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Eco-Schools Action Plan 2011-2012 / Mersey Vale Primary School

Date Action Plan was developed: October 2011 Action Plan developed by: Eco- coordinator and Eco Committee

Topic / Action / Target / Measure / Timescale / Deadline / Responsibility / Actual Result Achieved / Date
Reviewed Nov ‘11
Reviewed Feb 2012 /
ENERGY / Apply for solar panels through eco school solar panel scheme. / Solar panels fitted. / Complete application process in Autumn 1 / Eco coordinator: Rachael Mather
Headteacher: Jayne Mullane / Approved for site visit
Delayed due to change in tariffs/ possibility of new school roof
Children take over taking electricity and gas readings from the meters. / Children will take readings and input data in data handling programme on the computer / Begin in Autumn 2. Ongoing weekly / Eco –coordinator; R Mather Energy Police: Aamna Masood, Sufiyan Tahir, Amaar Hussain / Energy police taking readings every Friday morning
Choose switch off monitors for each class / Switch off monitors are displayed in each classroom / Autumn 1 / Class Teachers / Monitor chosen and displayed in each room.
Introduce spot checks of energy usage in classrooms / Projectors, lights and windows/ doors in classrooms are routinely checked during empty periods for waste of energy. Findings recorded for pupils and staff to see. / Begin in Autumn 2. Ongoing weekly / Energy Police: Aamna Masood, Sufiyan Tahir, Amar: / 3 spot checks carried out so far.
Occurring weekly
Promote energy usage throughout “Switch off fortnight” Introduce rewards for energy conscious classes / Promote work towards energy target in switch off fortnight. Reward routinely given out each month for class with best results in energy police’s spot checks / Autumn 2- begin in switch off fortnight / Energy Police: Aamna Masood, Sufiyan Tahir, Amar: / Switch off fortnight kit arrived.
A successful week, energy readings decreased.
14th Nov- 1843
25th Nov: 1465
2nd Dec:1484
Introduce energy saving thought for the week / Run competition for best energy saving tip poster. Bank of thoughts for the week provided by pupils. Thoughts for week displayed on eco board and school website / Spring 1 / All Pupils / Chn Researched energy saving tips. Discussed in committee meeting 23.2.12. Whole school homework competition to take place Spring 2
OVERALL AIM: Reduce our energy consumption from average of…. to… per week / A reduction in kw readings from meter. / Steady reduced readings by Summer 1. / Whole School Community / No reduction in energy consumption yet: lots of construction work, 2 new classrooms, laptops introduced. Hope to see steady decline in readings from now on.
Reduction throughout switch off fortnight. Variable since. Set 1500 as target and announce in assembly each week. Now leaving happy/sad faces in classes after energy checks to promote switching off.
WASTE. / Introduce spot checks of waste in the classrooms / Paper recycling bins, waste bins, playground bins are routinely checked by waste warriors. Findings are recorded for pupils and staff to see. / Begin in Autumn 2. Ongoing weekly / Waste warriors: Dawud Ali, Salma Miah, Iman / Occurring weekly
Organise facility to recycle plastic milk bottles used by Foundation Stage children. / Plastic bottles are collected to be recycled rather than thrown in the bin. Plastic saved for art. / Spring 1 / Eco Committee
Waste warriors: Dawud Ali, Salma Miah, Iman / Kitchen’s recycling being placed in KS1 playground for afternoon play. All Rec ch now recycling plastic bottles. Box placed in staff room for plastic bottles. Waste warriors collect box from staffroom and placed in recycling bin 2.30 Fridays.
Organise facility to recycle/ compost an increased amount of food waste. / Peels etc from fruit provided to KS1 is collected/ composted. / Spring 1 / Eco Committee / In discussion with council for collections.
Monitor and reduce use of paper and photocopying in school. / Less paper is ordered on a termly basis. Reduced photocopier bills / Summer 1 / Waste Warriors.
All staff
Admin Manager: Shane Farrell
Hold a waste free lunchbox event. / Reduced waste produced in lunch boxes / Spring 2 / Eco Committee
All pupils and Parents
BIODIVERSITY / Buy plants for classrooms. / All classrooms have pot plants within them / Autumn 2 / Eco Committee
FOMV / Each classroom has 2 plants- Christmas Cactus, spider plant. Chn care for them.
Audit plant species found within school grounds. / Comprehensive lists of plants/ shrubs/ trees found growing in the school grounds made / Autumn 2 / Eco Committee Rachel Bennet (MV nature trust) / Arranged for Rachel Bennett to visit eco meeting in Nov
Increase the variety of plant/ tree species found and therefore animal species within school grounds. / At least 10 new species planted within school grounds. / Summer 1 / Eco Committee
All classes / Mrs Edwards’ gardening club begins WC 27.2.12
Application for grant for school garden sent 27.2.12
Make more bird feeders and install squirrel feeders. / Feeders in situ on school grounds and filled on a regular basis. / Spring 1 / KS1 classes / Bird feeders placed around school and refilled regularly
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP / Strengthen links with schools already linking with:
St Winifreds- Stockport
-Lesotho, Africa / Children think about linking schools regularly and have an understanding of life for children in such schools. / Autumn 2
ongoing / All teachers / Link with St Winifred’s strengthened. St Winifred’s visited in Nov. chn shared work towards achieving Green Flag with one another.
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Hold a whole school, cross curricular global week and share learning in whole school community celebration assembly. / Planning on shared network. Photos of visitors/ activities/ learning. / Held in Summer 1 / Eco coordinator Rachael Mather to coordinate.
Class teachers to plan
Make links with pupils across Europe through the e-twinning scheme. / Two Projects ran successfully within different classes. / By Summer 1 / Eco-coordinator: Rachael Mather with Y4
Matt Ellis with Y5 / Y4 made links with French school

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