2011/2012 HSLC Eco-Group Action Plan

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1 / HSLC Action Plan Topic Action Target / Measure Timescale / Deadline Responsibility Actual result achieved / Date Increase Design posters for To reduce our electricity and gas bill Eco- Group awareness to staff classrooms and visibly within the next quarterly bills and students about screensavers/wallpaper- saving energy for all pc s - to remind initiatives and all to turn off computers, other Eco-Action Group activities/projects projectors, lights etc On walls turning off lights at end of the day To enrol on national Switch-off Fortnight On windows- keeping windows closed when heating is on. To blog, record/film and To source funding to purchase ipad 2 (x2) plus 4 flip cameras for filming/editing so that projects can be onwards SR/HRE

2 podcast projects shared and promoted across the school, in assemblies, in school newsletter and on the school wesbite Monitoring energy To identify energy To collect monthly data for a year and Begin Autumn SR & and water usage in monitors to read the graph any changes. Term school meters monthly/ quarterly and record. To apply for Energyshare funding to purchase whole school To display energy consumption on a daily basis (this can be also be linked to renewable energy production) HRE & SR energy monitoring system to network and display on school screens around school Reduce water Reduce water wastage To collect monthly data for a year and wastage with turn off taps graph any changes. posters in all toilets. Investigate the Contact local water board/ seek funding

3 possibility of using water hippos /bricks in to purchase/source products from Yorkshire Water toilets to reduce water consumption Alternative energy Obtain a school wind To generate our own renewable energy SR & HRE resources turbine and solar panels. with a HSLC windturbine, and solar panels. (seeking funding for wind turbine via Energyshare, solar panels via Eco- Schools) Bike Shed To source a bike shed to encourage more students (and staff) to cycle to school Audit curriculum Audit each department s To feedback to departments where Staff coverage of coverage of issues are not being covered and environmental environmental issues. feedback where issues are overlapping issues within the Look for overlap and school. gaps. Recycling Composting waste Compost bins in Community Garden area for recycling green food waste - compost collection bin to be given to school kitchen Paper Recycling bins/containers in all Mr Saunby & Garden Club

4 To improve the recycling of paper classrooms, offices and staff rooms to recycle paper where possible. Organise collection teams within tutor/year groups Implement our own Blue Bin scheme to recycle plastics. Organise collection Recycling plastic teams within year groups Collect and recycle all old printer Recycling ink cartridges/mobile phones/old DVDs etc cartridges within school and collect from home from students cartridges and old mobile phones. Recycle to generate some income for via Envirophones and Music Magpie Recycling Christmas cards To collect and recycle Christmas cards as part of the supermarket recycling scheme with the Woodland Trust. Eco-group Create a school Freecycle Scheme Unwanted resources in depts./faculties to be advertised in staff rooms onwards Staff Organise a Swap-Shop Unwanted personal items (dvds, cd s, Summer Term

5 event in school games etc) Left over sandwiches/cakes from canteen to be re-cycled Reduce food wastage Autumn term SR to speak to Kitchen staff offered to support After School Clubs instead of being thrown away Recycling Revision/Text books Students who have left school to donate unwanted Revision Guides etc for younger students to use Summer Term

6 Creating new habitats within our school grounds. Create wildlife habitats WR Group and Nurture Group to make more bird boxes for school site/improve planting around school pond Mrs Parnaby, Mr Saunby and WR Group 2 nd phase Tree-Planting Scheme on school site with support from Vivergo Fuels 2 nd year of native tree planting sponsored by Vivergo Fuels to enhance school site and encourage wildlife / Spring Mr Saunby & Eco- Group Growing To re-model and To create an outside classroom for all Mr Saunby. Zones/Areas maintain Community faculties to use. Gardening Club to grow onwards Gardening Club & Garden area and pond vegetables. WR Group to help maintain WR Group (repair raised beds) School grounds Litter picking into the Adopt an area scheme to be Summer Term duty rota system to be investigated. Each Tutor Group to be improved/supervised given an area of the school site to help maintain as litter free as part of Citizenship lessons Date Action Plan was developed: September Action Plan developed by : HSLC