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Sustainable Issues

DEED offers schools support along the journey towards the requirement to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by 2020.

Our training and workshops provide schools with the opportunity to explore the complex environmental issues currently facing us and future generations.

DEED resources and activities help pupils and teachers to think globally yet act locally.

Our training programme includes3-boys_cutout

  • Introduction to the 7 key concepts of ESD and how to use them when planning
  • Information and strategies for the classroom to tackle topical issues such as Climate Change, Food and where it comes from, Waste & Recycling and Water
  • Activities and resources to show the interconnections between these issues and children’s rights and responsibilities in the classroom and across the whole school
  • Exploration of the environmental impact of a range of consumer products such as a South African apple or a car tyre from its beginning to the end of its useful life. This can include Energy Use, Transport, Packaging, Air Miles and Sustainability
  • Opportunities to browse the Reduce, Re-use, Recycle display and to use the Recycled Collection



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  • Promoting the idea that actions have consequences now and into the future
  • Facilitating pupil and whole school environmental responsibility
  • Encouraging participation in society as active and responsible global citizens
  • Stimulating critical and creative thinking about topical and controversial issues

As a result of attending our Sustainability training you will have access to

  • Practical activities to use in the classroom
  • Books and resource collections to borrow or buy
    (including the Recycled Collection and Recycled Toy Collection)
  • Useful community contacts
  • Useful website and online resources

'Global learning and education for sustainability address environmental,
social and economic issues that are of importance to young people.
This can make a learning more relevant to their lives and have
a positive impact on engagement and achievement.’
QCA