A true ‘learning organisation’ is one that continually transforms itself by input from people at all levels. The idea was developed by US systems scientist Peter Senge, and borne out by research in large multinational corporations, but can be equally applied in schools and nurseries. Sustainability is a means to adopting a transformational approach.
While very few educational leaders have an awareness of sustainable development, according to a 2008 report on the subject by Ofsted, that does not mean sustainability does not offer a series of benefits for your setting. And, just as there is also a lack of focus from the top (Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd has admitted that Government does not have the ‘right policies’ to meet its renewable energy targets), that does not mean sustainability should be ignored. If anything, it means quite the opposite.
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