RCE Severn-2012

Submitted by RCEdaniella on Thu, 2012-07-19 00:00
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
RCE Severn aims to build capacity to implement change to address global and local sustainability challenges.

It aims to do this by building a consortium of stakeholders from the voluntary, public, education and business sectors who work together through the RCE to achieve bigger outcomes than is possible when working in isolation.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
4
b. Transactional : 
3
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
Aston University
Cheltenham Christian Ecology Link
Cheltenham Festivals
Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Gloucestershire County Council
Government Office South West
Government Office West Midlands
Health4schools futures
Sense and Sustainability
Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd
South Staffordshire College
South West Learning for Sustainability Coalition
Title Films
Vision 21
Westonbirt Arboretum
Worcestershire County Council
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Participation in events and development of collaborative projects among RCE partners, progressed through RCE meetings. Fortnighty bulletins from RCE Severn to all partners about RCE and partner activities, events and initiatives.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through preparing EU funding applications
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through preparing EU funding applications and through international and national conferences and events
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through sourcing speakers for events and potential partners for projects
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through sourcing speakers for events and potential partners for projects
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
3
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 : 
All 6 sectors are represented on the Steering Group and a number also sit on working groups.
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): 
5
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
Education for Sustainable Development is integral to our vision - the RCE seeks to develop and implement innovative projects and programmes in sustainability education and practice and to share learning on these.
10. Competences and capabilities : 
RCE Severn aims to build the sustainability skills, experience and knowledge of individuals in the workplace and in education
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
No
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Organisational learning and leadership for sustainability events, Degreeplus, EGGS, Graduate Challenge
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
RCE Severn Newsletters, RCE Severn "learning from each other" events
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Work-Based Learning,collaboration with key partners such as Gloucestershire County Council
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
1
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
5
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
4
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
Research is not an explicit strand of RCE Severn's activities, although it does underpin some aspects of the RCE's work. Research activities are undertaken by IRIS, the International Research Institute for Sustainability, hosted by the University of Gloucestershire.
14. Research partners : 
Research is not an explicit strand of RCE Severn's activities, although it does underpin some aspects of the RCE's work. Research activities are undertaken by IRIS, the International Research Institute for Sustainability, hosted by the University of Gloucestershire.
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
2
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
8
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
8
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
United Kingdom
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports