Education for Sustainable Development in FE
Sustainability Team
Bedford College
Presentation Outline
•The Battleground
•Sustainability in FE
•Examples from Bedford College
•The future of ESD in FE
The Battle for Hearts & Minds
Exec Staff StudentSustainable (Financial) Not an Extra burden Equality & Fairness
CSR Relevance
Reputation Fun
Curricula
Resources
The Right Stuff
Sustainable Development
SoilErosion
FoodMiles
FoodProduction
Biodiversity
Pollution
DraughtWater
Supplies
CarbonFootprint
WaterQuality
AirQuality
ResourceDepletion
FuelPoverty
FoodSupplies
Health &Well-being
Education
Housing
PopulationGrowth
Mobility
FuelSecurity
EnergyCostsSkills Jobs
TransportCosts
Framework for Sustainable Development
Organisational Capacity
Leadership Learning Partnerships
Overarching Vision
A learning and skills sector which maximises and mainstreams environmental, economic and social sustainability
Media
Construction
Building
Services
Engineering
Research
Year 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12Usage (kWh)
Usage (kWh)
Usage (kWh)
Usage (kWh)
Aug 137,288 147,613 160,582 146,631Sep 187,839 211,598 200,252 183,125Oct 216,738 239,792 225,222 204,979Nov 232,476 256,569 277,107 241,701Dec 194,408 248,622 258,035 220,216Jan 237,568 298,525 259,626 255,282Feb 218,519 263,016 225,917 248,645Mar 252,506 289,367 258,283 248,966Apr 204,347 208,056 168,235 194,222May 202,661 221,566 204,290 229,149Jun 201,996 201,732 180,936 180,177Jul 174,870 185,545 148,376 0
0 0 0 0Total 2,461,216 2,772,002 2,566,860 2,353,093
Year 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12Cost (£) Cost (£) Cost (£) Cost (£)
Aug 15,122 12,974 10,647 10,698Sep 21,270 18,914 13,427 13,495Oct 24,486 21,359 17,130 18,820Nov 26,421 27,124 21,368 22,475Dec 22,645 21,202 19,720 20,202Jan 26,353 25,387 19,962 23,575Feb 24,460 22,247 17,339 22,892Mar 28,813 24,827 20,228 23,071Apr 22,717 17,667 12,846 15,794May 22,886 18,896 15,634 18,712Jun 22,922 16,901 13,845 13,999Jul 19,438 12,174 11,309 0
0 0 0 0Total 277,533 239,671 193,455 203,733
Year 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
Usage (kWh) 2,461,216 2,772,002 2,566,860 2,353,093
Cost (£) 277,533 239,671 193,455 203,733
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Energy Consumption (kWh)
Shuttleworth College, Main Site & Cauldwell House
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Energy Costs (£) Shuttleworth College, Main Site &
Cauldwell House
Maths
Computing
Business
Studies
Accountancy
Sustainability & Technology
• No Tech
• Low Tech
• High Tech
Community a Learning Resource
Working on a large cedar damaged by heavy snow in the grounds ofFlitwick Manor (Arboriculture)
Restoration of a local historic building (Bricklaying)
Creating a play area/sensory garden for Peter Pan Children’s Centre
(L2 & L3 Horticulture)
Designing and building a children’s garden for Edward Peake Middle School
(L2 & L3 Horticulture)
Low Carbon Retro-fit of social housing stock(FdSc Building Services & Construction)
Research into the quality of Bedford’s environment(L3 Business Finance)
Making a difference(L3 Holistic Therapy)
Conservation of the Rainforest(L2 Carpentry and Joinery)
Reducing our carbon footprint(Business & Administration)
Thinking out of the Box
Students with their Box Solar Cooker
• Lubos, Christian, Franc & Vickson
Ashley, Craig, Rushan & Nathan
Jason & Kyle
Rosie, Bethany & Amanda
Jan, Jahangir & Dylan
Seb, Matthew & Shane
Students Oven Performance
Student's Solar Oven: 2nd June 09 (No Cloud, Little Wind)
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Lubos, Christian, Franc & Vickson
Seb, Matthew & Shane
Charlotte & Lauren
Students Testing Oven
Work Experience with the Sustainability Team
Annual Sustainability Day – 2014 (>700 visitors)
Annual Sustainability Day - 2014
Annual Sustainability Days
The future of ESD in FE
• Staff & student engagement
• Sustainability in the curriculum
• External collaboration
• Industry - Curriculum - Community links driving sustainable developments
• Innovative curricula, e.g.
• Eco-innovation awards
• Circular economy enterprises
Eco-Innovation Awards
Bedford College Eco Innovation Awards 2015Theme: The Circular Economy
Presentation to Curriculum Managers May-14
Planning with curriculum teams (Curriculum mapping) Jun-14
Project & competition briefings for student groups Oct-14
On-line sustainability primer
Projects in progress (planning, research, material sourcing, development, construction, testing)
Oct-14 to Jan-15
Ongoing dialogue with, and support for, curriculum teams
Entries submitted to the Sustainability Team 31-Jan-15
Demonstrations, shortlisting, judging 28-Feb-15
Showcasing of entries. Awards ceremonySustainability Day
04-Mar-15
http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/
http://www.wrap.org.uk/
SEMLEP Circular Economy Project
Skills
Developments
Rural
Economy
Developments
SME Developments
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