Sustainable Schools

Welcome to the Education for Sustainable Development Schools pages, if you have some information you'd like to share or an event you would like to publicise, please contact us at ecoversity@bradford.ac.uk.

Schools Newsletters - Edition 3 (September 2009) now available.
Sustainable Schools Best Practice Showcase Guide 2009
Events
Useful Links and Resources

ESD Schools Network Newsletters.

Edition 3 - September 2009 - Word version (size 54kb)
Edition 3 - September 2009 - Pdf version (size 40kb)

Edition 2 - March 2009 - Word Version (size 246kb)
Edition 2 - March 2009 - Pdf Version (size 89.5kb).

Edition 1 - November 2008 - Word Version (size 101kb).
Edition 1 - November 2008 - Pdf Version (size 72kb).

Sustainable Schools Best Practice Guide 2009

sustainable brochure. 11 Schools in the Bradford District were interviewed to find out what they were doing under the sustainable agenda. The result is the Best Practice brochure below. This is just a sample of the work going on accross the disctrict and represents a "work in progress" Other case studies will be added as time goes on. If you would like your School to feature contact Ecoversity in the first instance.

Download a copy here. (Pdf, size 26.3MB)

A limited number of hard copies have been produced, if you would like one please contact Ecoversity supplying your full name and address details.

Events.

Sustainable Schools Events
Ecoversity offers a minimum of one event per term for teachers and support staff that will inspire and stimulate sustainability actions in your school.

Sustainable Schools Network Events...

Events being held between September and December 2009 include a Forest Schools event, an Outdoor Classroom experience at Lowerfields Primary School and a Carbon Reduction Conference.

Useful Links and Resources.

BEF - Bradford Environment Forum, external website.

DCSF - Mapping Guide to National Schemes - How national recognition schemes can support your schools progress, external Website. (Pdf document, size 1.58MB)

Directory of Useful Organisations - Directory from the Sustainable Schools Fair Sheffield 2007. (Pdf document, size 437kb).

Ecoliteracy.org - Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability, external website.

Ecoversity - What is it? - Information and documentation about the Ecoversity Project.

Ecoversity StuDent Project - Contact our Student Engagement Coordinator for further information about how University of Bradford students can support your schools activities.

Eco-Schools.org - External website.

Forest Schools - An innovative, educational approach to outdoor play and learning, external website.

TeacherNet - Sustainable Schools - External website.

Other Useful Links - takes you to Ecoversity's main 'Useful Links' page - highlighting internal, external and community groups.