Eco-Schools Action Plan
Maidenhead Nursery School 2013 -14
Topic
Action
Target / Measure
Timescale /
Responsibility
Deadline
Energy
To increase children’s
awareness of reducing energy
consumption through turning off
computer monitors, TV at home
and closing the fridge door.
To develop staff awareness of
energy saving measures.
Litter
To ensure garden is litter free by
increasing children’s awareness
of not dropping litter through:
☺Discussion of anti-litter policy
with the children
☺Making posters/signs
☺Litter pick up at end of free
flow play
☺Don’t drop litter song
☺Litter ‘monitors’
Children know that the monitors should
be turned off when a computer is no
longer in use. Children are observed
doing so.
Have one day a term – no electricity day
(apart from heating)
Effect of these measures is seen on
monitoring energy bills
All staff to:
Turn off heating if windows are open
Dishwasher used on economy cycle
Washing machine on 30 degree cycle
Washing to be dried on line whenever
possible
Effect of these measures is seen on
monitoring energy bills
We tend to have very little litter in the
garden. However the children need to
develop an increased awareness that if
paper blows across the garden it should
be picked up at the end of activity time.
Children to be taught how to use litter
pickers in a group session.
Child know to put litter in the outdoor
bins. Litter monitors take it in turns to
litter pick the playground.
Newsletter reminder to parents to
remind them to tell children that they
should take litter home to put in the bin
or put it in the nursery bins.
achieved / Date
Ongoing as new
children enter the
setting
All staff and
children
(Rose S-Webb
planning)
Monitoring – Sam
Dyson
Sept actions
ongoing
Sam Dyson
Helen McHale
All staff
Effect on bills
apparent on an
ongoing basis
Ongoing as new
children enter the
setting
Actual result
All staff and
children
(Rose S-Webb
planning)
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Eco-Schools Action Plan
Maidenhead Nursery School 2013 -14
Topic
Action
Target / Measure
Timescale /
Deadline
Responsibility
Waste
Minimisation/
Recycling
To increase children’s
awareness of recycling through:
Signs for paper recycling
Food waste to be put in
wormery, compost bins or key
hole garden for composting
Involvement in other recycling
initiatives as detailed below
Children know that all paper should be
put in paper recycling bin.
All staff shred or put paper into recycling
bins.
Children know that the food waste from
lunch club can be put into the wormery.
Children are able to talk about recycling
schemes in school.
Grant Smith (RBWM Waste Reduction
Officer) speaks to the children about
recycling (arranged annually).
Children know that recycling and reusing
materials reduces landfill.
Successful scheme that helps to raise
funds for Eco-Schools initiatives and
recycles unwanted clothes and textiles.
Parents are aware of recycling
opportunities through notices and
newsletters and collections are made.
Junk is collected for reusing in junk
modelling activities. Packaging and
cartons used at school are reused for
junk modelling.
Taps are turned off after use.
Children know that the water butts are
used for watering plants.
Ongoing as new
children enter the
setting
All staff and
children
(Rose S-Webb
planning)
Wormery – Lesley
Cutting
Ongoing
Sam Dyson
Ongoing
Sam Dyson –
recycling
collections.
Helen McHale to
advertise in
newsletters
Ongoing as new
children enter the
setting
All staff and
children
(Rose S-Webb
planning)
Clothes recycling scheme is
carried out at least twice a year
(Rag Bag scheme)
Other recycling initiatives are set
up e.g. batteries, ink cartridges,
stamps, junk, mobile phones
Water
To develop children’s
awareness that water is a
precious commodity through:
☺Turning taps off and
producing posters as a reminder
☺Using water butts for watering
plants
Actual result
achieved / Date
Eco-Schools Action Plan
Maidenhead Nursery School 2013 -14
Topic
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Target / Measure
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Responsibility
Transport
Children and parents are
encouraged to walk/cycle/scoot
to school whenever possible
through:
☺Raising awareness by school
travel plan questionnaires
☺Participation in Walk to School
Day/week
☺Publicise buggy shelter (paid
for by Mars)
Travel plan questionnaire to be issued in
October 2013. Issues regarding mode of
transport to school are raised.
December 2013
and ongoing
All staff and
children
(Rose S-Webb
planning)
Helen McHale –
questionnaires
and shelter
publicity in
newsletters.
November 2013
and ongoing
Helen McHale
Rose S-Webb
(planning)
Ongoing as new
children enter the
setting
Helen McHale
All staff uphold
policy.
