Closing the Safety Gap, Why Policy Alone Won’t Protect the Workforce
As a freelance education consultant with over 20 years’ experience in Further Education, I’ve spent my career helping institutions design the best possible provisions to…
Sustainability
Sustainability is the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources.
Sustainability is a societal goal with three dimensions: the environmental, economic and social dimension. This concept can be used to guide decisions at the global, national and at the individual consumer level.
Sustainability Education is often referred to as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), which has been defined as: UNESCO, 2014. “Education for Sustainable Development allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future.
Why Sustainability Must be Embedded in Education and why the FE Sector Should Lead the way
Gen Z and Gen Alpha make up the largest proportion of today’s student population and they care deeply about engaging with organisations that “do the…
Winchester’s Taurai creates map of Zimbabwe’s threatened heritage sites for virtual museum
A postgraduate student at the University of Winchester has created an interactive map highlighting heritage sites in his native Zimbabwe which he believes are under…
Almost 100 trainee teachers receive climate-inclusive education from ten determined primary school pupils
Almost 100 trainee teachers receive climate-inclusive education from ten determined primary school pupils Yesterday, in a first-of-its-kind event, ten Welton pupils delivered three Teach the…
Why Retrofitting Keeps Going Wrong, and What to do About it
A government audit has found that over 30,000 homes have had sub-standard insulation installed under two recent publicly-funded retrofit schemes. The schemes, Energy Company Obligation…
Fife College launches second series of CampusCast podcast ahead of Dunfermline City Campus opening
Fife College has launched the second series of its award-winning sustainability podcast, CampusCast, giving listeners exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the final stages of its landmark…
Fife College first educational institution in Scotland to achieve Bronze Carbon Literate Educator accreditation
Fife College has become the first educational institution in Scotland to be accredited as a Bronze Carbon Literate Educator, highlighting its commitment to embedding climate…
Canterbury Christ Church University announces new Vice-Chancellor
Professor Claire Ozanne has been appointed as the next Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Canterbury Christ Church University. Professor Ozanne is an experienced leader in higher…
STEM Against Hunger: Students Redesign the Future of Food
BIEA’s 2025 STEM Competition highlights global student solutions to agriculture and food security in a changing climate Young innovators from around the world were celebrated…
Chester’s quality education recognised in global university sustainability impact rankings
The quality of education at the University of Chester has been placed among the top 15% globally, in influential rankings scoring the progress of universities…
