Sustainability Unit
P.O. Box 167
Hereford
HR4 0WY
Office Tel No: 01432 260132
Email: afitch@herefordshire.gov.uk
A conference for all Herefordshire Schools - 13th November 2008
Sustainable Schools Conference 2008
Eco-Schools Newsletter
Eco-Schools Directory
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National site: Eco-schools programme provides a simple framework to enable schools to analyse its operations and become more sustainable
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Local site: Herefordshire Healthy Schools Partnership website
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Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools is a scheme designed to make schools more sustainable. By following the programme, your school will become a more stimulating place in which to learn, whilst reducing the environmental impact of the whole school on the community. It also links in well with Every Child Matters, Healthy Schools and School Travel Plans and has been beneficial to schools during ofsted inspections.The scheme helps children become more effective citizens by encouraging them to take responsibility for the future of their own environment. Pupil involvement is a key part of the Eco-Schools programme. Having pupils engaged in the whole process, including monitoring, action planning and decision-making, leads to genuine ownership of the programme and an increase in their sense of responsibility for the school environment and local area.
Eco-Schools begins with registration on the national Eco-Schools website. Once registered your school will be part of an international group of schools working towards education for sustainable development (ESD) and a better quality of life for local and global communities.
It is also an award scheme that will raise the profile of your school in the wider community. There are three award levels Bronze, Silver and Green Flag. Eco-Schools is run internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). It is administered by ENCAMS in England.
At of the end of May 2008 there were a total of 87 schools in Herefordshire registered onto the scheme. A total of thirty of these had a bronze award, twenty-one had a silver award, nine had achieved the first green-flag award and four had gone on to achieve the prestigious second flag award. Congratulations to you all!
To find out more about Eco-Schools and to register onto the scheme visit the Eco-Schools website. The Sustainability Unit within Herefordshire Council can also provide support; for information on grants, awards and events. Contact the Sustainability Unit by telephone 01432 260132 or by e-mail eco-schools@herefordshire.gov.uk.
