How to learn for a Better Future through School – Youth Work Partnerships
Learning for Sustainability is about working together to create a flourishing, equitable and sustainable world. It is an entitlement for all young people in Scottish Education. On 25th February 2021 LfS Scotland and YouthLink… [read more]
Report from the LfS Scotland Jan – Dec 2020 AGM
Our 2020 Annual General Meeting and Networking event was held online for the first time on 12th January 2021. More than 150 members gathered to explore the theme Building Forward Better:… [read more]
EAUC Scotland and LFS Scotland submit a joint response to QAA ESD Guidance consultation
A joint response has been submitted to the QAA, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and Advance HE consultation on their major review of the 2014 Education for Sustainable Development… [read more]
GTC Scotland publishes learning for sustainability professional guide for teachers
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) has published ‘Learning for Sustainability: a Professional Guide for Teachers’ in partnership with Learning for Sustainability Scotland. The guide aims to help teachers understand… [read more]
SDG Accord Report 2020 – Progress towards the global Goals in the FE & HE Sector launched
A Global Alliance of the world’s universities, colleges and sustainability networks, including Learning for Sustainability Scotland, have today (Friday, 11th December 2020) launched a new report: SDG Accord – Progress towards the global… [read more]
Consultation on revised Education for Sustainable Development Guidance for UK higher education providers launched
QAA, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and Advance HE have launched a consultation 4th December 2020 – 22nd January 2021 on their major review of the 2014 Education for Sustainable… [read more]
Perthshire school awarded Erasmus+ grant for outdoor learning & sustainability project with Norway
Robert Douglas Memorial School, a 500-pupil primary in Scone, Perthshire, has been successful in an Erasmus+ grant application for a two-year project with their partner school in Steigen, northern Norway. The project will focus… [read more]
Are Scotland’s students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?
In 2018, Scotland opted to participate in the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ‘global competence’ assessment. Today, the results have been published in a new OECD report: ‘Are Students… [read more]
Seizing the Moment: Learning for Sustainability and Youth Work
The impact of Covid19 on young people continues to be immense, and the youth work sector has a vital role to play in supporting their educational, social and emotional recovery. On 6th October… [read more]
LfS Scotland responds to the final drafts of the GTCS Professional Standards 2021
In late 2019 Learning for Sustainability Scotland responded to the General Teaching Council’s consultation on a ‘refreshed’ set of Professional Standards for education professionals. The Final Drafts of the Professional Standards… [read more]