ECO-SCHOOLS & EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN 2017-18

Topic Action Target / Measure Timescale/ Costs Responsibility Date

Achieved
Waste/ Hold a GREEN Day. Dress up in green clothes or in an Promote 3R’s & the local November 12 Eco Leader
Recycling/ eco themed costume. Best dressed competition and best household waste collection Free Talk JEOs
Pupil School Kitchen
Participation
eco hat competition Raise money for eco charities-
Eco Activities include: Sorting waste into recycling WWF Adopt a “ ” scheme & Honey
bins, Outside learning, worm charming, Junior ‘Great bees development
Green’ Quiz
Liz Ellis (Local Waste Awareness Officer) to lead 3Rs
assembly.
Hold an eco themed dinner
KS1 & 2 Assemblies Promote the school’s 5R’s Eco Code December 12 Junior
JEO Competitions (eg design a poster, acrostic poem, and positive eco actions Environment
Officers
take a picture and write a caption, household waste sort)
Notice boards & signs updated
Collections completed by Y5 and 6
Christmas waste/recycling info sent home to parents
Eco Club workshops (reuse activity)
Y5/6 Helpers

Eco Leader
Waste/ School recycles school produced waste (paper, card, Reduce quantity of waste sent to On-going Whole school
Recycling/ plastic pots and bottles, cartons, tin cans, ink cartridges, local landfill Cleaners
Global Bins to purchase Caretaker
/Pupil
mobile phones and batteries. Small electrical items and Increase quantity of recycled waste Y5 & 6 eco
Participation light bulbs disposed of responsibly. locally. monitors
Raise money for eco projects using Office
Review council’s collection service and consider others ‘Recycool’
February 2018
Bursar

Organise a sale of ‘old/used’ toys, books etc and/or Increased recycling & re-use of Christmas 2017 & Parent’s
‘used’ school uniform stall at fundraising events. clothes. Save our environment Summer 2018 Association
Bag to School
Organise 2x Textiles Recycling Collection Days for from the burden of further
clothing and shoes including unwanted old school resources going to landfill.
uniform/lost property
Waste/ Avoid purchasing excess resources or ineffective School saves money. On-going Office
Recycling resources. Ordering of supplies to be closely linked. Children and staff respect property Staff
Current stocks to be audited fully and used up first and reuse of materials.
before ordering new resources. Efficient purchasing achieved.
Class resources to be reused if in good condition.
Energy/ Hold a ‘Big Switch-Off Fortnight’. Take meter readings Electrical items are switched off November 12 Eco Leader
Global/ for 2 weeks during Big Switch Off and 2 weeks after after use or not required and not
Pupil
Participation
(control), to compare data. left on standby at night.
Letter sent home to encourage parents to participate. Reduce energy usage. Community
Pupils complete the ‘Energy Mission’ (the Pod)
Year 5s use school energy data (2017-18) to create Pupils
continuous line graphs and compare data February 2018
Year 5/6 Climate Change / Renewables debates and
impact on global warming/climate change. Global impact of heat loss upon November 2017
the environment
Class Energy monitors- badges made and worn To reduce energy usage. October 12 Teachers
IWBs/Projectors switched off during morning assembly Energy
monitors
and playtime
Purchase visual energy display meters Sep 13 Bursar
Open window blinds to allow more natural light into On-going
classrooms.
Energy Purchase electrical appliances, rated ‘A/B’ & with Replace electrical appliances with On-going Bursar
energy saving features. more energy efficient ones.
Biodiversity/ Burton Mere Wetlands visit- nature walk, bird watch, Increased knowledge of Spring/ Summer Eco Squad &
Pupil pond dip, food chains and webs. Conservation, habitats & eco- 13 Eco Club
Participation
systems.

