Sustainable Futures Educator Resources
Our free certificated student course is designed to be delivered by teachers, careers leaders or facilitators to students aged 13-18. The course includes three modules, split into bitesize 30 minute learning units for maximum flexibility. It can be delivered as part of your careers provision, within curriculum subjects or as an extra-curricular activity.
Course overview
-
© WWF-UKMore Module 1: What is sustainability?
- What is sustainability?
- Sustainable values
- Sustainable development goals
- System thinking for sustainability
-
© David Bebber / WWF-UKMore Module 2: Sustainable Business
- Doughnut economics
- Sustainable business
- Circular economy
- Greenwashing
-
© Abbie Trayler-Smith / WWF-UKMore Module 3: Sustainable me
- Sustainable careers
- Sustainable skills
- Shaping a sustainable career
/
We provide all the materials needed to make this course easy to deliver with minimal preparation. They include presentation slides, a script, detailed notes and guides to enable you to deliver confidently, in a way that suits you. Download our free resources below.
Resources
Sustainable Futures taster resource
Educator handbook and lesson plans
Sustainable Futures course presentation
Student reflection journal
Mapping to careers frameworks
Certificates for Students
After you’ve delivered the student course to your learners, you can access their certificates by completing the form below. It will take approx. 5 minutes and your feedback helps us to develop the course and ensures it remains free for schools across the UK.
Sustainable Futures CPD Series
Our free CPD training videos will equip you to deliver all components of the Sustainable Futures programme and support your students to apply sustainable thinking as they consider their education and career journey.
There are four videos in the series and each video introduces a core component of the programme and how to integrate and deliver it in schools and colleges.
-
© Dreaming Fish Productions Limited / WWF-UKMore Overview of the Sustainable Futures Programme
Available on-demand | 20 minutes
CPD objectives:
- Understand key terminology linked to sustainable careers.
- Describe the changing landscape around green careers.
- Brief school leaders, colleagues, and students, explaining the key concepts and benefits of the Sustainable Futures programme.
- Know how to integrate business encounters in a way that builds understanding of sustainable careers.
- Align and integrate delivery of Sustainable Futures with other career guidance activities available to your students.
-
© Dreaming Fish Productions Limited / WWF-UKMore Sustainable Futures CPD: Delivering module 1
Available on-demand | 15 minute video
The principles of sustainability and its importance to our survival and wellbeing.
CPD Objectives:
- Describe the structure of the Sustainable Futures course.
- Explain the key concepts covered in the Sustainable Futures course.
- Plan and deliver course content in a way that suits your institution, timetable and learners.
- Know how to evaluate student learning and progress while delivering the course content.
-
© Dreaming Fish Productions Limited / WWF-UKMore Sustainable Futures CPD: Delivering module 2
Available on-demand | 15 minute video
How businesses and careers relate to sustainability and environmental issues.
CPD Objectives:
- Describe the structure of the Sustainable Futures course.
- Explain the key concepts covered in the Sustainable Futures course.
- Plan and deliver course content in a way that suits your institution, timetable and learners.
- Know how to evaluate student learning and progress while delivering the course content.
-
© Dreaming Fish Productions Limited / WWF-UKMore Sustainable Futures CPD: Delivering module 3
Available on-demand | 15 minute video
How to apply sustainable values, skills and knowledge when mapping a career pathway.
CPD Objectives:
- Describe the structure of the Sustainable Futures course.
- Explain the key concepts covered in the Sustainable Futures course.
- Plan and deliver course content in a way that suits your institution, timetable and learners.
- Know how to evaluate student learning and progress while delivering the course content.
/
“I really love everything you’ve put together. It’s a massive gap in the curriculum at the moment...it looks like it’s going to be really easy for teachers to use, because I think a lot of staff are quite nervous about having some of these discussions and not knowing all the answers. Whereas you’ve got a nice journey through something that seems to be well balanced.”
Teacher participating in CPD for the course.
Employer engagement
Employer engagement
Once your students have completed the course, they can apply their learning in the world of work. You can bring sustainable careers to life through meaningful encounters and experiences with employers and employees who can showcase sustainability in practice.
You can integrate sustainability into employer activities such as career talks and experiences of the workplace, through your own school or college business networks, or you can contact these organisations for further support and opportunities:
Thank you for delivering the Sustainable Futures course!
To access certificates for your students, we'd appreciate you answering a few short questions. It will take no more than 5 minutes. Your feedback helps us develop our programme and ensures it remains free for schools across the UK.
sustainable futures
Sustainable Futures Home