everyday practice. All of these opportunities are FREE of charge:
1. Key national policy and resources
- ‘Target 2030: a movement for people, planet and prosperity: Scotland’s National Learning for Sustainability Action Plan. Find out more about the national ambition to realise the LfS entitlement of all learners in Scotland aged 3-18; as well as the ask for all 3-18 educational settings to become Sustainable Learning Settings by 2030.
- The 2023 Achieving Excellence and Equity: the National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan. Read our blog on the strengthening of Learning for Sustainability in the 2023 NIF.
- Learning for Sustainability Awards 2021 Practitioners, learners and parents from settings across Scotland discuss the impact of Learning for Sustainability on their settings and learning. Education Scotland
- Towards a whole-setting and community approach to LfS This Learning for Sustainability (LfS) self-evaluation and improvement framework is closely aligned with How Good Is Our School 4? and is intended to complement wider conversations around whole school evaluation and improvement. Education Scotland
- Green Gown Awards 2022 – case study examples of sustainability practice in further and higher education. Green Gown Awards
2. Exploring and embedding approaches to Learning for Sustainability
- Learning for the Future: Competences in Education for Sustainable Development (2012) UNECE
- Opening Up Great Learning: Learning for Sustainability (2015) Education Scotland
- Learning for Sustainability in Schools: Effective Pedagogy (2011) WWF Scotland
- Global Citizenship in the Classroom: Guide for teachers (2018) Oxfam
- Teaching Controversial issues: a Guide for teachers (2018) Oxfam
- Outdoor Learning; practical guidance, ideas and support for practitioners in Scotland (2011) Education Scotland
- Successful Approaches to Learning Outdoors (2022) Education Scotland
3. Learning and teaching resources
There are many available resources supporting Learning for Sustainability. The links below signpost you to a range of resources which have already been curated for practitioners:
- A summary of Learning for Sustainability resources This page provides a summary of key information, resources and exemplification relating to learning for sustainability. Education Scotland
- Signposts for Global Citizenship Search this online database for global citizenship resources that are relevant to the curriculum, tried and tested by teachers in Scotland and updated regularly. All resources on Signposts are available online. IDEAS
- A summary of Outdoor Learning resources This page provides a summary of key information, guidance, resources and exemplification relating to outdoor learning. Education Scotland
- The UNCRC, Children’s Rights and Community Learning & Development A collection of links, resources and documents that relate to Children’s Rights and CLD. Education Scotland
- Learning for Sustainability/Outdoor Learning Wakelet This resource is a collection of links to online resources to support Learning for Sustainability and outdoor learning. Education Scotland
- Scotland’s Outdoor Learning Directory A one-stop-shop for outdoor learning services and information provided by Scottish public bodies for environment, forestry, heritage and education. Various partner organisations
- The World’s Largest Lesson Resources to support the use of the Sustainable Development Goals in learning UNESCO