Eco-Schools Action Plan 2009/10

Eco-Schools Action Plan - Overview

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Re-establish October 2009 Reform the Eco-School team – appeal to all yearMeetings – Attendance at Student members of the Not applicable. Eco-team groups. Students will be encouraged to attend representation from meetings – Eco-Schools team) all meetings, but can attend informally if across the student student’s record interested in certain meetings/issues. body. minutes and G Duffy display on C Henry website.

P Hanson

Pupil and December/ Week of assemblies focusing on Eco-Schools All staff and pupils in Survey students G Duffy Not applicable. Staff January 2009 Action Plan. the College should and staff – have a very good environmental Community awareness Development of a Power point for assemblies – knowledge and review. Representative (John delivered by pupils on committee. understanding of the Murtagh – Magherafelt Eco-Schools project. District Council) Action Plan available on College website – subject to consultation and review from staff, ancillary staff and students.

Participation of Eco-team in STEM conference in January 2009 – organised by L Barry. L Barry

Eco-Schools Action Plan - Recycling Page 1 of 5 Eco-Schools Action Plan 2009/10

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Recycling of October Join up to ‘Recycool’ – promotion of Materials to Information to G Duffy Not applicable. mobile 2009 this organisation with staff/ students. be sent to be updated on T McKinless phones, Recycool on Eco-schools Mobile phones and ink cartridges will legacy PCs & a regular notice-board be recycled and sent to developing ink cartridges basis. and website. countries. Possible donation to Link with Camara/NEELB – Camara assist in approximately 140 computers to be PR exercise representative – transporting PCs to Africa. recycled and sent to Africa. with Camara. Ann Fitzpatrick

Recycling November Expand the blue bin scheme by Reduce Record G Duffy paper, 2009 recycling paper, cardboard, plastic number of number of Eco Schools Not applicable. cardboard, bottles, and aluminium cans. black bin blue bins in Committee plastic Notices to be placed on all bins to waste. use. bottles & identify what can be put into the blue John Murtagh aluminium bins. cans.

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Eco-Schools Action Plan – Waste/Litter

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Reduce June 2010 All Photocopying to be Back/Back 9000 reams of Data from office. Reprographics Not applicable. Paper used paper used last staff. Where possible booklets pages should be year for photo- reduced from A4 to A5. = 8.3 reams per copying pupil Teachers should make sure that all spaces on Target – 8500 pages are being used to the maximum. reams

Reduce Litter On- going Pupils to be made more aware of the need to Litter free Photographs HOYs Funds to put litter in bins. environment. taken before/after purchase new litter pickups. Participation in Magherafelt Spring Clean. bins.

Survey staff and students on the need for more blue bins – in canteen and playground areas.

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Eco-Schools Action Plan – Energy Target Timescale How Success Monitoring Responsibility Finance Criteria

Energy Efficiency October 2009 Lights should also be switched Decrease in Comparison of Eco-schools team Prize for KS3 off after cleaners are finished number of units electricity/oil bills. poster winner. each evening. of oil and electricity used. Teachers encouraged to switch of radiators if rooms become to warm.

KS3 Poster competition.

Energy Monitors January 2010 Notices placed in all rooms as Decrease in Comparison of Energy monitors to Small budget to reminders to switch off lights at number of units electricity/oil bills. surveys cover printing break, lunch and home time. of oil and classrooms/departme costs, laminating electricity used. Feedback from nts. pouches. Notices placed on PCs to Energy ‘Switch me off’ when not in use monitors. – energy monitors – staff and student must ensure all PCs are turned off at 3.30pm.

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Eco-Schools Action Plan – Biodiversity

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Bird feeding station February 10 - on -going To create a safe nesting site for Increase in Observations – Eco Schools Cost of bird birds and help conserve the number of birds links with Year 8 Committee boxes. (Bird boxes) numbers of common garden around school Science Ecology birds. environment. Unit of Work – Year 8 will identify C Henry bird types around the pond area.

Sustain Pond On-going Sustain pond development and Increased Feedback from: P Hanson Not applicable. Development Mrs McStocker’s online course – awareness of relevant staff and E McStocker links with feeder primary our local habitat. feeder primary schools. schools

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