Conversations about learning for sustainability

This report was published in October 2014 to mark the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Twenty educational establishments across Scotland were visited to gather evidence for the report. During each visit, school and centre leaders, practitioners, learners, parents and community members were asked to reflect on the impact that learning for sustainability had made on learners and the school/centre community.

The Scottish report contributed to a wider international study, led by UNESCO, which involved eighteen countries. The findings, both within Scotland and internationally, indicate that learning for sustainability (also known as education for sustainable development) contributes in many ways to high quality education.