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Eco-Schools Action Plan 2011/12
Updated March 2012
Ightham Primary School
Timescale /
Deadline / Actual Result
Topic: WATER Action Target / Measure costs Responsibility Achieved / Date
Meters Find out where water To monitor usage and find ways of End of term 3 Mr Steibelt / yr 4 Inaccessible to us –
meters are and take reducing consumption. (water monitors) under road outside
readings. school
Taps Identify any leaking / Make taps easier for children to use End of term 4 Mr Steibelt / yr 4 Yr 5/6 tap replaced 01/11
inefficient taps and mend pupils / Ms Taylor
Reduce water wasted Yr 2 tap fixed 01/11
/replace
Water butts Utilise existing water butts Reduce mains water usage by using Immediately Ms Taylor /Mr From 09/10 gardening club
and look into installing saved rainwater for watering crops, pots Steibelt using water butts wherever
more and flower beds around school grounds possible.
No other suitable locations
for additional butts found
Poster campaign Competition for KS2 to To promote reducing water wastage by End of term 4 Mrs English / yr 4
design poster / sign turning taps off properly (water monitors)
Toilets Change cisterns to dual To reduce water consumption End of term 3 Ms Taylor / Mr Completed 06/11
flush / filled water bottles? Steibelt
Timescale / Actual Result
Topic: LITTER Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Litter Monitors Delegate job to Yr 1 reps to To be aware of any areas around the Immediately Ms Taylor / Yr 1 Ongoing from Term 2
record any litter found & school prone to littering and rectify
action taken
Newsletter to parents – reduce wrappers
/ consumption of sweets & disposal
Poster competition Organise litter poster Awareness of compost / recycling paper, End of Term 4 Ms Taylor / Yr 1 Posters displayed 2010
competition for KS1 card etc. in correct bin. Litter monitors Repeat 2011/12
There will be little or no litter in our
school grounds.
Litter pick To carry out a litter pick on To clean up our grounds and immediate End of Term 1 Ms Taylor / Yr 4 class conducted
the school field and environment and be aware of problem Groundwork - litter pick with
adjacent recreation ground areas Waste ed. Prog. “Groundwork” 5/10/10
Write to Parish council? Regular litter
picks
Litter pick Conduct a whole school To raise awareness as to the amount of Term 1 – 2011 Ms Taylor/Mrs Completed OctXXX
litter pick litter that exists in the playground (even English/Whole
though it does not look like much) – the school
total result was surprising to everyone.
Timescale / Actual Result
Topic: WASTE Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Recycling Paper, card, plastic, glass, ink To reduce volume of general waste by Immediately Ms Taylor / Mrs JC purchased recycling
cartridges, etc to be recycled providing separate recycling bins. English / Mrs bags for staff room 2010
Austin Rota duties list amended
Milk bottle tops sent to local Staff kitchen duty to include emptying plastic
charity & glass, paper, at local recycling centre. Paper recycling boxes in
each class 2010 (Viridor)
Paper & card recycling on site via Viridor
Infotone recycle ink
Ink cartridges & toners recycled cartridges and donate
proceeds direct to school
Batteries recycled – boxes located in Jan 2010
staffroom
Groundwork “What a
Waste” programme with Yrs
3&4
Compost / compost our fruit / veg waste Reduce general waste. Immediately Ms Taylor / Yr 5 Classroom & staffroom
etc waste monitors / caddies in use 2010
Wormery Provide fruit bins which fruit monitors in each Mrs Cooke
Install wormery class empty daily. Compost bins in use 2010
Create our own compost & fertiliser to be Wormery installed Oct 2010
used by gardening club. with whole school assembly
delivered by Groundwork
Usable compost 02/11 Put
on beds around school
Re-use Re-use paper for wet play To have a clearly labelled tray in each class Immediately Whole school Yr 5 to chk which
etc for paper suitable for re-use.
classes are operating
Note to teachers to do this? this
Kitchen waste Find out if we can have a Food waste & cardboard will be recycled Immediately Ms Taylor 25/2/10 TMBC referred us
green wheelie bin for kitchen
to KCC who said no as yet.
