News & Blogs: national LfS strategy

Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Drop-In #10: celebrating teaching and learning approaches to LfS ahead of the launch of the refreshed national Learning for Sustainability Action Plan

Tue 14th February 2023 -

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.


Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Drop-In #9: a focus on learner voice and the interim outcomes of the National Discussion on Scottish education

Tue 14th February 2023 -

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.


Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Drop-In #8: A focus on LfS and the 2023 National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan

Tue 14th February 2023 -

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.


Learning for Sustainability and the Professional Standards – monthly Drop-In #7

Tue 14th February 2023 -

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.


Scottish Government strengthens profile of Learning for Sustainability in the 2023 National Improvement Framework 

Wed 4th January 2023 - Blog Posts, News, Policy Advice and Responses

We warmly welcome the news that the Scottish Government has strengthened the profile and visibility of Learning for Sustainability in the 2023 ‘Achieving Excellence and Equity: National Improvement Framework and improvement plan’ (or ‘NIF’).

Published annually, this document ‘sets out the vision and priorities for Scottish education that have been agreed across the system, and the national improvement activity that needs to be undertaken to help deliver those key priorities.’
We have highlighted some of the key points from this document in this article.


Sustainability, employability and youthwork

Wed 4th January 2023 -

Join us and YouthLink Scotland to explore how we can support young people to develop the skills needed for a sustainable and just future. We’re delighted to welcome you to… [read more]


#Let’sTalkScottishEducation: Responding to Scotland’s National Discussion on education

Wed 7th December 2022 - Communities, Further and Higher Education, News, Policy Advice and Responses, Schools and early learning & childcare settings

It is a time of change in Scottish education, with warmly-welcomed opportunities to examine, discuss and reflect on system-wide reform. Learning for Sustainability is a key element in these opportunities… [read more]


Strengthening and Supporting Approaches to ESD in Universities and Colleges

Tue 22nd November 2022 - Blog Posts, Courses & Events Summaries, Further and Higher Education, News

The latest meeting of EAUC Scotland’s Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Network, supported by Learning for Sustainability Scotland, took place on 21st November 2022 with a focus on “Strengthening and Supporting Approaches to ESD in Universities and Colleges”


Learning for Sustainability & the National Discussion on Education

Wed 19th October 2022 -

The need to support learners of all ages to contribute building a socially-just, sustainable and equitable society has never been greater. To step up action on Learning for Sustainability, a… [read more]


Learning for Sustainability and ‘Putting Young People at the Centre’

Thu 6th October 2022 - Blog Posts, Courses & Events Summaries, Further and Higher Education, Policy Advice and Responses, Schools and early learning & childcare settings, Uncategorised

This is a time of change for Scotland’s education system. The Scottish Government and COSLA have launched the ‘most inclusive ever discussion on education in Scotland, with learners playing a… [read more]