Eco-school theme (link to web site)

 

Sustainable Schools Strategy doorway- with links to web site

 

Every Child Matters Aim

 

Bishopspark School Action Plan   Aims

 

Some of these are long term and aspirational aims, others are more straight forward and are included in the detailed eco-schools action plan.

Time Scale

 

Energy

Energy & water 

Local well-being 

Make a positive contribution 

Reduce energy consumption; Install metering visible to staff, children and visitors-

Annually publish usage data showing trends as part of on-going eco-audits.

Develop an awareness of renewable energy through a DT wind turbine project. (Year 3 &4)

Switch all bay computers off at 2.40 – Children to do.

Ongoing

Spring Term

Spring Term

Litter

Purchasing &waste 

Local well-being 

Make a positive contribution 

Reduce litter by encouraging healthy snacks such as fruit that create less non bio litter.

Ongoing

Autumn 07

          Review

    Spring 09

Waste Reduction &Recycling

Purchasing &waste 

Local well-being 

Make a positive contribution 

Reduce use of paper with e-learning and paperless admin systems. (E Staff Handbook )

Encourage double sided photocopying and printing where appropriate and A5 letters.

Put in place a major recycling scheme for paper

Organic playground waste recycling trial.

Recycle Printer Consumables – Eg toner cartridges.

Examine possibility of buying FSC certified (Forest Stewardship Council) paper

Spring 07

     Autumn 07

Autumn  07

     Spring 09

Spring 09

Water

Energy & water

Local well-being

Make a positive contribution

Reduce water use and install recycling of rainwater for eco garden. 

Annually publish usage data showing trends in usage.

FS 2 to make a rain water irrigators for eco garden.

Spring 09

      Autumn 08

Summer 09

Transport

Travel & traffic

Local well-being

Be healthy

Encourage more walking and cycling. Build a bike shelter.

Summer 08

Summer 08

Healthy Living

Food & drink

Local well-being

Make a positive contribution
Be healthy

Develop partnership with local food produces to enhance the curriculum. E.g. Farm Visit highlights food production during harvest festival. 

Continue to develop healthy and attractive meals

Set up a vegetable plot in the Eco garden to establish idea that food is grown and harvested.

FS 2 Children to work on vegetable plot.-

Spring 09 / Autumn 09

Ongoing

Spring 08

Biodiversity

Buildings & grounds

Local well-being

Enjoy and achieve

Make a positive contribution

Continue to develop the Eco garden and plant a wild flower area. FS 2

Place in some logs to develop a habitat for insects. (Science Curriculum link) KS 2

Eco- Club to build a small pond in the enclosed area near the Eco-Garden.

Summer 08

Summer 08

Spring 09 - Autumn 09