Websites for ESD

Weblinks with Key national ESD websites
About ESD
ESD in Derby
Directory of Local ESD organisations

Essential Websites

on-line resources and classroom activities, professional development resources and on-line course, staffroom (chat and discussion), case studies, fact-files, and news. WWF are leaders in this field, and have many years of expertise behind them. In particular, have a look in their treasure box at One School at a time (a 250 page collection of case studies of ESD in UK schools), and Pathways (a very well structured series of professional development activities to enable a whole school staff to develop and sustain ESD).

Find out more about the eco-schools scheme, join, find out about schools in your local area who are members of the scheme, download resources and forms, advice, contacts. There is also local eco-schools advice and support on www.derbyshire.gov.uk

Advice and support on linking ESD with QCA schemes of work, and also advice on introducing ESD through school management (vision, ethos, policy, practice, evaluation and development planning)

Curriculum, focus on energy, travel, water and school environment, resources, a link to the DfES Strategy, link to OFSTED report - Taking the first Step Forward.

This site offers links to all the other websites you might be interested in. you can search by curriculum area, by topic and by age. It also offers a free newsletter to schools on policy and current ESD thinking.

Useful Websites

General

DfES website includes their Action Plan for Sustainable Development

Pupil's interactive site with programmes embedded in it. Covers water, biodiversity, natural resources and recycling, energy, food and farming, cars, and richworld poor world.

Classroom activities on waste, water, timber and textiles. KS1 to KS4.

Energy

The Centre for Alternative Technology, Europe's top alternative energy centre. They offer residential visits, information packs and on-line activities.

Comprehensive list of downloadable teachers resources and classroom activities on the theme of energy.

energy certification scheme for schools.

Travel

A website from Sustrans, developers of the national cycle network and other cycle initiatives.

Natural environment and outdoor learning

Learning Through Landscapes

HDRA, the leading organic gardening organisation in the uk offers this excellent source of support for school gardening. Teachers join for free and get free seeds and a regular update, as well as free A2 classroom posters on organic gardening topics.

Waste and recycling

WasteWatch offers resources and pupil's interactive activities.

Global Dimensions

Oxfam's schools and youth website. On-line activities and teachers resources

Activity ideas for ESD in literacy, numeracy and other curriculum areas, on-line global footprints quiz for pupils, and for the whole school.

Water

This charity produces educational materials on water and development

Thames Water