Education Publications and Links

SDC Reports

� NEW: Schools Carbon Footprinting
Includes an estimate of total carbon emissions from schools and a breakdown by source.

� Double Dividend: Promoting good nutrition and sustainable consumption through healthy school meals.	� Our submission to Parliament's Education and Skills committee inquiry: How can school buildings support sustainable schools?
� Our submission to Every Child Matters Primary Capital Programme consultation � Review of opportunities for improved carbon savings from spend on education buildings	� The following publications outline the SDC's research into an indicator of education for sustainable development and our advice to DfES and Defra. - Submission to DfES and DEFRA - Workshop report - Consultant Report

The Schools Design Forum (SDF) is a new initiative by the BRE Trust and the Sustainable Development Commission to progress the aims of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme. This report captures the output from an SDF workshop held on 13 September 2006 at BRE. Note that there is a small charge for this publication.

External Links

DfES Sustainable Development Action Plan
Building on the first action plan and addressing key actions to be taken during the next two years.
Every Child Matters
Working to improve the well-being of children and young people.
Youth Matters: Next Steps
The Government's response to the public consultation following the Youth Green Paper.

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