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Can the coronavirus pandemic be viewed as a ‘fire drill’ for what is likely to follow from the climate and biodiversity emergencies? In issue 84 of Teaching Scotland, GTC Scotland’s Ken Muir asked: “Does the [Covid-19] crisis we are enduring demonstrate sufficiently why Learning for Sustainability, essential for the wellbeing of all, is such an integral… [read more]

This week, the Scottish Government published its landmark review of the progress Scotland has made in delivering the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.  The review was developed in partnership with SDG Network Scotland, a coalition of over 500 organisations and individuals including Learning for… [read more]

Steering Committee members from six RCEs (from the UK and Ireland) came together on 30 June to consider the role of RCEs within and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.  The focus of this online forum was to provide solidarity and support, to share challenges and opportunities associated with the pandemic  and to further consider the collaborations… [read more]

Our world stands at a crossroads: ecologically, socially, culturally and politically. Post-COVID-19, we have a chance to shape a ‘new normal’: one that puts people and planet on a par with profits, but how do we ensure that this new narrative isn’t just dominated by the same ethos that created the ‘old normal’? How do… [read more]

We are living in extraordinary times. On 3rd June 2020, more than 70 LfS Scotland members from across the country – and several international guests – gathered online to explore the relevance of Learning for Sustainability in creating a flourishing, equitable and sustainable world during and beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic. The event provided an… [read more]

A new Publication Celebrating Award-Winning RCE Project Contributions to Education for Sustainable Development has been produced, including one of Learning for Sustainability Scotland’s award winning projects. ‘RCE Contributions to a More Sustainable World: Celebrating Five Years of Innovative Projects on Education for Sustainable Development (2015-2019)‘. The publication highlights and celebrates some of the outstanding contributions… [read more]

Our 2019 Annual General Meeting, held on Friday 10 January 2020 at Moray House, Edinburgh University had a timely theme – Feeling the Pressure: planetary health, participatory democracy and you. With awareness of the climate and nature crisis rising in Scotland, and the upcoming arrival of the critical COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in November 2020, more than seventy members came to… [read more]

Here newly elected LfS Scotland Steering Group member, Duncan Zuill, explores the potential for Scotland’s school grounds to play their part in responding to the global climate and ecological crisis. I am part of a Bill Clinton Global Initiative team dedicated to the rewilding project described below. We have two aims: to enable parts of… [read more]

Learning for Sustainability Scotland has submitted a detailed response to the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s consultation on the ‘refreshed’ set of Professional Standards and Professional Code for education professionals.  Our submission is based on a workshop with members held on November 6th 2019.  In our response suggestions are offered to strengthen the integration of Learning for Sustainability… [read more]

LfS Scotland member Corinne Angier has been sponsored by the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science and Scotdec in Edinburgh to undertake a research PhD at The University of Stirling. The focus is on teaching for global citizenship in secondary mathematics classrooms. In this blog Corinne wonders whether the question from the General Teaching Council… [read more]