About Us



SWLfSC [the Coalition] is a Community Interest Company that is a network of over 130 organisations and individuals across the South West of England. Coalition members share expertise in sustainable development, education and learning, and understand that learning, viewed broadly, is crucial to the development of a sustainable South West.

The Coalition, which was established in 2004 and has grown through the voluntary efforts of members and supportive institutions, exists to champion education for sustainable development [ESD] in the region. The glue that binds SWLfSC together is, firstly, a shared conviction that sustainable development is a priority, and that learning is the key to this; and, secondly, commonly-held values around the importance of education, the need to promote systems thinking and active citizenship, and the central importance of co-operation across interests and communities.

For further information...
It is free to join. Please email swlfsc@gmail.com to become a member.

If you would like to advertise a regional event through our network please email Paul Vare (learning4l@aol.com) and he will add it to the monthly update.

Monday 23 January 2012

Minutes Directors' Meeting 12 Jan 2012

You can access the minutes from our latest meeting here or in the Directors' Minutes archive box.  We welcome your comments and suggestions!

Tuesday 10 January 2012

December 2011 - Minutes

Please see the Coalition Minutes box for the notes from our first seminar with the slides and handouts provided by some presenters.  We hope you find these useful and stimulating.  We look forward to seeing you at future events.

Monday 9 January 2012

Seminar 1 - Beyond the KPI

Our first seminar held at Bicton College on the 8th of December was a great success and led to some interesting discussions and insights.  Watch this space for details of the next one.  The minutes from discussions and the meeting that followed the seminar will appear here shortly.  In the mean time please look at the resource box to see some of the presentations that were given by members Sarah Chave, Bill Scott and Sheila Gundry.
Thank you to all of you who attended and contributed.

Members of the Board of Directors

Paul Vare - Executive Director
Professor William Scott - Chair
Mairi Kershaw - Treasurer
Elsa Lee - Secretary
Helen Adams
Rupert Bannister
Sarah Chave
Lynn Cutler
Jo Matthews
Professor Stephen Sterling