Our Lady of the Missions
Eco School Action Plan
2011-2012
Area
Action
Who’s in
charge?
When will it
be done by?
How can we
monitor it?
Litter
Continue litter rota
Mr Daly
All Pupils
Ongoing
Litter pick in areas
surrounding school
grounds such as
MUGA/grassed areas
nearby.
Development of Litter
policy –launch policy at
assemblies.
Eco Committee
Volunteers form
each class
Ongoing- on
monthly
basis
Monthly update
from Mr Daly at
committee
meetings
Children will carry
out regular litter
surveys of areas
to look for
improvement.
Eco Committee
By March
2012
Discussions with
children. Are they
familiar with what
the policy is about?
Introduction of ‘Litter
Police’ to survey areas of
playground.
Eco Committee
Litter Police
Ongoing
from
January
2012
Observe
playground, is the
presence of litter
police discouraging
children from
dropping litter and
has amount of
litter continued t
decrease?
Litter
How will we know
when we are
successful?
Continued
reduction in
amount of litter in
playground
Area surrounding
school will be
tidier and amount
of litter will be
reduced.
Children will be
able to discuss the
litter policy and
its purpose.
Reduction in
amount of children
dropping litter
which will in turn
result in less litter
in playground.
How much will
it cost?
n/a
n/a
N/A
Did it work? Any ideas
for the future?
Energy
School
Grounds
Litter rap competition to
raise awareness.
Eco Committee
February
2012
Children will
contribute ideas
and make it sound
like a rap.
Monthly feedback
from energy
monitors,
highlighting any
trouble spots in the
school.
Reinforce importance of
saving energy in class.
Energy monitors.
Energy monitors to keep
tally of problematic areas
in school and feedback to
HT and staff.
Mr Docherty
Mr Daly
Eco Committee
Energy monitors
Ongoing
Energy efficiency targets
set each year by local
authority
Whole school
ongoing
Update at the end
of each term from
local authority
Energy Efficiency posters
All classes
By May 2012
Looking at entries
to competition.
Improvement of facilities
available to children.
Mrs
Martin/Playgrou
nd action group.
Ongoing/
new
equipment
installed Dec
2011
Observation of
children during
break times and
timetabled class
slots. Is equipment
enhancing
Children will
perform to other
classes and display
on Eco Board.
When all classes
are energy
efficient and the
energy cost to the
school has been
reduced. Mr Daly
will keep us
informed about
this.
When we
significantly reduce
our energy
consumption
If children have
been able to create
eyecatching
posters that tell
people how they can
save energy.
If children can
discuss the various
pieces of equipment
and how they use
them.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
£10000
Raised
through
parental
fundraising.
Gardening club to restore
and maintain barrels in
playground and use these
to grow vegetables and
flowers.
Miss Coyle
Mrs Haveron
Mr Docherty
Children from
P6/7
Spring 2012onwards
Development/maintenance
of shrubbed area to
encourage more wildlife.
Planting of native plants.
Gardening club
Eco Committee
PAG
Spring/Sum
mer 2012
Outdoor learning- children
will be engaged in
meaningful outdoor
activities that link to the
curriculum.
Whole school
Mrs Cochrane
Ongoing
Wormery
Mrs Meehan
Primary 3
Ongoing
Cluster Project-Peer
collaboration-Eco
committee learning
Eco Committee
Ongoing
from
January
experiences and
being utilised fully?
Keep flower chart
and record blooms.
Weigh vegetables
grown.
Survey area,
analyse samples of
soil etc to look for
increase in
minibeasts/wildlife
Children spending
more class time
learning
meaningfully
outdoors.
We will check our
worms every week
to make sure they
have enough food
and they are still
alive.
Can children select
aspects that they
thought were
Purchase costs
of new barrels
approx £500
seek
sponsorship
from local
businesses.
If amount of
wildlife in area
increases.
Each class will be
able to provide
evidence of outdoor
learning.
Survival of worms.
If children can
complete
proformas
Cost covered
by school
funds.
Cluster CPD at
St Cadoc’s
April 2012
N/A
£2100
Covered
through
rounds-looking at practice
in other schools with a
focus on school grounds
2012
Take part in Sainsbury’s
and Tesco Initiatives to
buy more games for
playground.
All pupils
Staff
Parents
Ongoing
from
January
2012
Collect Morrison’s
vouchers to buy gardening
equipment.
All pupils
Staff
Parents
Ongoing
from
September
2011
Action Completed
Action in progress
Action not yet started
effective and
highlight an area
for improvement
(two stars and a
wish)
Counting vouchers
Count vouchers.
focussing on each
of the areas with
evidence they have
observed in each
school.
Increase on number
collected last year
and new equipment
being used
properly.
Increase on number
of vouchers
collected from last
year.
Education
Scotland
grant.
N/A
N/A