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EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Nice work!

Sustainable economics and employment might be a weighty subject, but young children can still be introduced to it in meaningful ways, explains Dr Diane Boyd

Promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all is the focus of the eighth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Like all of the SDGs, it is a huge aim, but don’t be put off; it is one that you can break down and start working towards, both with the children and by taking direct action within your own business.

Learning links

(EYFS, 2021) UTW ‘Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.’

Development Matters (2020) ‘Plan and introduce new vocabulary related to the occupation and encourage children to use it in their speech and play.’

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