Eco Team

·       Use allotment all year round to grow seasonal vegetables.

·       Map allotment use in the schools Long Term Map.

·       Use food grown in the allotments in the kitchen.

·       Create a wild flowerbed to encourage bees at the front of the school-discuss with relevant helpers.

·       Use fruit from trees near allotments.

·       Participate in schools in bloom competition.

·       Plant and grow produce for use in class and kitchen. Eco monitors work with the kitchen team.

·       Use the curriculum to map the allotment use in the schools Long Term Map.

·       Plant wildflowers at the front of school.

·       Regularly collect fruit and classes make use.

·       Subject leader research schools in bloom competition.

·       Encourage biodiversity by placing bug hotels in this area.

·       Promote importance of mid-morning snack.

·       Encourage importance of trying new foods.

·       Explore possibility of snack system-similar to KS1.

·       Higher class percentages of ‘fruit points’-reward incentive, teachers/ eco monitors to discuss a new system.

·       Food technology links to introduce new foods.

·       Recycling of ALL plastic paper and card-including shredding.

·       Reduce use of plastics.

·       Explore different recycling schemes-community involvement

·       Consider how to reduce the impact of ‘dress up’ days

·       Composting/green food bin on playground-other bins removed.

·       Introduce recycling monitoring in class.

·       Recycle plastics.

·       Put appropriate recycling schemes in place.

·       Share ideas and celebrate low cost, reused and innovative costumes; encourage pooling and reusing costumes

·       Encourage walking for those who can.

·       Meet with the Parish Council to discuss local biodiversity plan.

·       Engage with sustainable travel plan

·       Chn to walk to school or park further away and walk in to ease congestion.

·       Investigate ways to reduce energy usage.

·       Class energy monitors.

·       Consider the benefits of ecofriendly estate management practices.

·       Speak to site manager about sustainable estate management practices. This can include no-mow practices in agreed areas.

·       Comparative topic between how we live now and a 3^rd world country.

·       Take part in fair trade fortnight.

·       Assemblies

·       Promote awareness of fair trade products.

·       Achieve Eco-Schools Green Flag award.

·       Complete checklist with Eco-Monitors.