Eco- Schools Action Plan Mossend Primary School
| Action | Who’s in charge? | When will it be done by? (if ongoing, when did it start?) | How can we monitor it? | How will we know when we’re successful? | How much will it cost? | Did it work?
Any ideas for the future? |
| Elect new Eco Members P2-7 | Miss Binnie/Mrs White | Sept 2013 | ||||
| Complete Environmental review | Eco Committee | Sept 2013 | ||||
| Complete Acton Plan | Eco Committee | Sept 2013 | ||||
| Litter | ||||||
| Devise Litter Policy for the school | Eco Committee/ Mrs White? Miss Binnie | Oct 2013 | Amount of litter will reduce | No litter left in the playground | ||
| Continue to raise awareness of litter issues in the school | Eco Committee | On-going | Amount of litter will reduce | No litter left in the playground | ||
| Litter audit to be completed | Eco Committee | Oct 2013 | A/A | A/A | ||
| Litter survey to be carried out weekly. | Eco Committee | On-going | A/A | A/A | ||
| Litter survey results to be displayed on Eco wall | Eco Committee | On-going | A/A | A/A | ||
| Rewards and sanctions to be introduced to discourage litter | Mrs Paterson/ Eco Committee | Jan 2014 | A/A |
| Action | Who’s in charge? | When will it be done by? (if ongoing, when did it start?) | How can we monitor it? | How will we know when we’re successful? | How much will it cost? | Did it work?
Any ideas for the future? |
| Waste Minimisation | ||||||
| All waste paper to be recycled | All staff and children | Ongoing | Weight of recycling bags will decrease | £10 for scales | ||
| Use compost bins in the garden | Garden Gang | Ongoing | ||||
| Energy | ||||||
| Research possibility of getting solar panels | Mrs Paterson, Mrs White | June 2014 | School will have solar panels | |||
| New windows in school | NLC
Mrs Paterson, Parent Council |
June 2014 | School will have new windows | |||
| Water | ||||||
| Remind children and staff to always turn off taps | Eco Committee/whole school | Ongoing | ||||
| Buy and install Water Hippos | Miss Binnie | Dec 2013 | Audit of how many toilets have Water Hippos and how many don’t | Water usage will decrease | Cost of Water Hippos | |
| Water to be collected to water plants | Garden Gang | Jan 2014 | Watering cans will not be filled with water from the taps | Cost of Water Butt £10 | ||
| Transport | ||||||
| Encourage children to take part in Walk to School Week | Eco Committee and JRSO | Ongoing | Survey of how many children walked before Walk to School Week and after | More children will walk to school | ||
| Devise School Travel Plan | Mrs White/ Eco Committee | May 2014 | Children and parents will know safe routes to travel to school | More children will walk to school | ||
| Health and Well- Being | ||||||
| Continue to offer a wide range of sports and extra curricular clubs | Staff, Active Schools Co-ordinator | Ongoing | ||||
| Devise effective anti-bullying policy | Mrs White/ Mrs Paterson/ Eco Committee | April 2014 | Children will know exactly what to do if they are bullied | |||
| School Grounds | ||||||
| Develop a sensory garden in the garden area | Garden gang, whole school | April 2014 | Children will have a sensory garden to use | Children will be more aware of plants | Cost of plants, pots etc | |
| Develop school playground including things to climb and jump on. | Whole school/ Mrs McKay | June 2014 | Children will have more to do in the playground | Cost of equipment | ||
| Biodiversity | ||||||
| Build a bug hotel | Eco Committee | March 2014 | ||||
| Sustaining Our World | ||||||
| Take Part in Rights Respecting School Award | Miss Mullen | On-going | Children will adhere to Rights Respecting Schools Charter | Complete Level 1 award | ||
| Reinstate Fair Trade status | Fair Trade PLC | On-going | Children will understand what is meant by Fair trade | Status will be reinstated | ||
| Set up link with another school in another country | Global Citizen PLC | On-going | Children will be able to discuss environmental issues with children from other parts of the world. | |||
| Food and The Environment | ||||||
| Continue to monitor volume of food waste | Eco Committee | On-going | Children will not throw away so much food. | Amount of food waste will be reduced |
