News Green Matters Action Plan
Action Plan
Action Plan
Short Term Targets
- Relocate eco notice board to a more high profile position within school- dining room would be ideal
- Set up wormery in conjunction with compost bin in Science area
- Recycling of certain food waste to compost bin and wormery- lunch to begin with as this will need monitoring
- Set up and run book swop shop
- Green video session – where, when and how often?
- Establishing some kind of Environmental rewards/sanctions
- Getting Green Matters! online on school website
- Taking part in WWF initiative locally
- Invite Jim Pendleton (Estates) to one of our meetings to discuss how he can help
- Continue contact with David Warner and Mike Craig established last year
Medium Term Targets
- Establishing an environmental policy within the school which becomes part of school handbook
- Campaign for staff to re-use back of paper for photocopied sheets stuck into books and use double-sided for reading /work sheets
- Completion of the nature trail with habitat boards and markers (already done by pottery club)
- Promoting links with SWAP and RSBP- assembly, workshops, visits
- Establish code of practice for school trips for recycling lunch waste
- Promoting a greater awareness of environmental issues – new campaign to develop an ‘eco-conscience’- possibly launched by an assembly on dos and don’ts
- Carry out audit of environmental education within our curriculum
Long Term Targets
- Ensuring any new buildings have sustainable features such as renewable energy sources, rainwater collection etc.
- Building a straw bale classroom, possibly as an environmental centre.