Eco-Schools Action Plan Sept. 2009 - June 2011
Eco-Schools Action Plan - Overview
Target
Timescale
How
Success Criteria Monitoring
Responsibility
Finance
Re-establish October 2010
Reform the Eco-School team – appeal to all year Meetings –
Attendance at
Student members of the Not applicable.
Eco-team
groups. Students will be encouraged to attend
representation from
meetings –
Eco-Schools team)
all meetings, but can attend informally if
across the student
student’s record
interested in certain meetings/issues.
body.
minutes and
G Duffy
display on
website.
C Henry
P Hanson
Pupil and
December/
Week of assemblies focusing on Eco-Schools
All staff and pupils in Survey students
Staff
January 2010
Action Plan.
the College should
and staff –
have a very good
environmental
awareness
Development of a Power point for assemblies – knowledge and
review.
delivered by pupils on committee.
understanding of the
Action Plan available on College website –
Eco-Schools project.
G Duffy
Not applicable.
Community
Representative (John
Murtagh – Magherafelt
District Council)
subject to consultation and review from staff,
ancillary staff and students.
Participation of Eco-team in STEM conference in
January 2010 – organised by L Barry.
L Barry
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Eco-Schools Action Plan Sept. 2009 - June 2011
Eco-Schools Action Plan - Recycling
Target
Timescale
How
Success
Monitoring
Responsibility
Finance
Criteria
Recycling of
October
Join up to ‘Recycool’ – promotion of
Materials to
Information to
mobile
2010
this organisation with staff/ students.
be sent to
be updated on
Recycool on
Eco-schools
a regular
notice-board
basis.
and website.
phones,
Mobile phones and ink cartridges will
legacy PCs &
be recycled and sent to developing
ink cartridges
G Duffy
Not applicable.
T McKinless
Possible
countries.
donation to
Link with Camara/NEELB –
Camara
assist in
transporting
approximately 140 computers to be
PR exercise
representative –
recycled and sent to Africa.
with Camara.
Ann Fitzpatrick
Recycling
November
Expand the blue bin scheme by
Reduce
Record
paper,
2010
recycling paper, cardboard, plastic
number of
number of
cardboard,
bottles, and aluminium cans.
black bin
blue bins in
plastic
Notices to be placed on all bins to
waste.
use.
bottles &
identify what can be put into the blue
aluminium
bins.
PCs to Africa.
G Duffy
Eco Schools
Not applicable.
Committee
John Murtagh
cans.
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Eco-Schools Action Plan Sept. 2009 - June 2011
Eco-Schools Action Plan – Waste/Litter
Target
Timescale
How
Success
Monitoring
Responsibility
Finance
Criteria
Reduce
June 2011
All Photocopying to be Back/Back
Data from office.
paper used last
Paper used
for photo-
Where possible booklets pages should be
year
reduced from A4 to A5.
= 8.3 reams per
copying
Reprographics
Not applicable.
staff.
pupil
Teachers should make sure that all spaces on
pages are being used to the maximum.
Reduce Litter
9000 reams of
On- going
Target – 8500
reams
Pupils to be made more aware of the need to
Litter free
Photographs
put litter in bins.
environment.
taken before/after
litter pickups.
Participation in Magherafelt Spring Clean.
HOYs
Funds to
purchase new
bins.
Survey staff and students on the need for more
blue bins – in canteen and playground areas.
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Eco-Schools Action Plan Sept. 2009 - June 2011
Eco-Schools Action Plan – Energy
Target
Timescale
How
Success
Monitoring
Responsibility
Finance
Criteria
Energy Efficiency
Feb. 2011
Lights should also be switched
Decrease in
Comparison of
off after cleaners are finished
number of units of
electricity/oil
each evening.
oil and electricity
bills.
Eco-schools team
Prize for KS3
poster winner.
used.
Teachers encouraged to
switch off radiators if rooms
become too warm.
KS3 Poster competition.
Energy Monitors
May 2011
Notices placed in all rooms as
Decrease in
Comparison of
Energy monitors to
Small budget to
reminders to switch off lights at
number of units of
electricity/oil
surveys
cover printing
break, lunch and home time.
oil and electricity
bills.
classrooms/departme
costs, laminating
nts.
pouches.
used.
Notices placed on PCs to
Feedback from
‘Switch me off’ when not in use
Energy
– energy monitors – staff and
monitors.
student must ensure all PCs
are turned off at 3.30pm.
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Eco-Schools Action Plan Sept. 2009 - June 2011
Eco-Schools Action Plan – Biodiversity
Target
Timescale
How
Success
Monitoring
Responsibility
Finance
Criteria
Bird feeding station
February 10 - on -going
(Bird boxes)
To create a safe nesting site for
Increase in
Observations –
Eco Schools
Cost of bird
birds and help conserve the
number of birds
links with Year 8
Committee
boxes.
numbers of common garden
around school
Science Ecology
birds.
environment.
Unit of Work –
Year 8 will identify
bird types around
C Henry
the pond area.
Sustain Pond
Development
On-going
Sustain pond development and
Increased
Feedback from:
Mrs McStocker’s online course –
awareness of
relevant staff and
links with feeder primary
our local habitat.
feeder primary
schools.
P Hanson
Not applicable.
E McStocker
schools
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