BERKELEY PRIMARY SCHOOL: ACTION PLAN FOR ECO SCHOOLS GREEN AWARD 2013
Eco Leader: Laura Baker
Other staff involved: ALL
Governor: Rachel Fryer
Actions to be completed by: July 2013
Review planned for: July
2013
OFSTED KEY ACTION POINTS:
 Improve the progress made by pupils of all ages in ICT.
 Communicate a clear message that indicates the key priorities for school improvement to staff, governors and parents.
SUMMARY OF REVIEW July 2012:Silver Status Achieved
Wildlife/ pond area
Maintenance will take place on the pond in March, with classes having sessions.
Mrs Baker has asked Mrs Marklove if volunteers can help with the wildlife garden, pond and compost.
Mrs Baker has asked Mrs Marklove if classes can use their raised bed to make products to sell at the summer fayre as part of a governor’s
challenge.
Eco Committee/ Club
An Eco Committee has had a meeting. School council are having regular meetings. Mrs Baker will run Eco Club on Monday lunch time after half term.
Environmental Review
Environmental review redone January 2013.
Waste Watch Review by children to be redone January 2013.
Copies published on the website.
Action Plan
Action plans emailed to staff and published on website.
Linking to the Curriculum
Mrs Baker has asked all teachers for their critical pathways with links highlighted January 2013.
Involving the whole school and wider community
The school has a prominent, designated notice board, detailing Eco-Schools activities, notices will be emailed to staff. School Council will do more
assemblies and competitions.
Eco-Code
Competition has been put on the website January 2013.
Project work
The school has completed in-depth work on at two of the Eco-Schools nine topics including the completion on the scrap store, and are now rewriting
their action plan to work on more.
Progress so far...
Topic
Eco Code
Action
Eco Code written by
the children and
displayed in every
class.
Plants in
classrooms
Every class has a
plant donated, grown
or bought.
Toy Swap Shop/
Bring and Buy or
Jumble Sale
Hold swap shops
Advertise
Switch Off
Monitors/
Window
Monitors/ Bird
Feeders
Each class to have
monitors
Feeders maintained
Target / Measure
Every class has a copy
displayed near their
door.
Ch know the eco code
when asked.
Every class has a plant.
The plant is maintained
and watered and stays
alive!
Sale or swap shop
completed.
Items have been
donated and recycled to
save and reduce waste.
Monitors have been
appointed.
Monitors know their
responsibilities.
Energy to have been
saved.
Bills to have been
reduced.
More birds seen on the
field and using the
feeders.
Timescale
/ Deadline
February
half term.
Responsibility
All school
February
half term.
All school
Easter
School
Council
Easter
School
Council
Competition put on website.
Actual
Result
Achieved /
Date
Write an antilitter policy &
waste policy
Write policies
Tell the school
community
Waste Watch
Review
Get children to
complete a Waste
Watch Review
Policies written.
Children aware of
policies.
Less waste.
Less litter.
A happier playground.
Waste Watch Review
completed by children
Easter
School
Council
February
half term.
All school
July 2014
Rachel
Actions needed added
to action plan.
Monitoring and
evaluation
Collect physical
evidence of the
school’s progress
including data
collection and analysis
(graphs etc)
Use monitoring data
in curriculum work
Less waste
Data has been collected
and filed.
The Council came and
assessed the school.
KS2 teachers
Data is being used.
School aware of energy
consumption and take
measures to reduce our
consumption.
School aware of how we
travel to school and
take measures to walk
more.
Mr Pepworth has tried to get
data available for us
unsuccessfully.
Rach has collected evidence
and Phil has agreed to use
this during data handling
work with his maths set.
Mrs Baker has received a
contact for an energy diary
spread sheet and will see if
this could be made available
for Mr Bennett to use.