Global Local Claremont Farm visit- local farming methods, use Increased knowledge of Farming-
of the land, plants and wildlife locally produced foods and
environmental issues.
School Cover seating areas with membrane and wood chip Improve School Grounds January & March Eco Leader
Grounds/ (from the council’s ground work). aesthetically 13 Parents
Bio-
diversity/
Prepare growing beds, bed planning, seed planting & Develop eco systems & habitats Buy x2 new
Pupil maintain growing beds/planters Learn gardening skills and produce composters
Participation Grow a plant from seed competition- 20p plants from seed. (wooden or
Plant wildflower beds/areas Science/citizenship curriculum plastic type with
Plant hedgerow trees- Jubilee Woodland Trust learning objectives covered. easy door
Plant fruit trees
Make bug hotel (palettes & scrap wood roof, plastic
pipes, straw, carpet, plant pots)
Hang bird feeders
Live feed bird box camera to school website
21/1-1/2 Pupils
Big Schools Birdwatch fortnight- Y2 On-going Mr. Gordon
Complete eco garden mural
Chester Zoo ranger Y2 visitor (habitat and adaptation to
the environment: nocturnal animals and minibeasts)
Eco Club- Forest school art including sculptures and
Gold Spray Eco Leader
decorative features Eco Club
Make decorations (large star or small tree decs) using
willow/dogwood, decorate and sell
Tidy grounds- Litter picking rota (Y5, 4, 3) On-going & eco
Keep Tidy targets met days
Collect vouchers for gardening activities in school Claim rewards: seeds and fruit From August 12 Eco Leader
bushes for the school grounds Community
Global/ Harvest collections- Y1 bag to Pagbilao WEST (PWES) Develop citizenship and global Oct 12
Pupil theme learning.
participation
Growing vegetables and harvesting for donations
Raise awareness of a global issue- 20/2-4/3 Teachers
FairTrade Committee meet to discuss and plan FairTrade and rights for all
Whole School FairTrade Fortnight: Differentiated year
group activities (fairness, where does the food come
from/food miles, how lives are affected globally, cycle
of FairTrade, persuasion of rights)
Dress in Fairtrade colours and make the word using Raise funds for the school
children on the playground.
A Mad hatter’s tea party for community. Sell FairTrade
 produce. Raise awareness of a global issue-
poverty and rights for all
Tbc 13 Int. schools &
PWESTwin link- Send My Friend to School 2017 PSHCE
Every child needs a teacher theme-more trained teachers Leader
to provide a quality education for all Sep 12
European Day of Languages Impact on the environment and
action to conserve
22 Mar or 5 June
Water Day- ‘Clean water a right for all’ water saving Fundraise for Water Aid (Env day)
poster competition, water saving pledge, Raise awareness of a global issue
Whole school water carrying (buckets in hand/bottles Purchase 2 x
on head) Oxfam buckets
Y5 Water week- calculate daily/weekly water usage &
compare globally, hygiene and issues of pollution,
drought, flood. Persuasion leaflets/letters
Healthy ‘Walk to School’ week. More pupils / parents walk or car Nov 12 June 13 Office, pupils,
Living share. Less pollution in local area. parents
On-going
Healthy snacks for Key Stage 2 Promote healthy living in the
Fruit snacks for Key Stage 1 school community. Dec/Jan 12 Teachers
Hygiene lessons for all and Y2 focus Increase well-being amongst staff /pupils
Healthy Living Week activities (food diaries, a balanced and pupils June/July 13 PE & PSHCE
plate/lunch box, posters food technology ie fruit Leaders
kebabs) Termly
SRE/DE programmes Dec 12 Headteacher
Anti-Bullying & friendship lessons (PSHCE/SEAL) & Teachers
Anti-Bullying workshops for parents /pupils
Safety visits- Police/Fire
On-going
First Aid training/Heartstart- raise money for a PE Leader
Defibulator
Sporting events & tournaments
General Include Eco-Schools Action Plan in School Eco issues are part of the school October 12 Governors,
Development Plan. ethos and a central to the way the Headteacher
Bursar
school is run.
Re-Application for Green Flag Award School retains Green Flag status December 12 / Eco Leader
Evidence collected for Eco School’s class cover Headteacher
Share school’s ‘eco’ news and good practice with the Local press publish news article On-going Office
local community School and council websites Eco Leader