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SDG Teach In

Putting the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of education
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The SDG Teach In is an annual campaign to put the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and therefore sustainability, at the heart of all stages of education, and across all disciplines. This annual campaign calls upon educators to include the SDGs and other related topics within their teaching, learning and assessment (and beyond!).

The SDG Teach In 2025 lasted from 1 March to 31 March 2025. The Teach In will return in March 2026.

Read the SDG Teach In 2025 Campaign Report and watch the recording of our reflection webinar to hear from guest speakers about how they took part.

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Who can take part in the Teach In? Each year, the Teach In is open to all types of formal and informal training providers, educators and workplace learning providers. We believe in lifelong learning and that anyone in any context can be a student of the SDG Teach In.

Want to share how you took or are taking part in the Teach In this year? Post on social media using the hashtag #SDGTeachIn2025 and tag SOS-UK!

How was the campaign structured this year? Each week in March 2025 focused on a key theme, starting with environmental sustainability, then social, and economic pillars of sustainability, and care, collaboration, and creativity in the final week. These themes were a guide and educators are welcome to blur the boundaries between the pillars throughout the campaign. You may also supplement the SDGs by bringing in other overlooked areas of sustainability into your teaching/learning.

Browse the SDG Teach In Resource Bank with examples of how you can embed holistic sustainability education in your practice throughout the year.

Further details about the SDG Teach In

The Teach In aims to:

  • Raise awareness of the importance of sustainable development
  • Catalyse curriculum reform and test new ideas
  • Embed sustainability across all training and learning
  • Link training, teaching, learning, and assessment to local and global concerns
  • Prepare everyone with the knowledge, skills, and attributes to tackle the world's greatest challenges
The titles of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in different colors.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Achievements of the Teach In

The 2025 SDG Teach In campaign ran from 1 March to 31 March 2025.

We're overjoyed that 1028 educators pledged to include one or several of SDGs into their practice, spanning 17 countries, reaching over 118,000 students across 94 institutions, contributing to a massive impact! Watch the recording of the SDG Teach In 2025 Reflection Webinar featuring guest speakers and examples of how colleges and universities took part worldwide.

The final leaderboards of 2025:

Top 10 institutions with number of educators who pledged to the SDG Teach In 2025: 1) De Montfort University, 2) Ulster University, 3) Gateshead College, 4) Barnsley College, 5) University of Exeter, 6) University of Derby, 7) Heart of Worcestershire College, 8) University of the West of England - Bristol, 9) Joint place between Bridgend College and The Bedford College Group, and 10) The University of the West Indies.
Top 10 institutions with the number of educators who pledged to the Teach In 2025
Top 10 institutions with number of learners reached in the SDG Teach In 2025: 1) De Montfort University, 2) University of Exeter, 3) Barnsley College, 4) Gateshead College, 5) Heart of Worcestershire College, 6) Ulster University, 7) Exeter College, 8) Myerscough College, 9) The University of the West Indies, and 10) The Open University
Top 10 institutions with the number of learners reached via the Teach In 2025

Image description - top 10 institutions (educators pledged):

  1. De Montfort University
  2. Ulster University
  3. Gateshead College
  4. Barnsley College
  5. University of Exeter
  6. University of Derby
  7. Heart of Worcestershire College
  8. University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol
  9. Bedford College Group, and Bridgend College (joint ninth place)
  10. University of the West Indies

Image description - top 10 institutions (learners reached):

  1. De Montfort University
  2. University of Exeter
  3. Barnsley College
  4. Gateshead College
  5. Heart of Worcestershire College
  6. Ulster University
  7. Exeter College
  8. Myerscough College
  9. University of the West Indies
  10. The Open University

SDG Teach In impact over the years

Since its inception in 2018, the campaign has reached nearly 600,000 students across over 50 different countries, within a broad range of education contexts and levels. Participants have been able to experience learning for sustainability in a way that's unique, relevant and applied to their specific context.

Word cloud illustrating the diversity of disciplines involved in the 2025 SDG Teach In. Business, health and engineering are the most common disciplines that took part.
Word cloud illustrating the diversity of disciplines involved in the 2025 SDG Teach In

Resources

Not sure where to get started?

Watch the recording of our reflection webinar to hear from guest speakers about how they took part.

Read the SDG Teach In 2025 Campaign Report to explore its impact, how institutions took part, and ways to further embed Education for Sustainable Development.

Check out our SDG Teach In Resource Bank with multimedia support to embed social, economic, environmental sustainability and environmental justice into your education. This will be updated each year of the campaign.

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Any questions or comments? Email us: sdgteachin@sos-uk.org