This new course from the SQA is delivered at SCQF Level 3 and SCQF Level 4. It combines the Geography Global Issues (Climate Change) unit with the Environmental Science Sustainability unit. It is new in schools in 2023-2024 and Gairloch is one of the first schools in the country to deliver the award.
This course booklet takes pupils through the following at both SCQF Levels 3 and 4:
Why do we need to be sustainable?
What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
How do we know the climate is changing?
What is causing the climate to change?
What are the effects of climate change?
How can we be more sustainable? Renewable Energy
How can we be more sustainable? Food
How can we be more sustainable? Transport
How can we be more sustainable? Waste
How can we be more sustainable? Buildings
An exploration of Air pollution in detail as an environmental issue
What is air pollution?
What harm is air pollution doing?
How can we have less air pollution in the future?
Practical investigation - LEZs in Scotland
The final test can be found using documents on the SQA secure website.