waste
2011/12 – KCC adopting a
trial scheme of recycling
school kitchen food waste –
Compost bin for non-cooked To compost all non-cooked food on our Term 5 – 2012 Ms Taylor/School
food in school kitchen school compost bin kitchen currently participating in the
free scheme
Waste Week Eco-Council to deliver a whole To raise awareness to all children on the DATE Ms Taylor/Mrs Completed
school assembly to launch importance of recycling and ideas on how to English/Eco-
Waste Week reduce instead of creating waste (two Council
lunchboxes were shown, one that had
virtually no packaging and another that had
every item pre-packaged)
Ongoing
Participate in the “Lunchtime
Crunchtime” activity Weighing of food by Y6 pupils Ongoing Y6/LT/LE
Topic: Timescale / Actual Result
TRANSPORT Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Walking bug Part of school travel KM Walk to School challenge -to Ongoing Mrs Cooke / Yr Ongoing since
action plan promote walking and pupils record 6 pupils September 2009
WOW numbers
Walking bus To establish walking bus To promote healthy living / reduce car Ongoing Mrs Cooke / Successfully running
scheme with parent journeys to school Parents - ? since 8/3/11
volunteers
Top awards at Kent
Messenger Walk to
School Award
Ceremony 2011
Cycle racks Purchase cycle racks for To encourage children who are able to 2011 Mrs Cooke / Installed June 2011
school site cycle to school / healthy living reduction Governing body
in traffic
Topic: SCHOOL Timescale / Actual Result
GROUNDS Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Wildlife area To create areas in school Increase biodiversity in grounds End of term 1 Mrs English / Medway Valley
grounds to encourage Mrs Cooke Countryside partnership
Educate children about wildlife & voluntary work
variety of wildlife
habitats
May 2010
Story telling area Build a seated area Expand area for outdoor learning Ongoing use Mrs Official opening
within our woodland English/Medway November 2010
Increase practical space for
suitable for whole class Valley
conducting an outdoor lesson
use Countryside
Partnership
Nest box camera To install camera to To increase awareness of nesting End of Term 4 Mrs Cooke / Ms Order? The project
observe wild birds in habits / life cycles / varieties of local Taylor / Mrs was shelved due to
grounds wild birds. Class to host camera and English suitable computer
input data on website hosting facility and
cost – revisit project at
another time
Africa Day – To create a keyhole To demonstrate growing methods in DATE Mrs Cooke/Mr The garden has been
Keyhole Garden garden. other countries. This was created Taylor created and is
during our whole school Africa Day. currently the site for
playtime fruit
composting.
Forest School To increase the Include as part of the regular Ongoing – Mrs Jarrett Weekly use of
frequency of regular curriculum weekly access to Forest 2011/2012 woodland by YR, Y1
Mr Taylor
curriculum use of the Schools using our woodland area and Y3.
school grounds
Topic: HEALTHY Timescale / Actual Result
LIVING Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
PHSE Curriculum See PHSE / SEAL plan for To teach children how to live a healthy End of term 6 JA / JC / all staff Ongoing for 2011/12
2010/11 life style and make the right choices to deliver
Healthy Living Moving towards Re-validated as “Healthy School” July JC July 2010
status Enhancement model 2010
Walking to school walking bus / bug schemes To promote walking as part of active Ongoing JC / parent
lifestyle volunteers
Healthy lunch Monitor contents of pupils To increase awareness amongst End of term 4 6 Ms Taylor / JC
boxes lunch boxes and reward children of healthier food choices
healthy balanced ones ?
Healthy Schools Week
Fruit snacks Healthy snacks on Fridays To encourage parents to choose End of term 4 ? Ms Taylor / JC
healthier options than crisps for snacks
PC Terry Wenham Raise awareness on issues Regular visits from PC Terry Wenham to Ongoing for JC Ongoing – recent visit
of safety, drugs, computer deliver specific year group sessions on a 2011/12 was March 2012
safety, etc. variety of issues
Timescale / Actual Result
Topic: ENERGY Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
“Switch off Take part in The Pod’s Complete energy audit and input Complete 3 Eco- All targets successfully
Fortnight” data on-line December Council/whole completed (extended
campaign
school to week of 6
Competition for Switch Off poster
December due to
snow closures)
Completion of Switch Off pledges by
whole school
Letter to all parents encouraging
them to participate in Switch Off
Fortnight
‘The Pod’ activities Staff & pupils to use free To educate pupils on energy saving End of term 6 All staff to
resources, on-line games in lessons and / or at home attempt ?
