Change is complex, uncomfortable, frustrating but importantly, worth the investment - to teach better and to make positive and long-lasting improvements within our educational system. However, navigating the complexities of educating the next generation of engineers is no easy feat. Education is key to helping engineering adapt to 21st-century challenges because it develops the people within a system that is itself complex. This paper shares practical experience and learnings from the experience of two organisations, Engineers Without Borders UK (EWB-UK) and the UK’s Engineering Professors Council (EPC). Both have navigated this landscape to engage people to co-create resources that meaningfully integrate global responsibility into engineering education by changing how we teach. Firstly, through the Engineering for People Design Challenge, which aims to bring to life real-world challenges through a project-based learning pedagogy. Secondly, the upskilling and guidance resources for educators through the EPC’s Ethics and Sustainability Toolkits which are designed to help engineering educators improve their own knowledge and skills to integrate this content into teaching, and EWB-UK’s Reimagined Degree Map which supports engineering departments to navigate the decisions that are urgently required to prepare students for 21st-century challenges. We analyse data, testimonials and insights from educators using the co-created resources who have made changes to their education practice.