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The latest edition of the SEEd E-Newsletter contains this statement from an experienced ESD primary school teacher in relation to what she took away from SEEd's 2012 sustainable schools conference ... “To go back and remember to include pupils and...

Here is a link to recent work carried out in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on indicators to evaluate ESD. The publication: Education on the Path to Sustainability – proposed indicator set to evaluate education for sustainable development results from the international research...

The BBC had a programme the other week, 'Greening the Military', which looked at how British (and other) armed forces are increasingly having to take account of the environmental impact of their activities.  This is part of the BBC's blurb for...

It is reported that the Secretary of State for Education (for England), Michael Gove, is exempting further categories of taxpayer-funded schools from having to employ teachers with formal qualified teacher status (QTS).  The  Guardian reports the DfE as saying: "Independent...

I see that the government of Georgia is organizing an inter-governmental conference on Environmental Education for Sustainable Development.  This is scheduled for 6 – 7 September 2012 in, where else, Tbilisi, and will commemorate the 35th anniversary of the eponymous...

Defra is reviewing the UK's sustainable development indicator set, and is seeking views on its proposals.  It says this ... The Government has committed to measure and report our progress through a new set of sustainable development indicators.  The intention...

I have been following the Olympics rather more than I thought I should – mostly mediated by the BBC, but including a trip to see volleyball for real (accompanying rather bemused grandchildren).  I've been enjoying the drama without getting too...

This is part of a message sent by UCU about the publication of the 2012 Green League Table ... "We are particularly concerned about the slow pace of change on education for sustainable development.  Only a third of institutions have...

I confess that I struggle with issues around economic growth, in particular wondering how more people can enjoy a decent life – Sen's idea(l) of living a life one has reason to value – without it.  I subscribe to the...

From a 2012 UK report to UNESCO ... "... a lack of coordination and support for project projects which often results in duplication ..." Just so: must be a recurring problem. Rather sadly, I did not spot this myself ...