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Sustainability Strategy Plan
Introduction and Ambition
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At King’s, our aim is to achieve outstanding levels of sustainability in all areas of the organisation. For us to achieve our ambition, we recognise the need to create a comprehensive sustainability strategy that sets specific SMART targets, establishes an effective monitoring system that reviews and evaluates these targets, taking into account a range of wider issues (including financial constraints).
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We are determined to take proactive action to reduce the impact King’s has upon the environment. In order to do this, we want to ensure that a clear focus on sustainability lies at the heart of our three schools’ approach to all areas of operation and development. This document outlines how we intend to do this while ensuring all three schools work together in a collaborative way to make this ambition a reality.
To achieve our ambition, we recognise the importance of both educating and involving all key King’s stakeholders. These include our employees, pupils, parents, governors and the local community. By raising levels of sustainability literacy and awareness, we will help our stakeholders understand their individual and collective responsibilities. Armed with the increased levels of understanding, we hope all members of the King’s community will be inspired to positively engage with this strategy.
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Operational Lead
The Operational Lead (OL) will be a sustainability champion; they will establish and chair a sustainability working group which has oversight of this strategy and produce a termly report for the WSSG and the Estates’ Committee in terms of progress and targets achieved.
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In liaison with other members of the working group, they will:
• Develop a timeline for an eco-audit with externally accredited provider
• Ensure the site condition survey and subsequent recommendations include consideration of the audit outcomes
• Develop a sustainability action plan, identifying key year on year achievable themes that support the wider strategy aims and objectives
• Investigate and determine best process for external accreditation
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Educational Leads
The Educational Lead (EL) will be a sustainability champion, they will play an active role as part of the sustainability working group, while leading the educational oversight in their respective School.
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In liaison with other members of the working group, they will:
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• Devise a sector leading sustainability educational program
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• Establish special sustainability curriculum projects
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• Chair Environmental Groups
• Feed into policy and work towards accreditation for their individual school
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Key Stakeholders
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Pupils
As with our staff, we expect our pupils to act in a way that demonstrates an understanding and respect for the environment which they are a part of. Through education and learning, we aim to inspire our pupils to be individual sustainable champions for the School where they study. We hope some may feel strongly enough to pursue careers in green technologies in the future.
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All Employees and Governors
We expect all King’s employees to be positive environmental role models. By encouraging our staff to reflect on their personal and professional practices, we want them to learn, understand and support our environmental agenda and to support King’s in making positive changes wherever possible.
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Key Stakeholders
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Parents and OKS
Through our pupil base, we will communicate closely with our parents to help educate them on the importance of this strategy, and ensure they feel included in the process.
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The Local and International Community
Through the engagement of our Partnerships Director and other Senior Staff, we will work collaboratively with the local community and International Schools to ensure that we develop meaningful relationships and implement actions that will have a positive impact on the local environment. This includes working closely with our external contractors and our neighbours, the Dean & Chapter.
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Aims and Objectives
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We are keen to ensure that the aims of our sustainability strategy are clear, easy to understand and communicate and quantifiable in terms of progress made.
To ensure our overarching aims are clear, we have split the strategy into six key areas.
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OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Biodiversity & the Natural Environment
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Energy & Carbon Management Waste Management
Community & Third Party Engagement Training Awareness & Education
Making a Difference Today (DO THE RIGHT THING)
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Biodiversity and the Natural Environment
Operational Objectives
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• King’s will aim to protect and enhance the environment we belong to in order to prevent habitat and biodiversity loss
• King’s will look at keyways to combat climate change and prevent the pollution of land, water and air to rescue the impact on habitat and biodiversity
Operational Action Plan
• Maintain and enhance green spaces on our Schools sites to support biodiversity, health and wellbeing
• Increase the number and verity of plants on our School sites
• Reduce pesticide and herbicide usage, increase production of our own composting
• Ensure any new build or refurbishment work identifies and implements biodiversity actions (bird boxes, grey water etc)
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• Implement the ongoing monitoring of water consumption data to assist in identifying potential savings
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• Introduce low water planting in garden areas, improve rainwater harvesting
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• Belong to the Canterbury District Biodiversity Network; Canterbury District Biodiversity Network - Sustainability -
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Biodiversity and the Natural Environment
All- Schools Educational Objective
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• To foster hands-on environmental learning through school-based ecological initiatives
School Specific Educational Action Plans JKS
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• Outdoor Learning Projects: Use spaces like St. A’s garden for biodiversity activities (e.g. letting grass grow)
• Tree-Planting Campaigns: Expand the green initiative by assigning tree-planting responsibilities to houses
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• Nature Projects: Incorporate ongoing activities like litter picking, apple picking and gardening (collaboration with HoYs for challenge days?)
