Leadership for a
Global & Sustainable Society

Providing Continuing Professional Development to embed Education for Sustainable Development in Learning and Teaching

The Take 1 Programme is funded by the Department of Education in Ireland

Online training
Book now for Whole-School Sessions

Available for all your staff from May

Mapping ESD learning to LAOS, SSE and subject learning outcomes.
Unlock the future of education with the Take 1 Programme, designed to seamlessly integrate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into every curriculum subject for Irish second-level schools. No extra content - just a streamlined approach using the SDGs to enrich learning. Inclusive and holistic, it ensures that every student engages with sustainability themes naturally, through their existing curriculum.

The Take 1 Programme approach embeds Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in learning and teaching in Irish second level schools as part of a whole-school curriculum. The Take 1 Programme training approach maps the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the learning outcomes of subject specifications ensuring 'every student, in every subject and every classroom' has an opportunity to experience transformative ESD learning. The Take 1 Programme reflects the domains and dimensions of Looking at Our School 2022 and is reflective of DEIS and SSE Whole-School planning.
 

The Take 1 Programme is funded by the Department of Education as part of the 2nd National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development: ESD to 2030 under Priority 2 - Transforming Learning Environments – ‘learn what we live and live what we learn’. Objective 2.1 - Leadership: Develop and support leadership for ESD. (Government of Ireland, 2022b, 6)


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May Day for Sustainability

May 7th ~ 2025

Create a 'Metre of Meadow' in your school community

Take 1 Week 2024

November 18th ~ 22nd

Teach 1 lesson, about 1 SDG, to 1 class group during Take 1 Week

Take 1 Programme - Training

Contact take1programme@outlook.com for further information and available dates for 2025/26

Read more about Education for Sustainability and the Take 1 Programme at the links below

Resources on Education for Sustainable Development themes linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

  • take1programme@outlook.com