RCE London-2011

Submitted by RCElondon on Fri, 2011-07-08 13:21
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
The London RCE exists to transform education by developing the capacity of Londoners to learn together to make London a more sustainable and inclusive place to live, work and play. We will
provide a forum by means of dialogue and action through which communities can be empowered and make their voices heard , building on the diversity of London to help shape and influence global excellence in ESD through innovation in learning
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
5
b. Transactional : 
4
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
London 21
2. Cooptel
3. People and Planet
4. London Environmental Education Forum
5. LSE (London Sustainability Exchange)
6. University of East London
7. Conserve Africa
8. London Remade
9. Sussex University
10. London South Bank University
11. Fairtrade
12. Groundwork
13. WWF-UK
14. Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd)
15. London Sustainable Schools Forum
16. Humanities Education Centre ( LB Tower Hamlets)
17. DEA (Development Education Association)
18. Oxfam Education
19. CCCI (Centre for Cross Curricular Initiatives)
20. Botanic Garden Conservation International
21. Univeristy of East London
4. Cooperation and communication : 
The LRCE has regular meeting with partners 5-6 times a year. Sub groups working on projects may meet in addition to these dates. The LRCE website is the main communication tool which includes a newsletter.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
UNESCO
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Commonwealth Countries' League Education Fund
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
RCE Sendai after natural disaster in March 2011 ( Visiting Professor).
UK based RCEs
RCE Hyogo-Kobe ( Visiting Professor)
RCE North East (UK)
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Professor Takaaki Koganezawa (Miyagi Uni of Ed)
Michael Wadleigh ( Michael Wadleigh Foundation)
Olympic Park Legacy Company


Professor Takaaki Koganezawa (Miyagi Uni of Ed)
Michael Wadleigh ( Michael Wadleigh Foundation)
Olympic Park Legacy Company
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
London Housing Federation
Capital Enterprise (London Businesses)
London Leaders ( London Sustainable Development Commission)
The Wisdom Trust
London Higher ( Univerisities in London promotional body)
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
2
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
4
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
4
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
Partners are made aware of the opportunities that the LRCE has developed at their regular meetings. Partners are encoraged to develop heir own ideas and suggestions for collaborations where the LRCE can add value. The co-odination of th LRCE projects are undertaken at a project level and infomation fed back to the LRCE Director. The participation of partners is an area of opportunity that the LRCE wishes to develop in its next phase.
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
4
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
3
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
3
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
Three LRCE flagship projects are directly concerned with education and aimed at formal and informal influencers in London ( and beyond). We strongly beleive that there are organisations that operate within ESD priciples who are not aware of the extent of the research and and practitioner information that exists. Therefore the role of the LRCE, in this respect , is to ensure that wider networks of those already engaing with ESD and SD are aware of each other so that deeper collaborations can be formed.
10. Competences and capabilities : 
The key competences being shaped by RCE activities are:
- Developing an appreciation of larger strategic frameworks within which projects can be sustained
- Clarifying and synthesising the RCE messages so that they are heard by a range of audiences
- Widening networks

This competencies are hightlighted as they have come from the experience of co-ordinating the work of the LRCE this year.
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The London Teacher Education network is involved with a number of issues incorporating quality basic educaton.
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Two new project areas with the small business sector andf the community development sector are planned.
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
We have had an opportunity to address Members of Parliament, the private sector and charities on the place of ESD in sustainability agendas.
A member of the LRCE has developed a sustainability website which is currently looking for development sponsorship to provide a key tool for all univerisities in the UK.
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The Higher Education ESD Curriculum Group has influenced the priority given to ESD and SG amongst some universities in London and aims to extend this work.
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
4
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
5
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
3
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
The LRCE has no formal reseach programme at present. There have been a number of applications for research funding that have not been successful this year , partly due to the general economic climate. We hope to reapply for research funding in 2011/12.

We are hoping to develop research associated with the new project under development with organisations in the east end of London in proximity to the Olympic Park. This proposed research will aid the aim of embedding and extending knowledge of sustainability issues to the new communities which will live on the Olympic Park.
14. Research partners : 
We have no active research projects at present.
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
United Kingdom
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports