Eco Action Plan

Eco-Schools Action Plan Date Action Plan reviewed:

September 2023 (Ongoing Document)

Action Plan developed by:

The Eco Team

TOPIC

ACTION

TARGET

TIMESCALE

RESPONSIBILITY

EVALUATION of ACTION / RESULTS

Energy (1)

Whole school participation in ‘Switch Off Friday’’

To raise awareness of energy use throughout school

Friday 24th May 2024

All members of school community

Significant reduction in usage and costs compared to a normal Friday

Energy (2)

Energy meter readings recorded weekly

To highlight any issues in usage

On going

Eco Team S Williams

Significant fluctuations highlighted and action taken

Energy (3)

Place reminder signs about switching off monitors and computers when not in use.

Monitor adherence

To reduce energy use by ensuring all monitors and computers are switched off

On going

Eco Team

Computers left on less frequently leading to a reduction in energy usage and bills

School Grounds (1)

Ask families within school to donate a plant for the Eco Garden

Further enhance the school grounds

Eco Day Monday 11th March 2024

Eco Team/ Whole School

Improved environment

School Grounds (2)

Replant old tyres with fresh bedding plants and seeds

Further enhance the school grounds

On going

Eco Team S Williams

Improved environment

School Grounds (3)

Erect new fencing and seating in school grounds

To improve safety of children with new fencing and improve facilities in school grounds

Summer 2024

S Williams/J Seggie

Improved and safer school grounds

TOPIC

ACTION

TARGET

TIMESCALE

RESPONSIBILITY

EVALUATION of ACTION

School Grounds (4)

Implement new sports equipment into break times

Provide opportunity for children to exercise during breaks

Completed Summer 2023

School Staff

Sports Equipment is in constant use and appreciated by the children (Pupil Questionnaire)

School Grounds (5)

Introduction of after school gardening club

Ongoing

L Lomax

Improved school grounds and greater knowledge of children

Water (1)

To continue to use recycled water for watering plants Update the irrigation system in the polytunnel

To improve school grounds and teach children gardening techniques and responsibility To reduce metered water usage by utilising rainfall

On going

Eco Team/ S Williams

Ensure that vegetables in polytunnel receive adequate irrigation for optimum growth To encourage butterflies to the Eco garden to facilitate learning To provide safe nesting sites for birds and hedgehogs To provide every class with the opportunity to spend one lesson outdoors to inspire outdoor learning and play

Summer 2024

Eco Team S Williams and J Seggie

Plants are well watered without increasing our water consumption More efficient irrigation of vegetables in polytunnel leading to improved yields

Summer 2024

Eco Team

Butterfly haven completed

Summer 2024

Eco Team

Tuesday 25th June 2024

Whole School

Bird boxes and hedgehog houses built and placed around the school grounds Children will have a greater connection with nature and understanding of Eco issues improved

Water (2)

Biodiversity (1)

Create a butterfly haven in Eco Garden

Biodiversity (2)

Build new bird boxes and hedgehog houses

Biodiversity (3)

Participation in the Outdoor Classroom Day

TOPIC

ACTION

TARGET

TIMESCALE

RESPONSIBILITY

EVALUATION of ACTION

Global Perspective (1)

Celebrate Earth Day

Raise awareness of global issues around the world

Friday 19th April 2024

Whole school

Raised awareness of global issues

Global Perspective (2)

Access BBC Newsround programme on a daily basis

Raise awareness and generate discussion about world events and issues

Ongoing

Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Children demonstrate a good level of knowledge and understanding of global issues

Health and Wellbeing (1)

Whole School

Ongoing

Health and Wellbeing (3)

Provide bike repair service

Eco Team/Gardening Club S Williams/J Seggie

Increased numbers of pupils choosing to cycle to school. No incidents of unsafe cycling Children taking pride in growing and using produce from the Eco Garden More children cycling to and from school

Health and Wellbeing (4)

Invest in additional swimming programme for Year 4 Class

Encourage more children to cycle to school and to ensure safe cycling To provide produce for school kitchen and to sell to fund purchase of seeds To make available more bikes to use for cycling to school Encourage younger children to keep fit and learn to swim

Ongoing

Health and Wellbeing (2)

Promote cycling and riding scooters to school each day Grow our own fruit and veg in the Eco Garden

Ongoing

Senior Leadership Team

Health and Wellbeing (5)

Organise and subsidise a wide range of after school sports clubs

Provide extra opportunities for children to stay fit and enjoy a range of physical activities

Ongoing

Senior Leadership Team

Ongoing

Competent and confident swimmers in Year 4 ensures 100% pass rate in end of Key Stage 2 NC swimming test Good levels of participation and positive feedback (Pupil Questionnaire)

TOPIC

ACTION

TARGET

TIMESCALE

RESPONSIBILITY

EVALUATION of ACTION

Waste & Recycling (1)

Children to pre order their lunch during registration

School kitchen to cut down on food waste

On going

School Cook and Teaching Team

A huge reduction in food waste

Waste & Recycling (2)

Waste Department from Bolton Council to deliver an Assembly an waste and recycling

To highlight issues regarding waste and to promote recycling

Summer 2024

S Williams

Increased awareness of the role of the school and community

Waste & Recycling (3)

Build new composter for the Eco Garden

Increase capacity to recycle waste to be used in the garden

Summer 2024

Eco Team S Williams/J Seggie

Composter built and in operation

Waste & Recycling (4)

Using recycled materials to further improve the school grounds

Demonstrate the potential to use recycled materials in a creative and useful way

Summer 2024

Eco Team

Playground areas enhanced by creative use of recycled materials

Waste & Recycling (5)

Introduce Uniform swap shop

To help families in need and reuse uniform

Ongoing

Eco Team

Families in need able to dress children in full uniform

Waste & Recycling (6)

Take part in ‘Join the Big Plastic Count’

To reduce amount of plastic used in school

March 2024

Whole School

Reduction in amount of waste plastic in school

TOPIC

ACTION

TARGET

TIMESCALE

RESPONSIBILITY

Pupil Participation (1)

Organise Eco Team Committee membership on a yearly basis

Pupil Participation (2)

Offer Gardening Club as an after school activity

Pupil Participation (3)

Give all children the opportunity to attend half termly Eco Meetings over the course of the year Maximise the number of children involved in gardening

Autumn Term and Ongoing

Y Clegg

High numbers of children involved in decision making and activities over the school year

Spring 2024

L Lomax

High numbers of children involved in gardening activities over the school year

Introduce Eco suggestion box

To enable whole school to have a voice on Eco issues

Spring 2024

Eco Team

Children to have ownership of Eco issues

Pupil Participation (4)

Implement ‘Gardening in the Community’ project in school field

Improve school field planters to improve area for community and raise awareness of the school’s work in the wider community

Summer 2024

Eco Team

St Stephen’s known for Eco initiatives within the community through improvement of local field

Transport (1)

Arrival and departure of children and parents via main gates to be supervised Promote safe parking by designing posters throughout school

To ensure safe (and legal) parking of vehicles and crossing of road

Ongoing

J Seggie

Minimise risk of accidents outside school at the beginning and end of the day

Ongoing

Whole School

Low level (or none) of incidents of unsafe parking and road crossing at the start and end of the school day Improved parking and road safety

Transport (2)

EVALUATION of ACTION