EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Where can I find more information?
This page provides direct links to a number of other websites that may help you find out more about education for sustainable development. Links to other sites will be added as the ESD website develops.
ESD IN PRACTICE
Taking the first step forward … towards education for sustainable development: good practice in primary and secondary schools – An Ofsted report on ESD
Connecting research and practice: education for sustainable development – A website developed by NFER, the General Teaching Council for England and the British Educational Research Association
RESOURCES FOR ESD
Council for Environmental Education – a membership organisation website
Development Education Association – a membership organisation website
WWFlearning – an ESD website for teachers and pupils
Learning through Landscapes – a website about developing school grounds
Global Dimension – a database of development education resources
Sustainable development — a guide to selecting educational resources – a DEFRA guide
Global Gateway – A one-stop-shop for everything related to the global dimension in education.
Young lives – An international study of childhood poverty
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Some Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) are developing strategies for ESD, which will support ESD in schools in their regions, for example the Yorkshire & Humber ESD Forum
INFORMATION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
EnCams – an environmental awareness campaign website
Environment Agency – environmental data
Friends of the Earth – campaigning organisation website
Greenpeace – campaigning organisation website
Sustainable Development Commission – The Governments independent advisory body on sustainable development
GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, ACTION PLANS AND INDICATORS
The Government Sustainable Development Action Plan for Education and Skills
The UK Government sustainable development strategy
Government sustainable development indicators
ESD CONCEPTS IN PRACTICE
Key stage learning outcomes – Government Sustainable Development Education Panel website
UNITED NATIONS INITIATIVES
UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Millennium Development Goals
LOCAL AGENDA 21
Government Local Agenda 21 policy
Deparment of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs