PLANNING: What should your first steps be?

Management, leadership and vision:

This is perhaps the most appropriate stage to start at, particularly if sustainable development is a relatively new concept to your organisation. It is critical to have an effective management and leadership model in place from the outset. (See the Leadership and Management section).

Perhaps a useful starting point for you and your organisation is to:

1. Gain senior level commitment.

2. Establish what sustainable development is; its role and importance in the FE system and in your organisation and where it fits with teaching and learning. Review the baseline and evaluate all policies and practices on education for sustainable development and communicate findings.

3. Include a section on education for sustainable development within your strategic plans with key performance indicators.