How it encourages teaching about sustainable development in the school curriculum.

Guidance to education authorities and schools and the framework of national qualifications provide ample opportunities for teaching Sustainable Development at every level of the school curriculum. Under the School Improvement Framework, which monitors the delivery of the National Priorities in Education, a performance measure has been included for education authorities on the percentage of schools participating in the Eco-Schools Award or similar accredited environmental award. A number of initiatives have also been undertaken in conjunction with Learning and Teaching Scotland to assist education authorities and schools to promote environmental and sustainable development education. These include the learning support pack
- Our World, Our Future and Living and Learning in a Time of Change
- Starting Points for Teachers and School Management Teams. The new National Qualifications introduce a set of courses from Access to Advanced Higher within the subject area of Managing Environmental Resources. Learning and Teaching Scotland is involved in a partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Scotland, Eco-Schools, Scotland, Equal Schools Scotland, International Development Education Association of Scotland, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland, Scottish Civic Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Scotland in the sustainable secondary schools project to take forward a four-year initiative on education for sustainable development in secondary schools. Education for Sustainable Development is of course an important element of education for citizenship and officials are currently in discussion with Learning and Teaching Scotland about developing support for schools following the publication of Education for Citizenship in Scotland.