Willowcroft Community School
Eco Council Action Plan
2010-2011
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Eco Council Action Plan
Current Status: Where are we now?
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Eco Council in Place since Sep 2007
Achieved Bronze & Silver Eco Awards
Achieved Gold Tree Status
Themes covered: Healthy Eating, Recycling & Developing Wildlife Area
Healthy Eating: Healthy Eating Competition, Healthy Eating Assembly , Developed and Ordered Healthy Eating Food Posters
Recycling: Secret Light Survey, Light Switch Reminders & Leaflet, Recycling Assembly , Recycling Competition, and Recycling Bins Ordered
Developing Wildlife Area: Planted Willow Dome, Forest School Area, Competition to Develop Wildlife Area, Worked with a Landscape
Gardener to Develop the Winning Ideas into a Plan
Where do we want to be: How will we know when we have got there?
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Go for Green Flag Award
We Want to Improve the Following Areas;
Improve the School Grounds
Improve How and How Much We Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Make Sure We Have Less Litter
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Eco Council Action Plan
Eco Council Improvement Area 1: Improve the school Grounds
Team Responsible
Eco Council
The purpose and nature of the
activity
The specific action to be taken
We want to develop our school grounds so that more wildlife will come to the school.
We also want to use our ground so that we can do more outdoor learning.
We also have a problem with litter; mainly from the Boy’s School but also from our own children.
Who
Eco Council &
Gardening
Club
What
Continue to develop our outdoor plan
This year we will;
Complete Allotments on School Site
Put in place bird feeders and hives (With digital camera)
Tidy up the Willowcroft Dome
Dig and fill a school Pond
Plant 150 trees
When
By July 2011
Litter Surveys to ensure that we are at least an Eco Grade B
Write to the boys school and offer to help them become at least a grade B school
Success Criteria
Allotments finished and growing food to eat
We have more birds in school grounds and we can see them on the web cam
Our pond is in place and wildlife we using it
We have planted 150 trees and the gardeners have not chopped them down by accident
We are a least an Eco Grade B for Litter
We have helped the boys school reduce their litter problem
Monitoring and evaluation
procedures
Resource requirements
Links to other priorities, activities
and plans
Monitored each term by SLT and children
Monitoring log of evidence of progress towards success
criteria: (give dates)
Grant for trees
Parents and Fire Service to help with pond
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Eco Council Improvement Area 2: To increase How and How Much We Reuse and Recycle
Team Responsible
Eco Council
The purpose and nature of the
activity
The specific action to be taken
We already recycle but we could need to better.
Who
Eco Council
Success Criteria
Monitoring and evaluation
procedures
Resource requirements
Links to other priorities, activities
and plans
What
Ask Wild waste Bus to come to school
Design and print 3R leaflet to send home so parents know what we are doing
Review eco code
Increase recycling in school Competition
Investigate other ways of increasing – Pictures on bins
More bins inside and on field
Posters
Speak to Pawel and the cleaners about
reusing & Recycling
Assembly
When
By July 2011
The school is Reusing and Recycling much more than we are doing mow.
Children, teachers and parents know much more about reducing, reusing and recycling
Monitored by SLT
Monitoring log of evidence of progress towards success
criteria: (give dates)
Recycled Paper for leaflets and posters
Bins
RAP 1.2
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Eco Council Improvement Area 3: To improve how we work as an Eco Council
Team Responsible
Eco Council
The purpose and nature of the
activity
The specific action to be taken
We have had an Eco Ciouncil at our school since we opened in September 2007. However we would like to improve
so that we can improve the schools eco standard
Who
Eco Council
What
Visit other schools to meet their eco council
Ensure Teachers planning shows eco topics
Not Badges but Name Tags for the eco council
Put things on the school’s Website
Eco Folders for eco councillors
When
By July 2011
Set up Monitors for: Computers
Cloakrooms
Lights
Success Criteria
Monitoring and evaluation
procedures
Resource requirements
School awarded Green Flag Status
Monitored each term by SLT
Monitoring log of evidence of progress towards success
criteria:
Mini Bus to visit schools
Tags for Eco Council
Links to other priorities, activities
and plans
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