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Higher Education for Sustainable Development – an interview
A while back, I had an "interview" by questionnaire. An odd process; whilst it certainly gave me a lot of time to consider and shape my responses, there no time to interact with the interviewer. I sent a few papers...
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My week
This began well with an extended cabaret on the lawn by a green woodpecker and then the arrival of the first fieldfares. Fortunately, we have enough apples and ants to cater for all. Poor PISA scores were heralded by Sunday newspaper...
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The Manifesto we all want – last word
Well, the last word from me on the "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". I am sure that others will have things to say...
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PISA UK results unequally poor
You could tell the PISA scores were going to be bad when, just before publication, Mr Gove blamed the last government's policies. In the event, PISA revealed the UK to be around the OECD average for maths and reading, and a...
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Sustainability at the Times Higher Awards
First, warm congratulations to Simon Kemp who won the Times Higher Award last week for 'most innovative teacher of the year'. The judges said: Simon Kemp’s imaginative approach to teaching, particularly by putting students in high-pressure, real-life business situations, hugely...
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SDRN conference – see you there?
The SDRN’s Annual Conference: Sustainable development in the UK in 2020 is to take place on Tuesday, 28th January at the BIS Conference Centre in London. SDRN says: The UK has committed to a range of nationally and internationally-set sustainable...
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What characterises a good [esd] indicator?
This question ran through a 2012 conference in Berne at which I spoke. The conference marked the conclusion of the project "Development of Indicators to Evaluate Offerings and Performance in the Area of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)", which ran...
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The Manifesto we all want – esd's just the thing for a fair economy
This is the third post focused on the "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". It looks at the connection between ESD and the economy....
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The Manifesto we all want – the call to governments
This is the second post focused on the "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". It looks at who the manifesto is trying to influence....
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A Manifesto we all want, but where Business has no business
I got my invitation the other day to the House of Commons launch of "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". This is the first...
