Through this project - entitled 'Sustainability and Responsible Stewardship: Bringing it all Together' - the college aimed to: raise awareness and understanding in a number of diverse groups in relation to their personal contribution to the sustainability agenda; enter dialogue with the New Engineering Foundation who would provide data evidencing need, advice and guidance along with on-project support; and encourage individuals to make a big difference. Using the title of ‘Pass it On’- it was intended that a sharing and raising of awareness would take place across a wider audience.

As the largest college in the South-East, Sussex Downs College aimed, through this 'Eco Pledge Project', to measure and embed sustainable practices working towards a zero waste strategy. Activities were designed to influence and raise understanding of climate change impact both in the organisation and amongst other learning partners, while new curriculum delivery addressed skills gaps in emerging employability areas.

Through the 'Electrifying the Automotive Curriculum' project, the college sought to Innovate by adding a unique teaching and learning element covering electric vehicle repair and maintenance to existing automotive training. This would be embedded into new Pre-16 learning programmes and automotive apprenticeship training delivered at the college's training facility in the East Midlands on project completion.

The 'Green Families Project' took forward work across two contrasting local authorities to develop skills and motivation, creating and embedding resources within Family Learning programmes. The combined effect of tjhese activities would be to bring about small changes in behaviour, realising more sustainable practices in the home of all participants and in the organisations that they engage with. A significant number of individual learning resources were brought together or developed and these are included here. Search 'Stepping Up in Sustainability' to find similar projects.