Prepare your education programme for a sustainable future
An independent, evidence-informed Programme Review that helps university programme teams understand how effectively sustainability is embedded across their curriculum, and identify the most effective next steps for educating future-ready professionals.
Universities are under increasing pressure to prepare graduates for a world characterised by rapid technological change, complex societal challenges, sustainability, artificial intelligence and evolving professional expectations. Yet many programme teams struggle to see how these ambitions translate into curriculum design.
The Programme Review provides a structured external perspective. Through a collaborative review of your programme, I identify strengths, reveal opportunities, and provide a practical roadmap for future development.
Universities are being asked to do more than ever before
Higher education is changing rapidly.
Professional accreditation is evolving. Employers increasingly expect graduates to navigate complexity, collaborate across disciplines and make responsible decisions in uncertain contexts. Education for Sustainability has become a strategic priority across higher education, while artificial intelligence and rapidly changing professional expectations are reshaping graduate capability.
Many programme teams recognise these developments. They are committed to preparing graduates for the future.
The challenge is understanding where to begin.
Most programmes have evolved over many years. Individual modules have been refined, new content has been introduced, and assessments have changed. Yet it is often difficult to step back and see how these individual components work together as an integrated educational experience. Particularly when trying to embed sustainability in ways that are coherent, authentic and meaningful across an entire programme.
The Programme Review provides that perspective.
A collaborative review - not an audit
The purpose of the Programme Review is not to judge your curriculum. It is to understand it.
The review is designed as a collaborative process that combines educational research, curriculum analysis and professional dialogue to help programme teams gain a clearer understanding of their current curriculum and identify practical opportunities for future development.
The review uses Education for Sustainability as the organising lens for understanding curriculum coherence, graduate capabilities and long-term programme development.
The process is constructive, reflective and evidence-informed throughout.
You remain the expert on your programme.
My role is to provide an independent perspective informed by research and experience across multiple universities.
The review follows a structured five-stage methodology developed through research and practical experience supporting curriculum development in higher education.
Phase 1
Discovery
A structured conversation exploring your programme's identity, ambitions, strengths and current challenges.
Phase 2
Programme Analysis
We review programme documentation through a research-informed framework that examines curriculum coherence, sustainability integration, and learning progression.
Phase 3
Programme Diagnosis
Identification of patterns, strengths, opportunities and priorities for strengthening Education for Sustainability across the programme.
Phase 4
Strategy Workshop
A collaborative discussion of findings, refinement of priorities and exploration of realistic next steps.
Phase 5
Action Plan
A concise working document providing prioritised recommendations and a practical roadmap for implementation.
What you receive
The emphasis is always on practical recommendations that programme teams can begin implementing immediately.
Every Programme Review includes:
A 90-minute Discovery Workshop
Independent review of programme and module documentation
Curriculum analysis using research-informed frameworks
Programme Diagnosis identifying strengths and development opportunities
Education for Sustainability readiness review
Student learning journey and sustainability progression analysis
Curriculum coherence and sustainability integration analysis
A 90-minute Strategy Workshop
A concise Action Plan with prioritised recommendations
Built on educational research
The Programme Review is informed by over a decade of research and practice in curriculum development, higher education and education for sustainability.
The methodology draws on research into:
The methodology incorporates my Sustainability Readiness Levels (SRL) framework, developed through international collaboration and now forming the foundation of an AI-supported curriculum analysis platform.
The result is a review that combines academic rigour with practical applicability.
Who is this designed for?
The Programme Review is particularly valuable for universities seeking to strengthen Education for Sustainability across an entire programme rather than through isolated curriculum changes. Collaboration partners typically include:
- Programme Directors
- Programme Leaders
- Heads of Education
- Associate/Vice Deans (Education)
- Education Teams
- Curriculum Review Committees
- Programme teams preparing for accreditation or curriculum redesign
Dr Jon-Erik Dahlin
I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in Engineering Education at King's College London, where my research focuses on Education for Sustainability, curriculum development and preparing graduates for an increasingly complex world.
Over the past two decades, I have worked with universities across the UK and internationally to support curriculum innovation, programme development and educational strategy - with focus on education for sustainability in higher education.
My work combines academic research with practical implementation, helping programme teams translate educational ambitions into meaningful curriculum change.
The Programme Review brings together that experience in a structured methodology designed to support thoughtful, evidence-informed programme development.
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Investment
Founding price (2026): £1,999
Includes:
Typical duration: 4-8 weeks.
This isn't about adding more sustainability content. It's about designing a programme in which sustainability becomes a coherent, developmental thread running through the entire student experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
1.
How much work is required from our programme team?
Beyond the two workshops, the main requirement is providing programme documentation. Most of the analytical work is carried out independently.
2.
Is this an accreditation review?
While the review can support accreditation activities, its purpose is broader: helping programme teams understand and strengthen their curriculum from an educational perspective.
3.
Does this only focus on sustainability?
Education for Sustainability provides the organising framework for the review. However, meaningful sustainability education depends on much more than sustainability content alone. The review therefore also examines curriculum coherence, learning progression, systems thinking, graduate capabilities, employability, assessment design and authentic learning - because these are all essential components of preparing graduates for a sustainable future.
4.
Why not wait until our next formal programme review?
Because meaningful curriculum development is most effective when it is proactive rather than reactive.
The Programme Review is designed to support continuous enhancement, helping programme teams identify opportunities before they become challenges associated with accreditation, student feedback or institutional review.
Many recommendations can be implemented incrementally over time, allowing programmes to evolve in a deliberate and manageable way rather than through large-scale redesign.
5.
Will you simply tell us things we already know?
Probably not - but you will almost certainly recognise many of the findings once they are presented.
The value of the Programme Review lies in bringing together observations that often exist in isolation across a programme team. Small issues that seem unrelated at module level frequently reveal broader patterns when viewed across the curriculum as a whole.
Many clients find that the review gives structure and evidence to concerns they have intuitively recognised for some time, while also identifying opportunities they had not previously considered.
6.
Our programme is already very good. Is the review still worthwhile?
Absolutely.
The Programme Review is designed as a developmental process, not a remedial one.
In fact, programmes with strong foundations often benefit the most because the review focuses on refinement, coherence and strategic development rather than correcting obvious weaknesses.
The aim is not to find faults, but to identify opportunities to strengthen an already successful programme and prepare it for future educational and professional challenges.
7.
How can we justify this investment?
For most programmes, the cost of the review is modest compared with the time and resources involved in curriculum redesign, accreditation preparation or programme review processes.
The review provides an independent, evidence-informed perspective that can help programme teams prioritise their efforts, avoid unnecessary work and focus on the changes likely to have the greatest educational impact.
Many of the recommendations can be implemented through relatively small adjustments to existing modules and assessments, while the Action Plan also provides a longer-term roadmap that can inform future curriculum development.
