Valerie Lewis is the Director of the Take 1 Programme, which supports post primary schools to communicate, raise awareness of, and embed Education for Sustainable Development in learning and teaching, as part of a transformative 'whole school' curriculum approach. The Take 1 Programme is funded by the Department of Education under Priority 2: Transforming Learning Environments, as part of ESD to 2030, Ireland's Second National Strategy on ESD.

Dr Noelle O' Connor, Senior Lecturer with the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness (Limerick) and CPID, talks with Valerie on the topic of Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Learning and Teaching.

This pod cast was recorded in February 2024 and was funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, the Higher Education Authority, and the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Development Department within the Technological University of the Shannon.