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Getting started

Responsible Futures Background and Overview (video link)
Introduction to Responsible Futures
Responsible Futures welcome pack
Responsible Futures webpage
Responsible Futures toolkit
Current criteria
2014 HEA QAA ESD guidance
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One year on from Responsible Futures (key feedback from pilot cohort)

Baselines & Benchmarks
Curriculum audit guidance
NUS skills and sustainable development research
Example review of ESD survey results (from Keele)
Example social media promotion of survey (from UWE)

Example report of UN SDGs mapped against all university work (from Aston)

Partnership & Planning
Roles, responsibilities and timings
Letter of notification template
Example reporting structure for Responsible Futures committee (from MMU)
Example terms of reference and committee members (from UWE)
Example terms of reference and committee members (from Worcester)
SMART action plan template
Example SMART action plan with actions and outcomes (from Edinburgh)
Example Gantt chart action plan (from MMU)

Leadership & Strategy
Institutional sustainability strategy (from Anglia Ruskin)
Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability strategy (from Edinburgh)
SU president job description - includes leading on sustainability agenda (from Plymouth)

Policy & Commitment
SU policy commitment template
Job description for ESD role (from Anglia Ruskin)
How Responsible Futures can get officers excited about sustainability
Example online course - embedding sustainability in teaching (screenshot only, content unavailable)
Leaflet detailing resources for ESD curriculum development (from MMU)
Future Fit Framework: guide to teaching and learning sustainability in HE (from Plymouth)
Presentation on ESD: Current practice, new drivers and resources (from UWE)

Interventions
Curriculum:
From Art to Zoo Management: embedding sustainability in UK higher and further education
Greener by Degrees: exploring sustainability through HE curricula (from Gloucestershire)
Linking Green Impact to the curriculum
Good practice in ESD in the UK: Case Studies (from UNESCO)
Sustainability in the formal curriculum: 3 different approaches (from Anglia Ruskin)
Experiential learning resource (from UC Davis)
Coursework:
Introduction to Dissertations for Good
Dissertations for Good brief for universities
Student research proposal on food poverty (from Plymouth)
BSc dissertation assessing environmental awareness of primary school children (from SRUC)
Example environmental awareness coursework for BTEC Level 1 (from Sheffield College)
Example competition for best student coursework that relates to the SDGs (from UWE)
Volunteering and events:
SU report on sustainability achievements and events throughout the year (from UWE)
Poster for reuse and repair event 'Fix It Fair' (from Chester)
Poster for 'Green City Garden' volunteering opportunities (from Sheffield College)
Student account of involvement with allotment and transferable skills gained (from Chester)
Student training for validation and review panels (from Kingston)
A guide for applied sustainability learning projects: campus and community (from AASHE)

Impacts & Outcomes
Case study template
Volunteer case study template
Reach and engagement tracking tool
Lists of learning materials that link sustainability to various disciplines (from Anglia Ruskin)
Poster detailing impacts and outcomes of The Green Academy (from NTU)
How do we measure ESD? - Course mapping workshop
Example report on ESD progress and action plan for year ahead (from UWE)

Outreach
Example case studies (from Anglia Ruskin, designed by student Farah Iqbal)
What do we mean by 'green'?
How does Responsible Futures link to the SDGs?
Whole Earth? exhibition

Self-Defined Criteria
The transformation of an SU towards sustainability (from UWE)
Embedding sustainability in teaching awards

Support Day notes & webinars
London Support Day (March 2016) notes on challenges and solutions
The April 2017 Responsible Futures Support Day took place on Skype. There were many interesting case studies and loads of examples of good practice shared on the day so if there were any sessions you missed or that you’d like to revisit please check them out here.

Summer 2018: Welcome to Responsible Futures Webinar
This welcome webinar is a great resource for staff, officers, and others who are new to the programme . It features an excellent case study from Rachel Colley, Community Manager at the SU at UWE, which begins at min. 50.

Global Goals Curriculum Mapping Webinar
This webinar discusses the Global Goals Curriculum Mapping project at the University of Winchester, run in partnership with NUS. It features a case study of the project at Winchester and discusses the Support Package NUS is offering to work with other institutions on curriculum mapping against the SDGs.

March 2019: Welcome to Responsible Futures Webinar
This welcome webinar introduces Responsible Futures and Education for Sustainable Development to new members of staff and elected officers.

March 2019: Host Partnerships Webinar
This webinar discusses the new 'Host Partnership' status and the application process for interested partnerships.

March 2019: Living Laboratories Webinar
This webinar discusses the recently-published Living Labs guidance developed by NUS and EAUC, sharing examples from across the sector.

March 2019: Working in Partnership Case Study - Keele University & Students' Union
This webinar discusses how to cultivate a successful partnership between the instituion and the students' union.

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