Academy for Sustainable Communities programme

The much-vaunted ASC, which has been in existence for a while but has only recently appointed Gill Taylor as its chief exec, has revealed a little of what it's programme will focus on in the next period. One of its plans is to develop a new geography syllabus for teenagers which will help them learn about sustainability ‘in a more exciting way in their own communities,’ Taylor said. The ASC will also work with schools on ways to make the professions involved in sustainable communities more attractive to young people.

Given that we submitted our work on a really innovative schools project to the ASC in a funding proposal a few months ago, I do hope they haven't just nicked all our ideas and taken it in-house...