Minister launches first National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development

The Department of Education has published the country’s first National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development, 2014-2020, which will allow young people more input in shaping the education sector.

Eight ‘priority action areas’ have been identified in the strategy, launched yesterday by outgoing Minister Ruairi Quinn.

Among the priorities are leadership and coordination, data collection and baseline measurement, and promoting participation by young people in decisions that affect them.