& lesson plans
Share website info with staff
Meter readings To collect gas / electric Monitor our energy use & work out Ongoing from Mr Steibelt Readings are filed and
reading on regular basis ways of reducing eg. Switch-off term 2 observations recorded
fortnight by energy monitors
British Gas My Application for grant Funding to install solar panels / 22.10.10 LT / LE / JC Application
Solar School generate a % of our own power / unsuccessful this time.
competition reduce energy costs. Review feedback with
JC Martin Williams
Keep main doors Install spring-loaded door Ensure that doors are closed so as Term 1&2 M.Steibelt Successful installation
closed closers on main buildings to reduce heat loss
Reduce energy Periodic audits on spend Since 2009, our electricity 12
consumption for gas and electricity to consumption has reduced by
review any
savings/increases
Lighting Survey The reason for the Identify if it is possible to replace Feb 2012 M. Steibelt Feb 2012
inventory is so we can work bulbs with LED
out your electricity usage Selection of
with your current lighting students from
and what LED products it KS2
can be replaced with - and
how much electricity can be
saved.
Topic: Timescale / Actual Result
BIODIVERSITY Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Gardening club Establish lunchtime Children will learn how to ‘grow their Ongoing from LT Set up Sept 2009
gardening club own’ , look after school grounds, September 2009 Runs twice a week
composting, importance of with KS2
biodiversity
Pond Install pond To attract diversity of wildlife – frogs, 2010 JC Pond installed May
dragonflies / insects 2009
Care of plants in and LT / Gardening
around pond club Ongoing
Hedgehog Houses To install in woodland To attract hedgehogs into our school End of Term 1 Acorn Class Hedgehog boxes
area ground – useful for organic control of installed Spring 2010
pests on crops!
Bird Hide / table To create an area to To attract a variety of birds into our End of Term 1 LE / Medway Built August 2010
watch birds and suitable school grounds Valley CP
Grant funded
nesting sites
Minibeast ‘hotel’ Build a mini beast hotel To attract diverse insect life to End of Term 1 LE / Medway “Holiday Inn-sect” built
grounds / make good use of Valley Country- with reclaimed materials
Log piles etc side Partnership 08.10 Grant funded
woodland area
Topic: GLOBAL Timescale / Actual Result
PERSPECTIVES Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
WWF Earth Hour Register to take part on To unite with schools across UK to March 2011 JC / all staff
26.3.11 make statement about need to tackle
climate change. Resources available
Africa Day Whole school To raise children’s awareness of February 2012 JC/all staff The entire school
participation in Africa African culture including sessions on participated in Afirca
Day art, dance, music, gardening and Day.
cooking.
Starfish Malawi Increase global Chris Knott of Starfish Malawi Term 4 JC Completed
perspectives presented to teachers at staff
meeting
28 March ‘12 JC/whole school Completed
Chris Knott presented a whole
school assembly
Date Action Plan was developed:……………………………..
Eco-Schools Action Plan
Ightham Primary School
Timescale / Actual Result
Topic: GENERAL Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Action Team Form an Eco-school Action School council to become action team End of Term 1 Ms Taylor / Mrs Eco-school action team
Team with reps from all yr groups. Need English formed with Martin
parent and/or Governor representative. Williams (community
At least one meeting every term governor) October 2010
Notice-board Designated Eco-schools To inform everyone of our activities and End of Term 1 Ms / Taylor / Mrs Notice-board in
notice-board raise awareness of environmental English prominent position in
issues hall. Oct 2010. Kept
updated with info.
Newsletters Contribute to school To widen circle of awareness to include Immediately - Ms Taylor / Mrs Article in newsletter July
newsletter parents / families ongoing English / Yr 6 2010 - ongoing
Media team / Mrs
Austin
Assembly Eco-school council to To raise awareness of Eco-schools Starting by end of Ms Taylor / Mrs Assembly on “Switch-off
conduct whole school activities and objectives Term 2 - ongoing English / Yr 4 / fortnight” 22/11/10
assembly rest of Action
More planned 2011
team
Website Write updates for “News” To inform parents /wider community of Immediately - Ms Taylor / Mrs Item written July 2010 –
section of school website our activities, aims and objectives ongoing English / Yr 6 Media ongoing
team
Timescale / Actual Result
Topic: GENERAL Action Target / Measure Deadline Responsibility Achieved / Date
Curriculum Groundwork to deliver 4 To educate pupils on reducing & End of Term 2 JC / LT / Sessions took place in
sessions on Waste, recycling with links to Science, Groundwork September / October
Wormery morning & Litter Geography, Citizenship as well as 2010 with Yr 3 & 4
pick Literacy & Numeracy.
Funded by TMBC
