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Sustainability

Hannah Scott

How to use One Planet Living in schools: sustainability success stories across the world

Hannah Scott is a project manager at Bioregional, an environmental sustainability charity and consultancy. Hannah’s session introduced the One Planet Living sustainability framework which has been used by schools across the world to take impactful and inspiring climate action.

Hannah referred to the Bioregional One Planet Living principles - see https://www.bioregional.com/one-planet-livingLink opens in a new window.

https://warwick.padlet.org/aball116/e7t56bjdmudp9xl2Link opens in a new window

For the first Green Space Day, a series of resources were collected together around this theme which you are welcome to explore and use in your teaching. Please note that they were accurate and live in April 2022, but some may have been replaced or removed, as we have no control over external resources. The resources are labelled with the following colours and shapes to denote their suitability for particular age phases:

Early Years: Primary: Secondary:

Resource title, description and link	Suitable for
One Planet Living Sustainability Framework - created by Bioregional, an organisation that promote sustainable living - website https://www.bioregional.com/one-planet-livingLink opens in a new window
Environment Agency - Plastic pollution - website - resources for teachers School resources pack for teaching children about plastic pollution through an interactive workshop that should take 1-1.5 hours, including Lifecycles, Word Banks, Lunchbox resources and teacher notes (All PDFs). https://zone.recycledevon.org/environment-agency-school-resources/Link opens in a new window
Practical Action - website - free resources for teachers STEM, science, design and technology resources fit the UK curriculum and engage children in real world issues including climate change, renewable energy, food security and disaster preparedness. https://practicalaction.org/schools/Link opens in a new window
Centre for Industry Education Collaboration - website - free resources for teachers https://www.york.ac.uk/ciec/resources/primary/sustainability/Link opens in a new window	(KS2)
National Association of Environmental Education - website - free resources for teachers https://naee.org.uk/latest-report-from-naee/Link opens in a new window
UK School Sustainability Network (UKSSN) The networks provide students and staff with a way to connect with peers, share ideas and resources, collaborate on local, national and international initiatives, and develop personal, social and workplace skills. Short video on UKSSN representatives at COP26 Link to UKSSN website: https://www.transform-our-world.org/ukssnLink opens in a new window
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Brief video about the youth realising the Sustainable Development Goals through policy change. Webpage introducing the UN Sustainable Development GoalsLink opens in a new window This has an emphasis on social justice, including gender equality and no poverty, in conjunction with global sustainability.
Teaching for sustainability A variety of resources and training for teachers with many aspects of sustainability, including open educational resources (OER) and digital resources (PowerPoints (PPTs), videos, quizzes). https://www.teachsus.eu/Link opens in a new window
Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) published by BERA Research Commission The final manifesto from the BERA-funded research commission on environmental sustainability calls for sustainability to become a key feature of the curriculum, inspections and other accountability systems in order to enable schools to make environmentally friendly choices. https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/manifesto-for-education-for-environmental-sustainability-efes-published-by-bera-research-commissionLink opens in a new window
Young People's Trust for the Environment Lesson plans, home learning packs, facts and fun activities for children and teenagers. Topics including climate change, plants, habitats, rainforests, sustainable development etc. https://ypte.org.uk/audiences/teachersLink opens in a new window
University College London (UCL) guide to sustainability podcasts https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/our-top-sustainability-podcastsLink opens in a new window

Resource title, description and link

Suitable for

One Planet Living Sustainability Framework - created by Bioregional, an organisation that promote sustainable living - website

https://www.bioregional.com/one-planet-livingLink opens in a new window

Environment Agency - Plastic pollution - website - resources for teachers

School resources pack for teaching children about plastic pollution through an interactive workshop that should take 1-1.5 hours, including Lifecycles, Word Banks, Lunchbox resources and teacher notes (All PDFs).

https://zone.recycledevon.org/environment-agency-school-resources/Link opens in a new window

Practical Action - website - free resources for teachers

STEM, science, design and technology resources fit the UK curriculum and engage children in real world issues including climate change, renewable energy, food security and disaster preparedness.

https://practicalaction.org/schools/Link opens in a new window

Centre for Industry Education Collaboration - website - free resources for teachers

https://www.york.ac.uk/ciec/resources/primary/sustainability/Link opens in a new window

(KS2)

National Association of Environmental Education - website - free resources for teachers

https://naee.org.uk/latest-report-from-naee/Link opens in a new window

UK School Sustainability Network (UKSSN)

The networks provide students and staff with a way to connect with peers, share ideas and resources, collaborate on local, national and international initiatives, and develop personal, social and workplace skills.

Short video on UKSSN representatives at COP26

Link to UKSSN website:

https://www.transform-our-world.org/ukssnLink opens in a new window

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Brief video about the youth realising the Sustainable Development Goals through policy change.

Webpage introducing the UN Sustainable Development GoalsLink opens in a new window

This has an emphasis on social justice, including gender equality and no poverty, in conjunction with global sustainability.

Teaching for sustainability

A variety of resources and training for teachers with many aspects of sustainability, including open educational resources (OER) and digital resources (PowerPoints (PPTs), videos, quizzes).

https://www.teachsus.eu/Link opens in a new window

Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) published by BERA Research Commission

The final manifesto from the BERA-funded research commission on environmental sustainability calls for sustainability to become a key feature of the curriculum, inspections and other accountability systems in order to enable schools to make environmentally friendly choices.

https://www.bera.ac.uk/news/manifesto-for-education-for-environmental-sustainability-efes-published-by-bera-research-commissionLink opens in a new window

Young People's Trust for the Environment

Lesson plans, home learning packs, facts and fun activities for children and teenagers. Topics including climate change, plants, habitats, rainforests, sustainable development etc.

https://ypte.org.uk/audiences/teachersLink opens in a new window

University College London (UCL) guide to sustainability podcasts

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/our-top-sustainability-podcastsLink opens in a new window