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    South Leicestershire College - In Your Eyes

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    Through the "In Your Eyes" project experience, South Leicestershire College (SLC) aimed to bring fresh thinking to tackling equality and diversity. Fundamental to this approach is the involvement of ‘learners as trainers’ that is, the practical participation in the project of learners and staff who themselves have experienced and overcome barriers posed by disability, ethnicity, faith, mental health difficulties and socio-economic problems.

    Cut the Carbon: Grantham College

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    Efficiency Flush: Through this project, Grantham College and Boston College analysed their current water usage and explored and implemented practical low-cost solutions to save both water and money. The project involved students and staff in raising awareness and promoting the benefits to the wider community.

    Cut the Carbon: New Directions, Reading Borough Council

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    This project sought to check and improve the energy performance of two community buildings actively used by local learners. Carbon performance was assessed and specific action improvement plans identified. The project produced a short educational video for staff and the community about sustainable building management, in particular looking at behavioural changes issues.

    Cut the Carbon: Craven College

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    The aim of this sustainability project was to work in conjunction with Leeds Recycling to make recycling at Craven College a success and to have a ‘Zero Landfill’ policy. This would be done by several means; new types of bins, new composting areas, and the ‘Lets Go Zero’ campaign. This will eventually involve around 7000 people and cut our CO2 Emissions.

    Stepping Up in Sustainability: New College Nottingham

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    Through this project, the college developed 'FutureProof' - an innovative programme of embedded tutorials and ‘Green Group’ activities, achieved through staff groups, curriculum and enrichment programmes to develop and embed a whole organisational approach to sustainability within the curriculum, the College, the local community and the wider FE sector.

    How to be happy and healthy: workbook for learners with learning dfifficulties

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    This interactive workbook is designed to help learners with learning difficulties to understand what it means to be happy and healthy in learning, whether in a college or work context. It covers topics including mental and physical health, healthy eating, safeguarding and provides details of a range of sources of further advice and information.

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