welcome to the waste & sustainability training event pinbrook recycling centre 20 th march 2013
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Welcome to the Waste & Sustainability Training Event
Pinbrook Recycling Centre20th March 2013
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•To arm you with practical ideas and activities to try back at school
•To give an opportunity to network with other teachers
•To give you confidence to return to school and plan your own waste education activities
Aims of the day
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David Weatherly
School Improvement Adviser and Consultant for Environment Education and Education for Sustainability
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Kathy Shields
Teacher at The Castle Primary School, Tiverton
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A tour of Pinbrook Recycling Centre!
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The waste education modelSTAGE ONE
Conduct a waste audit
STAGE TWO
Present the results to all relevant people – pupils, staff, caretakers, governors, MTAs
STAGE THREE
Develop an action plan to make small, well-managed changes. Involve all the school community to help embed these changes. Don’t forget curriculum planning!
STAGE FOUR
Monitor progress, celebrate success, move on with the plan and maintain momentum
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Top Tips!Audit and map what’s already going on
This may be a waste audit, 3Rs review questionnaire or a staff meeting. Identify your champions or hidden heroes, acknowledge and celebrate what you are already doing.
Develop a whole school approach
Create the ethos/mission statement/core values, embed it in the school, make a development plan, make it the focus for the school curriculum. You do not want to leave it to the “sustainability teacher”; it has to be a whole school approach.
Develop a plan for every child’s learning
Plan learning for sustainability for every child as they progress through the school.
Measure the treasure
Keep results of waste audits, compare bin collection costs or procurement of paper/paper towels year on year.
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Look for connections
Ask lots of what if questions, ‘what if we did things in a different way?’ ‘what can our parents offer?’, ‘what are KS1 doing to embed sustainability?’
Get children to participate fully
Set up a Green Team, give them the time, space and support they need to come up with ideas and implement change
Make it visual
Share plans, successes, monitoring and targets. Displays, newsletters, blogs, publicity, parents
Support staff to develop their understanding
Support other teachers learning more about sustainability. Understand change in society, in your school and in the environment.
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Activity 1: Mini waste audit
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Elaine Head
Teaching Assistant and Eco Co-ordinator, Holsworthy Primary School
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Activity 2: Composting!
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Composting in School
Nicky Scott, Devon Community Composting Network
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Heidi Diepold
Support available from Devon County Council
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Ask the panel
A chance to ask your burning questions about waste, composting and recycling!
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Planning and discussion
Please be prepared to share;
• a challenge you face
• an opportunity or something which is going well in your school
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Demelza Annison
07827 93 22 69
Heidi Diepold
01392 382 920
Thank you
Nicky Scott
07919 467 589