Eco – Warriors Action Plan 2015
Bottesford Infants
Action plan developed by: Mrs Robinson
Topic
Action
Target/Measure Timescale/Deadline
Responsibility
Water
Water saving
devices installed
in toilets.
When the water
saving devices
are installed and
contributing to
saving water.
2015
Mrs Robinson
Mrs Ashmore
Mrs Busby
Governors
Water
Regular checks
that the taps in
the toilets are
not dripping or
leaking.
New windows and
external door
fitted in Yellow
classroom.
Eco-Warriors in
charge of
monitoring for
dripping taps.
Continuous
Eco-Warriors
Mrs Robinson
Mr Botfield
Energy
Reduced
Easter Holidays
draughts around
windows and door
– check change in
Mrs Busby
Mrs Robinson
Mrs Ashmore
Governors
Evaluation of
action/Actual
result
achieved.
Research of different
products taken place.
Children held a
meeting with Mrs
Busby. ‘Hippos’
purchased and fitted
into toilets by Mr
Botfield. Water
consumption and bills
monitored to see if
‘Hippos’ are saving
school water –
continued to be
monitored.
Eco-warriors regularly
check taps around
school and inform Mrs
Robinson/Mr Botfield
if any are leaking. –
continued to be
monitored.
Easter 2015 – new
windows and external
door fitted to Yellow
classroom. Impact –
the classroom is much
warmer and now
Energy
To remind and
encourage all
members of our
school to save
electricity.
Biodiversity
To continue to
plant and grow
fruit and
vegetables – veg
peelings from
kitchen put in
composter.
Biodiversity
To continue to
encourage
classroom
temperature.
Assembly –
Spring term 2015
turning lights
off/open windows
when heating is
on/projectors
left
on/computers
left on etc pupils notice a
change in energy
saving behaviour.
All pupils have
opportunities to
plant and grow in
garden (Dinner
time/Friday
afternoon
gardening club)
Compost heap
maintained and
used.
Pupils make bird
feeders and
maintains its
temperature.
Mrs Robinson
Eco-Warriors
January 2015 –
assembly – all pupils
encouraged to save
electricity around
school. Asked to be
aware and encourage
others to save
electricity. Ecowarriors conduct
checks around
classrooms to ensure
these energy saving
behaviours are
happening – continued
to be monitored.
July 2015
Mrs Robinson
Gardening team
Kitchen staff
Fruit and vegetables
have been planted and
grown in our school
garden – our gardening
team have worked with
groups of children on
Fridays and at lunch
times. The composter
has been maintained
and used by our
kitchen staff –
continued to be
monitored.
July 2015
Mrs Robinson
Gardening club
Target to be continued
next year. Areas in the
garden have been
maintained which
Biodiversity
Global Perspective
wildlife into our
school garden.
Garden club
create bird
feeders/maintain
bee and bug
hotels (using
recycled
materials were
possible).
To develop the
use of a new ‘poly
tunnel’ in our
school garden.
homes to
encourage
wildlife in our
school garden –
recycled
materials where
possible.
‘Poly tunnel’ being Summer Term 2015
used throughout
the school year
for gardening
activities and
activities linking
to other
curriculum areas.
To develop an
Links to summer Summer term 2015
understanding of term theme
how everyday
‘animals’ things affect our Achieved through
environment,
work about
world and
‘endangered
wildlife.
species’ – how we
need to care for
encourage wildlife e.g.
bug hotels, bird boxes.
Next year focus on
other ways/methods
we could encourage
wildlife into the
garden.
Mrs Robinson
All teaching
staff
Gardening club
Spring 2015 – Polytunnel has arrived.
Discussion with
Gardening club
highlighted that the
poly-tunnel would be
best erected in the
Autumn term –
continue target.
Mrs Robinson
All teaching
staff
Summer 2015 –
through our school
theme of ‘All
Creatures Great and
small’, our pupils have a
good understanding of
how everyday things
affect our world and
wildlife.
Year group projects
have focused on
endangered animals
our planet
because some
animals habitats
are being
spoilt/destroyed.
Global
Clothing
Perspective/Waste collections using
Bags2school.
Mrs Ashmore
Litter
Collections
2014/15
carried out and
pupils understand
why they are
bringing their old
clothes to school.
To create
Achieved through Spring term 2015
awareness of the assembly – our
importance of
pupils having a
recycling and how greater
litter can affect understanding of
our environment
why and how we
and wildlife.
recycle.
Mrs Robinson
Eco-Warriors
To share
methods and
Mrs Robinson
Eco-Warriors
Litter
Achieved through Waste week 2015
assembly – our
(March)
(EYFS – adopting a
tiger, Y1 – raising
money for Polar Bears)
Y2 have been
researching different
animal’s habitats and
finding out about how
their habitats are
being spoilt and
destroyed.
Continue target next
year.
5.2.15 – JR read ‘King
Wastealot’ story in
assembly. Discussions
about how we can
recycle at school and
at home.
Work conducted in
classrooms throughout
the school about litter
(Y2 – letter to Mr Fox,
Y1 and EYFS – ways we
can look after our
world and living things
in it) – continue to
highlight importance
of recycling.
Assembly - Ways we
recycle at school e.g.
Litter
Waste
ideas of how our
pupils could
recycle at home
and at school.
Highlight what
we do at school
already.
Year 1’s project –
understanding of
how litter can
affect the
countryside.
Sessions about
litter and
recycling.
Aim to buy things
made out of
recycled
materials where
possible.
Transport/Healthy Encourage pupils
living
to walk to school
to help with the
pupils
understanding
ways in which
they can help to
recycle at home
and school.
paper – and ways we
recycle at home e.g.
bottle banks. Pupils
sharing ways they
recycle. Eco-warriors
to continue to
investigate other ways
we could recycle at
school.
Year 1 pupils gain Spring term 2015
an in-depth
understanding
about why and
how we recycle –
encourage others
to do the same –
poster making?
Mrs Robinson
Year 1 teaching
staff
School purchases Continuous
items made out
of recycled
materials for use
in school.
Assembly – with
Summer 2015
the help of ecowarriors – share
All members of
staff
Mrs Busby
Mrs Robinson
Eco-Warriors
Spring 2015 – Year 1
immersive classroom
environment –
‘Countryside’. Session
taken place about how
we can keep our
countryside clean and
danger free.
Discussions and poster
making to encourage
others not to litter.
Pupils gained a good
understanding of how
their actions could
affect the
environment.
Eco-Warriors met Mrs
Zetterstrom and
asked if she could aim
to buy recycled
products where
possible. – continue to
monitor.
Pupils encouraged to
walk, bike, scooter to
school. ‘Bike shed’
monitored - more
problem of
parking around
school.
Encourage daily
exercise.
ideas of how we
could travel to
school/safety in
car park/how
walking affects
our health.
pupils coming to school
on bikes and scooters
in the summer months.
More encouragement
needed of the winter
months. Skip for
life/Skip to the beat
challenges all year.