Eco-Schools Action Plan Eco-Schools England - Bishop Hooper CE Primary School Date Action Plan was created: April 2016 Action Plan developed by: Amanda Wilcox Energy Eco Building activity day at Centre for Alternative Technology, Presentation on the principles of designing sustainable buildings Class 4 and Eco-warriors from class 3. Children to visit and share findings in assembly Summer 2017 AW, KP and Ecowarriors Cost proved prohibitive Machynlleth, Energy Make posters promoting Save energy as lights will be on less. Now September Everybody and November 2016 energy saving and monitor use Retain heat. Distribute monitor 2016 Eco-warriors of lights / close doors badges. Energy Present energy saving actions Eco monitors will identify candidates Now September Eco-warriors and November 2016 to school in assembly and for award and present certificate 2016 monitors introduce certificate for Ecostar award Re-use paper that has been Save paper, instead of discarding On-going All Staff On-going wrongly photocopied on, using photocopying mistakes the reverse side Page 1 of 6
Bag to School Encourage the whole school Donated clothes are re-cycled rather On-going All staff and pupils 21/11.2016 community to donate than going to land fill. Collections are unwanted clothes weighed and the school receives a financial contribution depending on the weight of clothes Healthy living Farm to Fork Eco-warriors to Children have knowledge and September 2016 AW, KP 22 nd, 23 rd June 2016 visit Tesco to taste and find out understand the importance of a about healthy snacks balanced diet Ensure this topic continues to Recycle all waste paper and card, Continuous All staff and pupils be part of the school ethos plastic bottle Eco-warriors to Compost all fruit waste monitor Compost all ash from the biomass boiler Re-use paper on second side as scrap paper Continue with uniform swap shop Educational visit, children to Class 4 and Eco-warriors from class January 2017 AW, KP and Eco- see where our waste food 3. Children to visit and share findings warriors ends up and what it is used for in assembly Page 2 of 6
The Royal Recycling Children to use imagination to recycle 8.07.2016 AW, KP and Eco- July 2016 Gardening Project Children to an unwanted item and make warriors design a garden using something of beauty from it. recycled items, one idea chosen to create a garden marking the Queen Elizabeth s 90 th birthday. Advertise in local parish Advertise in Ashford Carbonell and June 2016 AW June 8 th 2016 magazines that we have a Caynham magazines / newsletters battery centre, and school bulletin recycle ink cartridges and pens Page 3 of 6
Eco-warriors to take water meter readings and publicise results Reduce water wastage Half-termly AW and Ecowarriors Incorporate water topic in Educate all pupils about the 2016 Class teachers classroom teaching importance of water conservation Organise talk by water Raise awareness of water September 2016 AW 8.2.2017 professional (e.g. Severn conservation Trent) Eco-warriors to plan and write Whole school to reduce water March 2017 AW and Eco- 28 th March 2017 a song about what we can do wastage at school and home warriors to save water Transport Organise an inter-generational All KS2 children involved in a healthy Spring 2017 Chris King walk for health using local local walk with older members of the paths community Transport Organise Stepping Out Class 3 confident when walking / January 2017 KP and class September 2016 training for Y3/4 crossing roads teacher Transport Carry out survey of parents to Send letter to parents with view to September 2016 KP and AW see who could lift share achieve 1-2 lift shares Page 4 of 6
Biodiversity / school Make a list of animals and Up to date identification sheets made Termly AW, Forest grounds plants in the school grounds available. Children to keep log of School birds spotted Biodiversity / school grounds Keep feeding the worms with waste collected from school dinners Collect bottle of fertiliser On-going Eco-warriors, Gardening Club and AW Bird box with camera Purchase bird box with Children develop a knowledge and On-going Cost proved prohibitive camera. Children to observe understanding of birds nesting habits birds nesting and eggs hatching Teach Fairtrade in lesson All children aware of global farming March 2017 AW 9.2.17 linked to farming issues in and how Fairtrade is helping farmers Nepal by insuring a fair price for their products Teach Fairtrade in lessons and All children aware of global issues December 2016 Class teachers link to global issues such as including class 4 topic Keen to be food, environment, water Green Page 5 of 6
Children to make posters promoting Fairtrade products and where you can purchase them locally All children aware of global issues September 2017 AW 2 children attended the Mayors reception on 8.3.17 and spoke about what they had learnt about Fairtrade Continue to promote the goals Steering Committee, school Fairtrade On-going to Eco-warriors / of a Fairtrade school policy, teach Fairtrade in lessons, December 2016 Fairtraders, hold Fairtrade community events Susannah Hall link Governor Enter Climate Week challenge Children to be aware of where the On-going AW to reduce lunchtime waste waste food goes. Children who bring packed lunches to be encouraged to use reusable containers and recyclable wrappings Design and make poster Whole school competition, one poster September 2016 AW, Eco-warriors reflecting the school Eco Code chosen from each class to display, Children have knowledge of the school Eco Code Set up reciprocal outings with Eco-warriors to visit another local July 2016 KP and AW local school to share ideas school and host return visit Page 6 of 6