Sustainable Development

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Climate Change resource

The Climate Change resource for Scottish secondary schools encourages young people to investigate, communicate and act to tackle climate change.

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Schools' Global Footprint

Use the Schools' Global Footprint resource to calculate the amount of resources you and your school use compared with what is available in the world and find out how to reduce your school's impact on the planet.

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Classroom resources

Search through some exciting classroom resources covering a wide range of sustainable development issues for early years, primary and secondary.

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Educational websites

Explore our list of educational websites offering information, advice and resources to support Sustainable Development in schools.

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Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid is a 90-minute film about climate change, set in the future.

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Climate change calendar

In both English and Gaelic, this resource surveys some of the ongoing impacts of climate change around Scotland.

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The Story of Stuff

Find out the whole story about production and consumption in this short movie.