1. Workshop & seminar series Higher Education Academy

2. 2 Welcome Peter D'Sena Discipline Lead for History Peter.DSena@heacademy.ac.uk

3. Works in partnership with HEIs, student bodies, academic and professional staff and sector agencies and funders. Champions excellence in learning and teaching in higher education. Committed to improving the student learning experience by: raising the status of teaching adding to the body of knowledge relating to pedagogy enhancing professional teaching practice facilitating networks and communities of practice. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/strategic-plan The Higher Education Academy 3

4. Promote research and evidence that has informed departmental and institutional policy and practice HEA funded Hosted by individual institutions Disseminate Green Academy programme Change programme: Institutional change for sustainable development Help institutions achieve sustainability in the curriculum http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/sustainability/ESD_2 014/Green_Academy 4 Green Academy workshop and seminar series

5. 5 Forthcoming seminars Host HEITitleDate Canterbury Christ Church University, London Grass root and green shoots: a green academy inspired ESF initiative 16 May Keele University Sustainability culture by a thousand cuts: an integrated whole institution approach to greening your academy 21 May University of Worcester The Worcester Sustainability Model Now and the Future: Maintaining Momentum from the Green Academy 28 May University of Wales Trinity Saint David INSPIRE, the Green Academy Initiative and the Sustainability Skills Survey – 2 years on 23 June http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/seminars-themes

6. 6 HEA ESD strategic aim To make a leading contribution to evidence-informed development of Education for Sustainable Development policy and practice across the HE sector.

7. To support colleagues and institutions with embedding ESD across curricula and universities; To work in partnership with students and student bodies on advancing ESD; To support the implementation of ESD in quality assurance and enhancement. 7 ESD priorities

8. UK Professional Standards Framework - description of dimensions of the roles of teaching and supporting learning within HE HEA offers recognition and accreditation service to recognise staff involved in learning support Framework has been designed to cover all aspects of teaching and learning support Accreditation and recognition 8

9. HEA Social Sciences Cluster Annual Conference Teaching forward: the future of the Social Sciences 21-22 May 2014, Birmingham HEA Arts and Humanities Annual Conference Heroes and monsters: extra-ordinary tales of learning and teaching in the arts and humanities 2-4 June 2014, The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester HEA Annual Conference Preparing for learning futures: the next 10 years 2-3 July 2014, Aston University, Birmingham http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events 9 HEA annual l&t conferences

10. Website Details of events, resources and funding http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/education-for-sustainable- development http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/education-for-sustainable- development Mailing list Sign up through My Academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my_academy http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/my_academy Email the ESD team sustainability@heacademy.ac.uk sustainability@heacademy.ac.uk 10 Keep in touch