SETTING UP AN ECO COMMITTEE
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Members List
Represents to include Adults & Pupils
Head or Deputy Head
Caretaker
One School Governor
One LSP
One Class Teacher
One Member of Reception
One Member of Kitchen Staff
The Eco Team
2 Pupils from Yr6
2 Pupils from Yr5
2 Pupils from Yr4
2 Pupils from Yr3
Our Objectives
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OUR SCHOOL wants to help create a cleaner, greener and healthy
Sandwell.
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Our environmental work is shared so that members can support and
encourage one another.
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Our committee works to develop our schools environmental
experiences and ideas.
Environmental Achievements/Awards
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Winner of Tipton Litter Watch’s TBYT School Status
Holder of Sandwell Healthy Schools Award
Holder of Sandwell Sustainable Award
Has a written waste management policy in place
We developed an Environmental Newsletter called
We have an Eco Board on display for staff, pupils, parents and visitors to
the school.
We developed our Environmental Garden.
Over the next year we will be:
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Become a ‘Think Before You Throw’ School for Sandwell.
Obtain the National Bog Standard Award
Develop our Healthy Schools Status
Become an Eco-School via www.eco-schools.org.uk
Schools Environmental Charter
“No one can do everything, but together we can all do something”.
As a member of my school I have promised to:
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Not throw Litter!
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Help keep my school clean and tidy
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Help keep Tipton tidy
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Have respect for my local environment
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Recycle as much of my waste at home and at school as possible
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Compost all my fruit waste
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Recycle all my classroom paper
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Remember the Three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
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Remember to ‘Turn Of After Use’
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During my school day I will try to be active
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During my school day I will eat healthy
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During my school day I will act responsible
SCHOOL NAME Environmental Action Plan
What We Do Already
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We have paper recycling boxes in each class, staffroom, ICT and
photocopying room. CRV have supplied us with these bins and collect our
paper every fortnight. The bins only include paper we cannot re-use in
school.
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We have recycling boxes in every class, staffroom, school office and
school kitchen for the collection of newspaper/magazines, tin and
aluminium cans, glass bottles/jars, plastic bags/bottles and textiles. We
have designated recycling monitors who collect up these items ready for a
collection.
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Each classroom, school kitchens, staffroom and playground have fruit
caddy bins in place ready for the disposal of all organic waste. The waste
is collected up by the ‘Garden Gang’ who then put into one of the schools
compost bins. The compost is then redistributed back into the grounds.
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We have a recycling collection point in our main reception for used
stamps, old mobile phones and inkjet cartridges. These items are the
donated to Guide Dogs for the Blind Scheme. This is made available to
staff, pupils and parents of the school.
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Our caretaker separates all waste that can be recycled; this includes
cardboard, wood, plastics etc.
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We have a separate container in the staffroom for used teabags, which
are collected for our compost bins.
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We collected used paper towels which are also used in our compost bins.
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We have ‘Think Before You Throw’ labels on all bins in the school.
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We have ‘Recycling Point’ labels on all recycling boxes/containers in the
school.
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We have ‘Turn Off After Use’ labels on all lights switches, computers and
water taps.
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We display ‘Keep Sandwell Tidy’ signs and anti-litter posters around our
school.
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Each classroom has recycling and waste posters on display.
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We have a Schools Litter Squad who litter pick our schools grounds for
any excess litter.
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Each class has two eco members. One a week these members are
responsible for collecting a disposing of all their classes’ waste paper. This
paper is weighed and the results are plotted onto a graph which can be
viewed on our Eco Board.
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We have a nature area which is used during the summer term for
geography lessons, in conjunction with our Think Before You Throw
programme.
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Children are encouraged to choose a healthy option for lunch. As a result
healthy eating certificates are awarded; we also praised children who
bring minimal packaging for home for their lunches.
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All children have water bottles and are continually encourage drinking
water, by using the water dispensers located around the school. This
encourages the reuse of their plastic bottles.
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Teachers and all staff include healthy living, recycling and looking after our
environment into their daily routine. It is also a fixture in our PHSE and
Citizenship programme.
What We are Going To Do
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We will be developing our Environmental Garden and introducing
lunchtime Gardening Club to grow fruit and vegetables.
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Plastic bottles will be filled up with water and put in all toilet systems so
that less water is used when flushed.
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Our playground is in the process of having a face-lift; we will be
introducing a recycling area, a picnic area, planting new flowers and
shrubs and developing our nature garden and composting club.
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We will be taking part in healthy walks and cycling with Sandwell MBC
Road Safety Team.
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We will be holding an Eco Week with external environmental
organisations.
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We are looking into having sensor lighting and sensor water taps
installed.
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We want to become a Fair Trade school.
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We will try and buy recycled products for classroom use, where possible.
In Reception:
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‘Keep Sandwell Tidy’ on screensaver
Plants on table in entrance hall
Recycle for Sandwell materials and flyers
Think Before You Throw pack on display
Plants outside main doors
For Display Boards:
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Eco-Board for Eco Committee and School Council Projects
Eco Charter on display
Environmental Achievements Board
Waste Action Plan (outline)
In School:
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Stickers to be put onto all bins, lights, computer tap signs all over school
To Complete:
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Eco Youth Parliament
Eco School Green Flag Status
Sandwell Eco Parliament Competition
Healthy Schools Nationa Award
Sustainable Schools Award
Bog Standard Award
Tipton Litter Watch annual competitions