• Continue the environmental engagement in Pre-Prep with JKAs KSC
• Outdoor Learning Projects: Use spaces like behind the astro, the Coronation Copse, end of the JH garden for biodiversity activities
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• Develop and encourage use of the site for outdoor learning (and learning outside) where opportunities allow
• Tree-Planting Campaigns for special commemorative occasions
• Nature Projects: Incorporate ongoing activities like litter picking, apple picking and gardening
• Ensure educational links between elements of the curriculum that teach biodiversity e.g. Biology and Geography and the sustainability team and school eco-teams
• Incorporate ongoing ecological activities like litter picking, gardening, wildlife observation into activities and/or Environmental Days
• Encourage outdoor learning projects wherever possible. E.g. No Mow May and Great British Birdwatch
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Waste Management
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Operational Objective
• To minimise and actively manage all types of waste created by our Schools and stakeholders. To reduce and, where possible, eliminate our waste through re-usage and recycling initiatives
Operational Action Plan
• Work with key Directors to create clear management plans, targets and systems for each waste stream
• Continue to work towards the total elimination of single use plastics
• Work towards a reduction of the quantity of printer paper purchased across all three Schools
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• Purchase recycled paper for printers where possible
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Waste Management
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All- Schools Educational Objective
• To promote a zero-waste mindset through targeted education and school-wide programs
School Specific Educational Action Plans
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• Educational Campaigns: assemblies (e.g. food waste, upcoming at beginning of June for Environment day), visual awareness tools (e.g. posters on reducing energy use)
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• Recycling Initiatives: Expand recycling to include items like blister packs and encourage and implement textbook return to classrooms
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• Reuse and Circular Economy Events
(Second-hand uniform shop, Books2Africa)
• Whole-School Environmental Days: Continue and grow themed events such as JKS/IC Environmental Day
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• Educational Campaigns: assemblies (e.g. food waste, and plastic reduction beginning of June for World Environment day), posters and reminders
• Reuse and Circular Economy opportunities:
o Encourage the use of the Friends
Second hand uniform shop
• Whole-School Environmental Day with visiting speakers and whole community involvement
• Embed activities into the curriculum –including pastoral sessions - that can help equip pupils with knowledge on the importance of zero waste both now and in the future. E.g. food waste
• Expand recycling initiatives to include soft plastic, clothes (uniform shop) and textbooks (e.g. Books2Africa) also into boarding houses (e.g. posters on bulletin boards)
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Energy and Carbon Management
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Operational Objective
• To reduce our total carbon emissions by improving our energy efficiency and investing in renewable energy sources to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels
Operational Action Plan
• Engage with King’s energy broker and other external partners to ensure only renewable and sustainable sources of gas and electric are purchased for use at King’s
• Ensure all new capital projects achieve a minimum of a “very good” energy rating (BREEAM)
• Explore the potential of on-site renewable and sustainable energy sources
• Engage with our local stakeholders (Dean & Chapter) to reduce the amount of natural gas used within the Precincts
• Increase the phasing of lower energy lighting (LED)
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• Increase the use of our building management systems software (BMS) to control and monitor thermal performance of buildings
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• Increase the amount of electric vehicles in our School fleet and ensure adequate charging facilities are available for all stakeholders
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Energy and Carbon Management
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All- Schools Educational Objective
• To promote a zero-waste mindset through targeted education and school-wide programs
School Specific Educational Action Plans
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• Behaviour Change Competitions: Promote good habits through inter-house energy saving challenges
• Infrastructure Upgrades:
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o Install motion-sensor lights and timers in common areas like kitchens and showers
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• Awareness through Communication:
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o Use a newsletter to share progress and tips
o Encourage screen and light turn-off habits to conserve electricity around the school
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• Behaviour Change Competitions: Promote good habits through example and class agreed “Green Pledges” on annual Environment Day
• Awareness through Communication:
o Use The Week to share progress and tips.
o Encourage screen and light turn-off habits to conserve electricity around the school
o Encourage and teach students to “do the right thing” in terms of energy use and wastage etc
• Partner up with national initiatives e.g. Eco-Schools Count Your Carbon
• Embed energy saving into the curriculum where possible
• Ensure mutual understanding between pupils and teaching staff in terms of energy saving in classrooms e.g. computer charging and turning off lights and whiteboards
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Training Awareness and Education
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Operational Objective
• To raise awareness of sustainability issues both at King’s and externally and provide opportunities to develop knowledge amongst all key stakeholders of environmental matters and actions
Operational Action Plan
• Devise a training/communication strategy for our School leaders and key budget holders, so we can ensure sustainability is placed at the heart of all key School decisions
• Devise an all-School annual sustainability action plan that can engage and connect our staff to this strategy; walk/cycle to workday, meat free days, reduce photocopying/switch to double side printing, educate staff on phantom power usage etc
• Research and advise on what the best external accreditation each School can work towards. Devise a road map that can be shared with all key stakeholders on how we will achieve this
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Training Awareness and Education
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All- Schools Educational Objective
• Build a culture of sustainability through consistent education and student engagement
School Specific Educational Action Plans
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• Embed Sustainability in Leadership and Tutor Programs:
o Integrate topics into Life Matters and departmental talks.
