Comprehensive support for educators
Weave ESD through professional development and membership offers to upskill the workforce.
Specialist learning pathways
Develop specialist ESD CPD and resources that build depth and confidence.
Partnership and sector leadership
Work collaboratively with others from across the sector to create a more enabling environment for ESD.
Our sustainability impact
Improve ETF’s organisational sustainability and lead by example.
Current programmes
Programmes to help you embed sustainability in practice - at every stage.
Specialist Status in Education for Sustainable Development (SSESD)
Gain professional recognition for your ESD expertise and lead sustainable educational change.
Getting Started with Education for Sustainable Development
Explore ESD foundations and how sustainability links to your role and context.
Embedding ESD into teaching and learning
Explore how to embed education for sustainable development (ESD) in your curriculum.
Resources
Practical tools and research to embed ESD across curriculum and organisation
ESD in FE
Reports on how curriculum leaders embed sustainability and develop green skills and findings from FE practitioners on current ESD practice and challenges.
Effective teaching practice for ESD
This webinar introduces how to embed sustainability within classroom teaching and learning, providing practical ideas to enhance and enrich your delivery. Membership required.
Map the Curriculum Tool
A framework to identify and enhance sustainability across programmes.
ESD in different subject areas
This guide is designed to help educators make connections between their subject area and sustainable development. It aims to assist in identifying appropriate content for your teaching and learning practice.
ESD for ESOL practitioners
This page hosts ESD resources for educators, teachers and practitioners who teach ESOL.
What qualifications are available in sustainability?
Access this spreadsheet for information on the sustainability qualifications available to you.
Blogs
ETF publishes report on building a sustainable and self-improving sector
Changes in technology, political priorities and demographics, combined with a challenging economic climate, are creating both risks and opportunities for all organisations in the UK, with the role of the FE and skills sector being critical to both leading and responding to the changes.
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#SustainFE community
A community for educators seeking to embed education for sustainable development (ESD) in their teaching and learning practice. They meet online twice per term and are co-hosted by Jane Chillingworth (Adult Community Learning Essex) and Jenny Willis (Heart of Worcestershire College). Upcoming dates:
- Friday 28th November 2025 (3.00 - 4.30pm)
- Wednesday 14th January 2026 (1.30 - 3.00 pm)
- Thursday 5th March 2026 (4.00 -5.30 pm)
- Tuesday 5th May 2026 (12.00 -1.30pm)
- Wednesday 1st July 2026 (4.00 -5.30pm)
Anyone from across the sector is welcome, of all knowledge and experience levels. If you would like to join the group please complete the form.