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Education for Sustainable
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Strategies for the implementation of ESD in
schools and the National Curriculum in England
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Her Majesty’s Inspector
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Education for Sustainable Development
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“enables people to develop the
knowledge, values and skills to
participate in decisions about the way
we do things individually and
collectively, both locally and globally,
that will improve the quality of life now
without damaging the planet for the
future”
National Curriculum for England
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ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
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DfES SD Action Plan
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“We have theorised
about sustainable
development in
education for long
enough. That is why
this is not a strategy
but a plan for action.
We need to embrace
sustainable
development across the
education system…”
DfES SD Action Plan, 2003
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Securing the Future
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“ Sustainable
development principles
must lie at the core of
the education system,
such that schools,
colleges and
universities become
showcases of
sustainable
development among the
communities that they
serve.” 2005
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DfES Five Year Strategy for Children
and Learners, 2004
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• “Every school should be an
environmentally sustainable
school, with a good plan for
transport that encourages
walking or cycling, an active
recycling policy (moving
from paper to electronic
processes wherever
possible) and a school
garden or other
opportunities for children to
explore the natural world.
Schools must teach out
children by example as well
as by instruction.”
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“Sustainable development will not just be a subject in
the classroom: it will be in its bricks and mortar and
the way the school uses and even generates its own
power. Our students won’t just be told about
sustainable development, they will see and work
within it: a living, learning place in which to