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o Use Wednesday Shell Activity
• Digital and Physical Learning Tools:
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o Use digital screens and the Undercroft displays to share environmental messages and updates
• Designate students as “Sustainability
Ambassadors” to represent houses or year groups, ensuring cross-school involvement
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• Embed Sustainability across the curriculum
o Integrate topics into Life Skills and departmental aims where appropriate
o Instigate an Environment Prefect and give colours or similar for environmentally positive action each term
• Eco Committee
Encourage members to take a lead with encouraging environmentally friendly behaviour across the school. Encourage enthusiastic pupils to the group even if they weren’t elected at the start of the year IC
• Ensure sustainability is a regular point on faculty meeting agendas and house meetings.
• Embed sustainability in staff CPD, Inset as well as PSHEC/Life Matters sessions.
• Encourage whole school cooperation on sustainability through Environmental days
• Encourage global citizenship through eco-twinning projects e.g. with KSS
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Educational Visits and Third -Party Engagement
Operational Objective
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• To ensure that wherever possible, that King’s is procuring the most sustainably available goods and services from our suppliers
• That we are ensuring via planning that our planned Educational visits are as environmentally friendly as possible without damaging the educational purpose of such trips
Operational Action Plan
• Work with key support budget holders (Premises, Catering, Domestic etc) to develop a Supplier Sustainability Risk Assessment (SSRA), that identifies our top suppliers that are most likely to create a large carbon footprint. Use the RA to prioritise which suppliers to engage with first and depending on the outcome prioritise alternative providers via a tender process
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• Provide appropriate training and guidance to all employees who are involved in purchasing decisions to ensure King’s achieves the best sustainable deal
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• Work with members of SMT to ensure that consideration is given to the environmental impact of all School trips at the planning stage, encouraging environmentally friendly methods of transport, and goods and services purchased on such trips
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All- Schools Educational Objective
• Enrich student learning and environmental awareness through real-world experiences and expert-led insights.
School Specific Educational Action Plans
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• Sustainable Educational Trips:
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o Coordinate visits to local sustainable farms (e.g., contact Laure Varlet) to teach students about food systems, biodiversity, and eco-farming practices.
o Develop interdepartmental field trips involving Geography and Biology to explore ecosystems, conservation, and sustainability themes.
• Expert-Led Learning:
o Invite external speakers for the “Monday’s Experts” series to discuss environmental issues (idea: DMAM, environmental biology expert).
o Align talks with current curriculum topics to deepen understanding and stimulate student interest in sustainability careers.
• Community and Industry Partnerships:
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o Foster ongoing relationships with eco-focused organisations and individuals to provide students with exposure to real-world environmental efforts and innovations.
• Home-School Communication, send messages to parents about:
o Setting appropriate indoor temperatures in houses.
o Packing the right items for residential houses (e.g., reusable items, appropriate clothing).
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• Sustainable Educational Trips:
o Continue to encourage field trips involving Geography and Biology perhaps to explore ecosystems, conservation, and sustainability themes. (Eg Year 6 visit to Minster Nature Reserve annually in June)
• Community and Industry Partnerships:
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o Encourage and initiate ongoing relationships with eco-focused organisations and individuals to provide students with exposure to real-world environmental efforts and innovations
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• Home-School Communication: Where appropriate use The Week to communicate green initiatives going on in school
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• Ensure sustainable education trips are on department agendas wherever possible e.g. sustainable farms (Mike Bax, Gov)
• Ensure there is an opportunity for students and staff to hear from sustainability experts
• Ensure parents and wider school community are informed of school sustainability initiative and are encouraged to take part
• Embed sustainability into development Careers, allowing students and staff to learn from eco-focused organisations
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Making a Difference Today
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Operational Objective
• For the Environmental Clubs to identify key, all school, year on year projects that can be implemented by the entire School community with support from King’s senior leaders. Projects to be agreed in advance by WSSG
• Strands will be identified and communicated on an annual basis
Operational and Educational Action Plan 2025 to 2027
• Biodiversity – Supporting biodiversity at King’s by planning and agreeing key areas of School sites where biodiversity can be promoted. Clear signage will be key for operational and educational understanding
• Banning single use plastic drinks bottles - Ban the use of all single use plastic drinks bottles across King’s from September 2025
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• Reducing Food Waste – Reducing the amount of food wasted from all dining halls, educate the pupils why this is important
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• Paper Towel Reduction – Start to reduce the use of paper towels across all King’s sites.
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