Learning for Sustainability Scotland

12/05/2026

Today's the day: applications for our Youth Climate Action Fund 2026 are now open!

Constituted groups and schools working with young people in the Scottish Borders can apply for a grant of up to £750.

What do we fund?
🌍Community action which benefits our planet.
🌳Activities which support sustainable practices.
🐝Activities or learning which encourages climate resilience and adaptations.
🌄Opportunities to learn new skills and discover nature.

To find out more and apply, visit the link in the comments below 👇

18/03/2026

Welcome to ‘Learning for Sustainable Futures’; a refreshed iteration of one of our highly-successful online learning opportunities, which has, to date, attracted over 20,000 learners from ~170 countries.

This five-week course is open to all; especially those interested in education and learning for sustainability.

Join us from Monday 30 March to Sunday 03 May on a FREE, facilitated run of this course.

Click here to find out more and register your interest: https://lnkd.in/eqD82hTz

11/03/2026

Webinar: Using Digital Tools in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Join the European Network in the fourth of their "Exploring the potential of..." webinar series 🖥️

The webinar aims to support educators across Europe to engage with digital tools for ESD, explore the benefits and challenges of using digital tools, share practice examples from RCEs across Europe 🌍️ and share relevant resources 📱

🗓️ 31 March 2026
🕒 17:00–18:05 CET
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://buff.ly/OHfzeiJ

with Learning for Sustainability Scotland

10/03/2026

Join us and our colleagues from across the European network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in Education for Sustainable Development on 31 March for our webinar on ‘Using Digital Tools in Education for Sustainable Development’.

👉 Who is this event for?
- Educators: including teachers, head teachers, community-based educators, teacher educators, youth leaders, academics, policy-makers, and other education stakeholders, Regional Centres of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development.

👉 What are the aims of this event?
- Supporting educators across Europe to engage with digital tools in Education for Sustainable Development
- Enabling ongoing sharing of practice examples from RCEs in Europe
- Sharing relevant resources

Find out more and book your FREE place here:
https://lnkd.in/ezhnT9J3

26/02/2026

GTC Scotland has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its Accreditation Policy.

As the independent regulator for teachers and college lecturers in Scotland, it also has responsibility for accrediting programmes of initial teacher education (ITE) and further education teaching qualification programmes for college lecturers (TQFE).

Join us on Tuesday 03 March from 16:00 – 17:00, where we will:

- Help you to find out more about this proposed Consultation
- Encourage discussion and gather insights/perspectives on the format of the review and the place of Learning for Sustainability in this
- Collate input from you to inform a response to the Consultation
- Support and encourage you to submit your own informed, independent contributions to the Consultation (by the deadline of 12th March 2026)

Click here to reserve your free place: https://lnkd.in/eJUMi2m7

We look forward to welcoming you.

09/02/2026

Ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in May 2026, our Policy Action Group has published a Policy Briefing for the next Scottish Parliament.

👉 Click here to read the Briefing: https://lnkd.in/duZ7xzqv

What are our asks of the next Scottish Parliament?

We seek the following key commitments for education and learning in the next Scottish Parliament through political commitment, accelerated action at scale, and sustainable and sustained resourcing:

✔️ Join up action and collaboration through learning and education across all sectors to deliver a socially-just and sustainable Scotland through an integrated systems approach
✔️Escalate and scale up the delivery of Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability Action Plan ‘Target 2030: A Movement for People, Planet and Prosperity’’ for early years and schools
✔️Champion the Learning for Sustainability ‘Movement for Change’ across all of Scotland’s universities and colleges
✔️Strengthen sustainability understanding and action through community learning and development, including youth work
✔️Enable equitable and long-term access to Learning for Sustainability opportunities to ensure a just transition for communities and learners of all ages.

For more information, please contact Cecilia Manosa Nyblon, our Development Manager, at [email protected]

Warmest wishes,

The Learning for Sustainability Scotland Team

30/10/2025

Delighted to be co-hosting this amazing event with British Council Scotland and Moray House School of Education and Sport University of Edinburgh. The delegates are now on a working lunch ahead of their final plenary...will we reach consensus on tackling global climate change and ensuring support for the world's most vulnerable people??

Will they reach consensus at today’s climate debate simulation ?

100 pupils from across Scotland are gathering to step into the shoes of world leaders and negotiate .

With & 🌎🌱

15/08/2025

On Wednesday 13 August 2025, Learning for Sustainability Scotland and SDG Network Scotland, with input from Sarah Boyack MSP, hosted a webinar and discussion to explore the proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill.

Full details of the webinar, including its outputs and advice on submitting your own response to the consultation on the Bill, can be found on our website:

https://lnkd.in/epGS9RyG

Please note that the deadline for responses to the consultation is Sunday 24th August.

Education Scotland The Scottish Government UN SDG Action Campaign

18/03/2025

Our next ' forSustainability Connect' session on Thu 27th March will focus on 'Leading for LfS: the role of Senior Leadership Teams'. Join us & from 16:00 - 17:15 to hear more and have your say.

Book your free place here: https://lnkd.in/epyWB5kc

Education Scotland University of Edinburgh Sustainability University of Stirling The University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen University of Dundee University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde University of the West of Scotland UHI Perth Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier University

17/03/2025

It's Week 2 of ‘Learning for a Sustainable Future’; our highly successful online learning opportunity, which has, to date, attracted over 20,000 learners from nearly 160 countries.

This week, we'll be looking at 'Values and Frameworks': reflecting on the role of personal values and frameworks for thinking when moving towards action on sustainability issues.

Click on the link below to find out more and register your interest in this free, five-week course; developed in partnership with the The University of Edinburgh and the British Council Schools

You’ll develop an informed personal response to major global challenges as you’re supported to take positive actions towards a sustainable future. You’ll learn more about current global issues and consider how we can all take action, personally or locally. The course has an additional strand for those working in formal or informal education, who want to bring some of the activities and issues covered in the course into their own teaching.

https://lnkd.in/ek8iUAHK

21/02/2025

It’s back!

We’re delighted to announce the next ‘run’ of ‘Learning for a Sustainable Future’; our highly successful online learning opportunity, which has, to date, attracted over 20,000 learners from nearly 160 countries.

Developed in partnership with the The University of Edinburgh and the British Council, we invite you to join a FREE, facilitated run of this course, from Monday 10 March to Sunday 13 April.

You’ll develop an informed personal response to major global challenges as you’re supported to take positive actions towards a sustainable future. You’ll learn more about current global issues and consider how we can all take action, personally or locally. The course has an additional strand for those working in formal or informal education, who want to bring some of the activities and issues covered in the course into their own teaching.

Click here to find out more and register your interest: https://lnkd.in/ek8iUAHK

United Nations UNESCO Youth The Scottish Government Education Scotland Earth Charter International - Carta de la Tierra Amnesty International The Scottish Government British Council Schools College Development Network University of Edinburgh Sustainability British Council Schools British Council Scotland