Eco-Schools Action Plan Template



|Eco-Schools Action Plan |St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bridgend. |

Date Action Plan was developed: Autumn 2019.

Action Plan developed by: The Eco-Committee, Mr Howe, Mrs Frampton & Mr Wooding.

|Topic |Action |Target / Measure |Timescale / Deadline |Responsibility |Evaluation of action / |

| | | | | |Actual result achieved |

|Biodiversity: |1a. Make sure that we make good use of our |1a. Classes use the pond throughout their learning |Summer 2020 |Mr wooding, Mr Sadd, | |

|Pond |school pond in the conservation area so |in the Spring and Summer term. | |community. | |

| |that all pupils take part in active | | | | |

| |learning about our environment (done in | | | | |

| |partnership with the Town Council). Buy new| | | | |

| |dipping equipment. Part of the platinum | | | | |

|Bees |challenge 2019/20. |Honey is harvested. | | |A total of 52 jars have been harvested |

| |1b. Check the apiary to see if there’s |Apiary is safe for the winter. |Autumn 2019 |Pupils, Mr. Wooding /Mr. |in Autumn 2019. Profits will be |

| |enough honey to harvest. If yes, honey is | | |Sadd. |reinvested into new boards for greater |

| |bottled and sold. Prepare hives for a safe| | | |access for pupils. |

|School grounds |winter. |Allotment is ready for the 2020 season. We are |Summer 2020 |Pupils, Mr. Wooding /Mr. | |

| |1c. Maintain allotment area that has been |composting lots of material. | |Sadd. | |

| |set up and turn over ready for spring term.| | | | |

| |Also, continue to develop wild grass bank | | | | |

| |meadow. | | | | |

|Energy: |Look at ways of utilising wind power in the|If possible, have a wind turbine installed. |Summer 2021 |Chair and HT | |

|Wind power |school. Write to Archdiocese about the | | | | |

| |possibility of installing a small wind | | | | |

| |turbine. | | | | |

| | |We use less energy now than two years ago. | | | |

|Energy consumption |To track the energy, we have used over the | |Summer 2020 |Eco committee & Mr Sadd. | |

| |last two years. Let all know our target | | | | |

| |and ways of achieving it. | | | | |

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|Global citizenship: |1a. Take a full role in Fairtrade Fortnight|All children learn about the theme. |Summer 2020 |Eco committee, teachers, Mr| |

|Fairtrade |(24th Feb-8th Mar) in keeping with the |Seek to become a Fairtrade School in summer 2020. | |Wooding. | |

| |agreed theme. Launch with a whole school | | | | |

| |assembly. Lessons taught by all teachers | | | | |

| |on the theme. Also, sell Fairtrade products| | | | |

| |during playtimes during the Fairtrade |Raise as much money as possible in order to aid | | | |

|Rights of a child |fortnight. |CAFOD. |Autumn 2019 |All pupils and staff. |Check for amount raised. |

| |1b. Pupils are made aware of their rights | | | | |

| |as a child. Also, raise money for CAFOD to | | | | |

| |help children in countries not as fortunate| | | | |

| |as ours with a new water well. | | | | |

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|Healthy living: |1a. Pupils take part in twice weekly PE |MER of health and well-being. Progression steps |Summer 2020 |SLT, teachers. | |

|Physical Education |lessons. Pupils will be physically active |coverage checked against Core Knowledge domains. | | | |

| |in progressive PE lessons. Also, as part of| | | | |

| |Core Knowledge domains, pupils are made | | | | |

| |aware of healthy lifelong lessons. As a | | | | |

| |school, promote Healthy Eating Week | | | | |

| |(8th-12th June). | | | | |

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|Mindfulness | |Improved focus within class lessons. |Summer 2020. |Teachers. | |

| |1b. Pupils take part in daily meditation | | | | |

| |sessions. | | | | |

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|Litter: |1a. Monitor the amount of litter around the|Eco committee will drive standards alongside |Summer 2020 |Eco committee, teachers | |

| |school grounds. Use bins provided. |teaching staff who are on playground duty. | | | |

| |1b. Organise a litter pick around the local|Eco committee create posters to which promote a |Spring 2020 |Eco committee, community. | |

| |area. |litter pick amongst school community. | | | |

|Marine: |As part of the Core Knowledge curriculum, |Collect waste which would otherwise pollute local |Autumn 2019 |All pupils, teachers. |Pupils collected waste which is |

| |year 6 have investigated the local river |river. | | |documented with photos. |

| |and lakes. As part of their field trip, the| | | | |

| |teacher had planned for pupils to litter | | | | |

| |pick along the river. | | | | |

|School grounds: |1a. Plant a range of wild meadow seeds in |Meadow flowers in growth beyond the low school |Summer 2020. |Eco committee and Mr. | |

| |the grounds to increase the range of |fence. | |Wooding. | |

| |plants. New hedge plants to be delivered in| | | | |

| |March 2020 from the Woodland trust. | | | | |

|Sporting fields |1b. Utilise schools’ active area’s (yard |Organise sporting fixtures for pupils to take part |Autumn 2019 |Mr Howe, pupils. | |

| |and playing field). |in on school grounds. | | | |

|Topic |Action |Target / Measure |Timescale / Deadline |Responsibility |Evaluation of action / |

| | | | | |Actual result achieved |

|Transport |Survey the current traffic situation at the|Senedd to survey the parking near to the school; |Spring 2020. |Eco committee and Mr. | |

| |school. Take any necessary action. Buses |present findings to school and governors. Design a | |Watkins. | |

| |switch off engines when dropping off pupils|message to parents from children’s point of view | | | |

| |and at the end of the day when pupils are |about safe parking/driving and car sharing. Also, | | | |

| |being collected. |speak to bus drivers. | | | |

|Waste: |As part of a whole school approach, recycle|Reduce general waste as a school. Agree contract for|Autumn 2019 |All pupils, Mr Watkins and |New contract for whole school recycling |

| |paper, food and cardboard in separate bins.|recycling bins to be collected by local waste | |teaching staff. |starting in April 2020. Each class will|

| | |company. | | |have designated bins for dry recycling |

| | | | | |which will be collected weekly. |

|Water: |Check that taps are not dripping throughout|Reduce water consumption throughout the year. |Summer 2020 |Mr Sadd, eco committee. | |

| |the day. | | | | |

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