George Heriots School
Eco-School Action Plan
1. Litter - Eco-Schools Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Objectives
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to
to
to
to
to
show that litter is an environmental issue.
put a litter policy into place.
demonstrate that litter reduction and prevention is an ongoing process that involves all members of the school community.
regard litter clearing as a positive environmental action - do not use it as a punishment.
show pupils that litter prevention improves the environmental quality of the school and its neighbourhood.
Action
Nuts and
bolts
reminder to
pupils of
responsibility
for litter
WSMT reps
patrol
playground
and note
anyone
dropping
litter
Junior school
Who's in
charge?
All staff
When will
it be done
by?
August 11
Management On-going
JS Eco co
November
How can
we monitor
it?
Number of
pupils in
Detention
for
dropping
litter
Number of
pupils in
Detention
for
dropping
litter
How will we know
when we're
successful?
Pupil awareness
How much
will it cost?
No litter in
playground
Nothing
Less litter
Senior pupils more
Nothing
Nothing
Did it work?
Any ideas for the
future?
Pupils know the
rules
Still some litter
being dropped
Motion to school
council to ask for
prefect monitors
Still some litter
pupils to
raise
awareness of
impact of
litter being
dropped on
their
playground.
More bins in
the
playground in
more
strategic
positions
Identify
areas of
litter and
produce a
poster to
remind
people of
duty of care
coordinator
Premises
manager
Students
decide
where bins
should be
located
Eco club
11
End of
session
after
senior
break on
JS
playground
aware of impact
on Junior pupils,
less litter
Less litter
in
playground
Pupils using bins
Less litter
in
playground
Pupils using bins
George Heriots School
Eco-School Action Plan
being dropped
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2.Transport - Eco-Schools Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Objectives
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encourage and enable children and parents to walk, cycle and use public transport.
set up a working group (with the school, parents, local authority, community representatives, School Travel Planning Officer,
the police and transport groups) to run a School Travel or Safer Routes to Schools project.
write and implement a School Travel Plan.
implement an effective road safety awareness programme for pupils.
raise awareness about the impact of transport on the environment and people's health.
provide adequate support and information about travelling to school for pupils and staff who wish to walk, cycle or use public
transport.
Action
Who's in charge?
When will
How can
How will we
How much
it be
we
know when we're
will it
done by?
monitor
successful?
cost?
it?
Design a
October
Results
When all
11
from each
participate and
methods of
class,
less pupils come
transport to
repeat
by car
school
later in
Ecoclub
survey of
Did it work?
Any ideas for
the future?
Nothing
Pupils
Nothing
Yes, parents
session
Dr Bike visit-
PA and JS Eco
Count
More parents
bring a
coordinator
number of
bringing children
more receptive
variety of tag
people
to school on bike
to idea and
along and bike
coming to
Oct 11
pupils very
seats to
school by
encourage
bike
excited about it
more cycling
to school
Free your
SS Eco
feet campaign
coordinator
Dec 11
S1 classes
Record
S1 walking more
time taken
and taking car
walking
less
each day,
Nothing,
Pupils did appear
supplied by
to walk more,
Living
£50 prize was
Streets
good incentive.
£50 for
Lots of interest
breakfast
from JS, very
from Eco
few from SS.
does it
Maths department
increase
to use results in
as week
Maths lesson to
goes on
make it more
relevant
Bike
Breakfast
PA
Dec 11
JS and SS Eco
Note
Bike racks full
number of
and over flowing
bikes
cordinator
coming in
school
that
funds
morning
information by
to normal.
Headmaster, Head
Ongoing
Note
through parents
. more
compared
Terrace
More awareness
email
Less cars on the
Nothing
Letter now goes
Safety
of JS, Premises
number of
terrace and on
out telling
committee-
manager, Services
cars
the playground to
parents no
manager, Head
coming on
improve safety
parking is
janitor
to terrace
of pupils
available in the
and
playground.
playground
Stricter rules
on people
entering terrace
ad hoc.
Produce map
SS ecoclub
May 12
Less people
of safe route
bringing cars to
to school and
school
alternative
car paking and
incorporate
into
prospectus
George Heriots School
Eco-School Action Plan
Nothing
Ongoing
3.Health and Well Being - Eco-Schools Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Objectives
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to raise awareness of how health issues impact on the environment and vice versa.
to encourage schools to put into place a sustainable plan for being a healthy school.
to demonstrate that a healthy school is one that looks holistically at issues of exercise, diet, the aesthetic quality of the
school and its grounds, bullying and the risks associated with lifestyle issues (eg sexual activity, smoking, drugs) as well as
environmental concerns (eg air pollution).
Action
Who's in
When will
How can
How will we know
How much will
charge?
it be done
we monitor
when we're
it cost?
by?
it?
successful?
Create a
Director
new S1
of
Healthy
Studies,
Living
Health and
course
well being
combining
committee
knowledge
of food,
sports
leadership
and
August 11
Pupil
Pupils complete
evaluation
sports leadership
course
Did it work?
Any ideas for the
future?
£20 per pupil
Very positive
feedback from block
one.
exercise
Improve
SSPC, Eco
Pupils
Less poor choices
healthy
club
happier
available
choices in
Refectory
with choice
the
manager
refectory
Ongoing
Nothing
Parents
can
monitor
pupil
choices
Improve
Gardener,
access to
pupils
June 12
Record
All pupils have
Cost of
pupil
access to fruit
freezer
Pupil
Pupils have
Nothing
evaluation
information to
fruit from
access to
orchard for
fruit
Ongoing
SS pupils
Changes to
Pupil
citizenship
evaluation,
course to
Head of
make educated
reflect
Citizenship
choices.
current
issues,
cyber
bullying,
August 11
Ongoing
road
safety,
looking
after
yourself,
fair trade,
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