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