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Sustainable Futures’ ESDGC Strategy 2006 (PDF, 2.1Mb)

Sustainable Development strategy 2008 (PDF, 2Mb)

Education Strategic Plan 2008/11 (PDF, 3Mb)

 

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Sustainable Documents

Education for sustainable development & global citizenship is about the things we do every day. It’s about the big and small issues such as climate change, conflict, consumer pressure and environmental depletion and how they relate to each other and us.

Schools can make a positive contribution towards shaping a more sustainable future by helping pupils, parents, carers, staff and governors to understand the meaning of sustainable development through every day decision-making. They can do this through the curriculum they deliver and the way in which the school is run and managed.

Local and national documents have been developed to support schools delivering ESDGC.

Local Documents

Education for sustainable development & global citizenship has been made a priority within Caerphilly by its identification as one of 7 beacon projects within the Caerphilly Community Strategy.

An ESD & GC Beacon Group was established in 2005 to drive the ESDGC beacon forward and develop and implement an ESDGC Strategy and action plan.
‘Sustainable Futures’ - CCBC’s Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship Strategy & Action Plan 2006/09 (PDF, 2.1Mb)

Site map

A map spanning South East Wales showing ESDGC related sites and places to visit.
ESDGC Map (PDF, 1.1Mb)

Contact details

Contact details for officers based in the Caerphilly County Borough and South Wales and key date highlighting national and international ESDGC days.
Contact Cards Caerphilly (PDF, 120Kb)
Contact Cards South Wales (PDF, 232Kb)
Events Cards (PDF, 358Kb)

ESDGC Policies

Below are some fantastic examples of ESDGC policies written by schools in Caerphilly and other local authority areas.

The Draft Framework for School ESDGC Policy (PDF, 47Kb) provides schools with a standard ESDGC Policy they can use.

The ESDGC Policy Guidance for Schools (PDF, 98Kb) provides useful guidance for schools wishing to develop their own ESDGC Policy.

National Documents

Wales is also special as one of the few world nations with sustainable development at the heart of government.

Young people have the right to understand the crucial issues facing the planet and know how they can personally play a part in helping shape the future.

The Welsh Assembly Government launched Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship – A Strategy for Action (PDF, 866Kb) in September 2006 to highlight actions driving the ESDGC agenda forward in Wales and ensure the principles of ESDGC are built in to every aspect of our day-to-day life.

The Welsh Assembly Government also launched the ESD & GC Common Understanding documents in July 2008 to support the delivery of ESDGC in schools.

The ESD & GC Common Understanding for schools (PDF, 518Kb) has been designed to aid the delivery of ESDGC in schools. It identifies ‘themes’ covering the range of ESDGC and supports the delivery of statutory Subject Orders, relevant frameworks, other relevant non-statutory frameworks and the 14 to 19 Learning Core

The ESDGC Common understanding for teacher trainees and new teachers in Wales (PDF, 953Kb) clarifies the Welsh QTS standards relating to ESD & GC. The document aims to support ITET trainees and new teachers by pointing to the types of documents they should know about. It suggests ways in which they can approach ESDGC in their teaching, looks at the types of strategies which can be used for teaching and learning and looks at how schools can promote ESDGC through their ethos. The guidance also lists some resources and support organisations to help teachers get started with ESDGC.
For more information visit esd-wales.org.uk

The ESDGC in the Further Education Sector in Wales is an information document to aid the delivery of ESDGC in Further Education Colleges. The ‘Themes’ identified in the ‘Common understanding for Schools’ document cover the range of ESDGC and supports the delivery of ESDGC through academic and vocational subjects, relevant non-statutory frameworks and the 14-19 Learning Core. This document also supports the Welsh Baccalaureate.

The ESDGC – A Common Understanding for the Youth Work Sector is an information document to aid delivery of ESDGC in the youth work sector. The approach within the ‘Common Understanding’ covers a range of ESDGC activity to support how the work may be embedded at all levels within the sector and provides a few practical suggestions for taking the work forward.

ESDGC and Youth Work - A Brief Guide for Youth Workers

ESDGC in Adult Community Based Learning and Youth Work in Wales
This report provides the Welsh Assembly Government with a position statement on the work currently being delivered to adult community based learners and young people in youth work settings about sustainable development and global citizenship and to recommends ways forward for the development of this work.

The ESDGC - A self-assessment tool for work based learning providers
Toolkit has been developed to help WBL providers embed ESDGC best practice in the delivery of learning and the management of their organisations. It will enable providers to self-asses their approach to ESDGC and inform development.

Out of Classroom Learning – Making the most of first hand experiences of the natural environment is amied at those organisations, individuals and teachers that seek to encourage young people to learn about, appreciate and enjoy the natural environment and cultural heritage through first hand experience.

Estyn is the office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales. Estyn’s aim is to ‘raise standards and quality of education and training in Wales through inspection and advice, in support of the vision and strategic direction set out by the Welsh Assembly Government’.
For more information visit estyn.gov.uk

Estyn update to inspectors, September 2006
This document is derived from the results of a recent consultation on ESDGC and is intended to highlight actions that will drive the agenda forward over the next 3 years.

Estyn baseline report – May 2006
The purpose of this report is to provide a position statement about ESDGC in schools and further education colleges in Wales.

The WLGA Education module (PDF, 2.7Mb)
This framework offers practical guidance for local authorities to support their efforts to deliver services relating to education more sustainably. The framework also seeks to guide authorities in facilitating the efforts of education providers to deliver sustainable development.

WLGA Sustainable Development Framework (PDF, 1.1Mb)
Introduces the framework guidance, sets the policy context and outlines the importance of sustainability to local government.