To ensure children are taught
road safety measures
Healthy Living
To promote healthy lifestyles
through:
☺Dental hygiene workshop for
the children annually
☺ Healthy Eating Policy put in
school brochure and reminders
are given in newsletters
☺Promoting healthy lunch
boxes to parents
☺Children’s cooking sessions to
be photographed to add to
display
☺Talking about the importance
of physical activity
Participation in Walk to School
Day/week
Use of buggy/bike/scooter shelter is
encouraged and monitored.
Children know that it is better to walk,
scoot etc. or use public transport as it
reduces pollution.
Road Safety Show – during the year
2013 - 2014
Awareness of road safety issues raised
through stories, use of bikes outdoors
and visits in the schools locality.
Oral Health Advisor workshops are
arranged annually.
Healthy Eating Policy is distributed to all
parents
Children’s lunch boxes become
increasingly healthy – leaflets
distributed, milk or water is provided by
lunch club assistants for the children.
Cooking sessions to be continued (see
planning and display)
Physical exercise and fresh air ongoing
during free play sessions.
Look into the possibility of having
football coaching workshops.
Lunch club
assistants
All staff
July 2014
Helen McHale
Actual result
achieved / Date
Eco-Schools Action Plan
Maidenhead Nursery School 2013 -14
Topic
Action
Target / Measure
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Deadline
Responsibility
Biodiversity/
School
Grounds
Allotment area – growing cycle
in place and children wholly
involved
Vegetables are grown and children help
with planting, watering and harvesting.
Produce is used in cooking activities.
Verona Rusted to do gardening
workshops with the children.
Ongoing as new
children enter the
setting
Lesley Cutting
Rose S-Webb
(planning)
October/
November 2013
Sam Dyson/Helen
McHale
To encourage minibeasts into
the rear garden area
Children to make further minibeast
homes in the rear garden area
July 2014
Rose S-Webb
To re plant raised beds areas
with a variety of vegetables,
bushes, herbs and flowers
Flowers to attract pollinating insects
Herbs, vegetables and fruit bushes for
harvesting, cooking and healthy snacks.
July 2014
To take care of the sensory trail
in the rear outdoor area
To teach children how to take care of
and be mindful of the plants. Use water
butts to water the plants.
July 2014
Use of Rag bag scheme DVD to
show the children where the
recycled clothes go
Children understand that recycled
clothes help children overseas.
Ongoing to link in
with clothes
collection dates
Sam Dyson/Helen
McHale/Verona
Rusted/Lesley
Cutting
Rose ScofieldWebb, Lesley
Cutting, all
members of staff.
Rose S-Webb (in
planning)
To develop links with a school in
Tanzania – fund raise money for
specific projects to aid the long
term sustainability to the school.
Children can identify similarities and
difference between their own lives and
the lives of children in the school in
Tanzania. Show the children the impact
of fundraising for the school. RSW to
visit in October 2013 to share
photographs and experiences with the
children.
July 2014
Global
Perspective
Rose S-Webb
Actual result
achieved / Date
Eco-Schools Action Plan
Maidenhead Nursery School 2013 -14
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Deadline
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Global
Perspective
(cont.)
Children’s activities planned
from ‘Growing Up Global’
Activities incorporated in planning.
July 2014 and
ongoing
Rose S-Webb (in
planning)
To develop regular Forest
School/environmental activities
for the children
North Town Moor site is used by the
children regularly (older children –
leavers in July 2014 to go).
Children learn to appreciate the
environment and take risks. They are
able to talk about their Forest School
experiences.
Rear garden to be used for forest
School type activities every other week
as weather permits to build up children’s
skills before going to North Town Moor.
Annual trip to Windsor Great Park
Forest School site to be arranged for
Spring 2014.
Consider feasibility of summer 2014 trip
to Braywick Nature Reserve or Woolley
Firs Environmental Centre.
Sponsorship of animals from the ‘Living
Rainforest’
Introduce children to the animals and
their habitat through story books, nonfiction books, photographs and activities
such as a rainforest role play area.
September 2014
and ongoing
Helen McHale,
Rose S-Webb
To develop children’s
understanding of animals that
live in different habitats
Date Action Plan was developed: July 2013
Action Plan developed by: Eco Schools Action Group
All staff
All staff
Helen
McHale/Rose
Scofield-Webb
November 2014
and ongoing
through the
academic year
Karen Freeland
Rose ScofieldWebb (planning,
display etc.) to
lead staff.
Actual result
achieved / Date