SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PROJECT

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PROJECT

• Scotlands Colleges response to the UN Decade for
  Education for Sustainable Development

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Objective and Targets

• To enable Scotlands Colleges to deliver the
  knowledge, understanding, skills and values for
  its learners, communities and partners to live
  sustainable lives
• Clarify bringing initiatives together.
• Co-operation/collaboration regularly bringing
  people together to share experiences.
• Communities of practice provide support to
  practitioners throughout the sector.
• Creativity find and support new opportunities
• Celebrate acknowledge and celebrate the work
  already taking place

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Project Partners

• The SFEU Project will seek to realise these
  Objectives and Targets within the Scottish
  College Sector by working together with
• Scottish Funding Council
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• Environmental Association of Universities and
  Colleges
• Other strategic partners e.g. Sustainable
  Development Education Policy Network

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A phased approach to implementation

• Formative Phase consult widely with stakeholders
  to identify sector needs identify gaps in
  provision identify and assimilate good practice.
• Development Phase Draw up an Action Plan for the
  duration of the project
• Implementation Phase Respond to sector needs
  staff development resource materials, Action
  Programme, etc.
• Evaluation Phase measure our effectiveness,
  develop KPIs benchmark the sector report back.

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Action Plan

• Develop and pilot KPIs
• Initiate a an Action Programme in Scotlands
  Colleges
• Survey of ESD delivery
• Case Studies
• Develop resources teaching materials
• Provide CPD for Teaching Staff

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Action Programme Devise a mutually agreed PDA
Unit Education for Sustainable Development (Plan
/ Deliver / Evaluate) ? Pilot the unit in
Scotlands Colleges using the Subject
Networks (12 pilots in 12 subject
areas) ? Accredit those individuals undertaking
the pilot with the PDA Unit if they meet the
assessment criteria ? Use the assessment evidence
generated as assessment exemplars for that
curriculum area post on subject
networks ? Encourage those individuals or teams
undertaking the pilot to write up their
experiences as best practice case studies.
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SFEU Subject Networks

• Business Administration
• Care
• Computing and Information Technology
• Construction
• Creative and Performing Arts
• Engineering
• English and Communication
• Hairdressing
• Hospitality
• Land, Environment and Science
• Mathematics and Numeracy
• Modern Languages and ESOL
• Social Sciences
• Sports and Recreation

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Contact details
Tel [phone] Fax [phone] e-mail
sfeu_at_sfeu.ac.uk Website www.sfeu.ac.uk