RCE London-2012

Submitted by RCElondon on Thu, 2012-08-02 14:59
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
The London RCE (LRCE) exists to transform education by developing the capacity of Londoners to learn together to make London a more sustainabale and inclusive place to live, work and play. We 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: 
4
b. Transactional : 
3
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
University of East London
Kingston University (London)
London South Bank University
Wastewatch
London Environmental Education Forum
London Universities Environmental Forum
London21
Cooptel
People and Planet
LSE (London Sustainability Exchange)
Conserve Africa
London Remade
Sussex University
Fairtrade
Groundwork
WWF-UK
Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd)
London Sustainable Schools Forum
Humanities Education Centre ( LB Tower Hamlets)
Oxfam Education
Botanis Garden Conservation International
Centre for Cross Curricular Initiatives (CCCI)
Development Education Association (DEA)
4. Cooperation and communication : 
The LRCE has regular meetings with Partners 5-6 times a year. Sub groups may meet in addition to these dates. The LRCE website is used for external communiactions and is being further developed.
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 League Education Fund
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Hosted a visit by RCE Tongyeong to London South Bank Univerisity
International experts
yes/no: 
No
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
London Housing Federation
Capital Enterprise (London)
The Wisdom Trust
London Higher Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development
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 generally made aware of the opportunities that the RCE has developed at their regular meetings. Partners are encouraged to develop thier own ideas and suggestions for collaborations where the RCE can add value. The co- ordination of the LRCE projects are undertaken at a project level and information fed backi to the LRCE Co-orinator for distribution.
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 concerened with education and aimed at formal and informal influencers in London (and beyond). We have extended our reach to new organisatiosn in 2011-12 to prove our belief that there are ESD principles underlying many projects in London and that the LRCE role is to enablke those projects to articulate and develop ESD within wider networks.
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 can be heard by a range of audiences
- Widening networks
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Schools project - Placed based learning
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Using the RCE to promote education for environmental prjects in the post the Olympic era with local groups
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The LRCE is promoting the development of a UK wide 'Sustainable Universities' by a Partner of the LRCE.
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 SD amongst some univerisities in London and continues this approach.
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 research programme at present.
14. Research partners : 
The LRCE has no formal research programme at present
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
United Kingdom
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports