Leadership
A fun and engaging campaign meant that nothing went to waste when
Pembrokeshire College has reduced its environmental impact and its bills
Health, environmental and monetary benefits leaves Leeds smiling after introduction of five year travel plan
Taking a strategic approach enabled Warwickshire college to push forward with their sustainabililty agenda
Adam Smith College has drawn up a climate change action plan which includes all college activities, including the curriculum. This case study will focus on the carbon footprint aspect.
South Thames College wanted to set up a sustainability action group which would truly represent all parts of the college and which itself could be sustained.
Leicester College has made significant financial savings following a focus on carbon reduction...
A one-year placement was the solution to Wigan and Leigh’s resource problems
Sparsholt College provides an excellent example of how implementing an Environmental Sustainability programme can engage staff and students whilst still saving the college money.
Winning entry in the 06/07 Green Gown Awards. The Pershore Group of colleges has established a strong commitment to sustainable development.
An example of how a college can integrate sustainability into its curriculum and engage its students to make them more environmentally aware.
Lancaster and Morecambe College: an excellent example of how a college can introduce sustainability into college life through the use of existing initiatives, and the engagement of both staff and students.
The Genesis Project at Somerset College is a good example of an integrated approach to sustainable development.
Learning
Cambridge Regional College addressed sustainability across the instinstitution for the benefit of local business
An unusual but easily replicable approach to integrating ESD into the teacher training curriculum at a group of colleges across the South West was led by Somerset College.
A focus on energy and water linked to student engagement has led to a series of changes at Myerscough College
Building carbon footprinting into the ‘Working with Communities’ NQ Intermediate programme.
Bedford College provides an important example of how an institution can embed sustainability into its curriculum by actively seeking support and guidance from both the education sector and industry.
This CaSPr case study looks at using the Curriculum to Implement ISO14001 at Elmwood College.
This case study demonstrates how a small institution, without the specialist knowledge needed, can use the skills of other organisations and initiatives to integrate sustainability into college practices.
A useful example of how different education providers can work together to spread sustainable development and global skills across their curricula.
An example of using an existing programme such as the Global Citizens College initiative to enthuse students.
This case study demonstrates how a culture change can take place to embed sustainability into a college and its curriculum.
An example of a college integrating sustainability into the curriculum and engaging its students to make them more environmentally aware.
This institution has successfully embedded sustainability into all areas of the curriculum, and has made a big environmental impact through small scale schemes.
Organisational Capacity
Cirencester College tackled its complete lack of recycling by applying the science of Garbology to identify what's thown away and the reasons why
A bright idea from one of the porterage team at Bradford College has resulted in the creation of a money-making business, the securing of jobs in the team and income of around £15,000 a year.
The 150th anniversary of South Tyneside College prompted a focus on the future with sustainability at the centre.
Using Heat Pump Technology to provide heat to classrooms from the ICT Server Room
Lighting for large areas consumes significant amounts of electricity which effective control and the latest LED technology can reduce
Installation of the VoltageMaster normally achieves savings in electricity consumption of around 12% and similar reductions in CO2 emissions
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An example of how monitoring biodiversity can bring together staff, students and the local community, as well as benefiting the curriculum.
An excellent example of how to make water and financial savings using available initiatives.
From the LSC Design Guidance website, a new building which looked at how energy could be minimised in its lifetime
This case study from the Scottish Government details Elmwood College's approach to land management
From the LSC Design Guidance website, a new building with a variety of sustainability features incorporated.
The ECO Space Project
This case study looks at how they implemented a recycling scheme at this rural college
Aberdeen College have a policy of ensuring that all college based paper productions are printed on post consumer waste de-inked recycled paper.
This case study provides an excellent example of how a college can influence it's members of staff to think about sustainability through training and the implementation of a strong procurement policy
This case study is a product of ‘Building for the Future’, an inter-regional collaboration programme, which aims to achieve balanced and sustainable economic growth.
A very useful example of how an institution can identify and procure affordable and sustainable cleaning service providers.
A review of a recently-completed FE building. The aim of the study is to evaluate the building by undertaking a post-occupancy evaluation and share the evidence-based lessons within the further education sector.
An example of how a group of partners can come together to find funding and create a sustainable building and deliver a sustainable curriculum.
Employing modern technology and having the right service providers can help an organisation significantly reduce energy and water consumption, as well as saving money.
This case study demonstrates how important a sustainable procurement policy can be to an institution, both environmentally and financially.
Partnerships
Bedford College created opportunities to enhance learner experience
Colleges across the South West have benefitted from sharing their experience and expertise on sustainability by forming a dedicated group.
The whole range of sustainability factors has been considered - from environmental to social to economic – and barriers to learning have been removed at every stage.
This case study provides an excellent example of how organisations such as StudentForce can provide institutions with much needed support to deliver their sustainability commitments.
Bishop Burton FE College is an agriculture CoVE, where partnerships with local businesses farmers, growers, food processors are central to the operation of the FE provider curriculum.
A very useful example of how working in a local partnership can achieve a great deal for young people, and for the community as a whole.
Wiltshire College’s 'Community-Campus' provides a clear and effective way to ensure student engagement in sustainability, whilst ensuring compliance with Government initiatives.
Greenwich Community College has been working in partnership with the Greenwich Foundation for the past three years. Together they developed a training centre (“the Schoolroom”) within the Old Royal Naval College where GCC deliver tour guiding
An illustration of how a college can, through partnerships with other organisations, take an existing idea and develop it into a beacon and provide inspiration for others.
European Grundtvig Learning Partnership project ‘Memento’ is a community based art project for community groups, artists and adult education providers.
Winning entry in the 06/07 Green Gown Awards. The Pershore Group of colleges has established a strong commitment to sustainable development.
This case study provides an excellent example of how training projects can deliver sustainability and community engagement.
Comprehensive case studies of sustainable development in ‘Work Based Learning’ can be found in Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship.