April 2026
Putting Girls First
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
ONE 1. Biodiversity
and nature
ACTION STEPS TIMELINE RESOURCES
Increase knowledge of biodiversity at the school by promoting the Senior School gardening club.
Create an Eco Club at the junior school.
Increase knowledge of biodiversity at the school by creating bug hotels
Increase knowledge of biodiversity at the school by inviting external speakers
Increase biodiversity by planting native plants in house garden beds
Research opportunities for offsite trips to increase appreciation of nature.
Research opportunities for outdoor education in KS3
Continue to increase biodiversity on school astroturf
Recruit staff to run gardening club
Renew the junior school garden beds with native plants
September 2026
Eco Council
Eco Coordinator Teaching Staff
Create additional bug hotels at the Senior School and Junior School.
Find relevant local external speakers
Schedule assembly
Research appropriate plants Planting
Discuss feasible trips with Director of Outdoor and Experiential Education
September 2026
October 2026
Eco Council
Eco Coordinator
Eco Coordinator
September 2026
September 2026
Eco Coordinator
Groundskeeper
Director of Outdoor and Experiential Education HOYs
Research Forest School initiatives September 2026
Director of Outdoor and Experiential Education
Research rewilding techniques.
Consult with estates and groundskeeper.
Ongoing
Eco Coordinator
Estates
Groundskeeper
TWO 2. Climate education and green careers
ACTION STEPS TIMELINE RESOURCES
Share the Climate Action Plan and achievements with students, staff, and parents.
Continue to embed sustainability and climate education in skills for life lessons.
Eco assemblies
Produce relevant Gateway articles
Letters to parents
Update website
Research level appropriate topics
Discuss with Director of Lower School
April 2026
Eco Coordinator
Continue to embed sustainability and climate education in the wider curriculum
Include a focus on green careers in school careers plan
Audit existing climate and sustainability education
Discuss with HoDs whether and how relevant topics can be embedded in schemes of work
Introduce green careers options in career tuesdays curriculum
Invite relevant external speakers
December 2026
Eco Coordinator
Head of PSHE
Director of Lower School
Increase awareness by inviting external speakers to the school
Increase awareness by introducing ECO focus to yearly STEM and Humanities festivals
Increase awareness by creating an ECO club
Introduce yearly ECO lecture
Generate relevant ECO theme for 2026-2027 STEM and Humanities Festivals
Liaise with interested staff
December 2026
Eco Coordinator
Heads of Department
December 2026
Eco Coordinator
Head of Careers and Futures
Head of PSHE
December 2026
October 2026
Eco Coordinator
Eco Coordinator
Director of Enrichment
February 2026
Eco Coordinator
Teaching Staff
THREE 3. Decarbonisation
- Baseline
ACTION STEPS TIMELINE RESOURCES
Understand the school’s carbon footprint
Understand the school’s waste production
Understand the school’s water consumption
Understand the school’s food use
Understand the school’s transportation carbon footprint (owned vehicles)
Understand the school’s electricity consumption by conducting an energy audit
Understand the school’s fuel consumption by conducting an energy audit
Understand the school’s transportation carbon footprint (student and staff travel)
Use Count Your Carbon tool to estimate whole school carbon footprint
August 2026 Eco Coordinator
Scope 1
Conduct bin audit 2025-2026 February 2026
Coordinator
Conduct water usage audit 2025-2026
February 2026
Acquire data for meal provision August 2026
Review school vehicle usage and international trips
Eco Coordinator
Eco Coordinator Holroyd Howe
August 2026 Eco Coordinator
Scope 2
Conduct energy audit 2025-2026 February 2026
Coordinator
Conduct energy audit 2025-2026 February 2026
Coordinator
Scope 3
Conduct survey of student travel
Conduct survey of staff travel
THREE 3. Decarbonisation
- Implementation
ACTION STEPS TIMELINE RESOURCES
Use school baseline to determine decarbonisation priorities
Identify potential projects for decarbonisation
Produce a cost and carbon reduction estimate for each potential project
Create a decarbonisation plan for the school
Select the most impactful and cost effective projects
January 2027
January 2027
Review energy benefits of existing solar panels and determine whether additional panels are advisable
Solar panel energy audit
August 2026
Eco Coordinator SLT
Estates Finance
Eco Coordinator SLT
Estates Finance
Eco Coordinator
Estates
FOUR 4. Resilience and adaptation
ACTION STEPS TIMELINE RESOURCES
Assess school’s risk and vulnerability to climate change.
Vulnerability analysis to identify the most at-risk areas of the school
Use Met Office Climate Data
Portal to assess risk
Create climate adaptation plan Research relevant risks.
Research best practices
December 2026
Eco Coordinator
Create policy and procedures for extreme weather situations
Consider relevant situations and remedies
December 2026
Eco Coordinator Estates Finance
December 2026
Eco Coordinator SLT
FIVE 5. Waste, consumption,
and recycling
ACTION STEPS TIMELINE RESOURCES
Improve sustainable management of food waste.
Educate students concerning food waste in landfills
Research options for reducing food waste.
Reduce paper waste
Reduce soft plastic waste
Explore methods of reducing paper use without sacrificing educational goals or methods
September 2026
Eco Coordinator
Eco Council
Holroyd Howe
Cleaning Staff
Reduce plastic waste in tuck shop
Consider introducing soft plastic recycling stations across the school
Ongoing
Eco Coordinator HoDs
HoYs
Teaching Staff IT
September 2026
Eco Coordinator
Maintenance
Cleaning Staff
Educate students concerning plastic waste and microplastics
Consider alternatives
September 2026
Eco Coordinator
Holroyd Howe
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