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Education for sustainability happens both within the curriculum and through the management systems of the institution, with the environment around the school being as important…
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The 2030 agenda seeks to deliver a ‘quality education , which can be defined as facilitating human relationships characterised by justice and peace and serving mutual interests such as greater equity, respect, and understanding’ (UKSSD) and poverty is still a barrier to education. Everywhere.
Quality education is relevant to and improves a person’s lifestyle: through work and training leading to employment or another meaningful role in society.
The SWLFSC believes that such learning is a life-long right for people in the South West with stories recognising that it looks different in our universities, schools and workplaces.
Have you got a story to tell?
We are growing a set of stories; showing how people across the South West are shaping a sustainable future. Submit your story and supporting images online, and we’ll publish them on our website for others to enjoy.
Latest stories:
Workshops in schools
In describing their global sustainability workshop for schools Go Green workshops offer an insight into the delivery of compelling learning experiences around issues of sustainability. Creativity,…
Sustainability in Universities
David Orr observed that unsustainable societies are created by highly qualified people; if education impacts sustainability, higher education is disproportionately significant. This goes beyond greening university buildings to…