Sustainability Strategy

“Doing all we can to Bee Greener”

bee The Epworth Education Trust Climate Action plan is a working document that will be developed constantly to ensure each school can make long terms sustainable changes addressing 4 key areas to align with the Dfe’s Sustainability and Climate change strategy as well as taking us on the journey to become “Net-Zero”.

Decarbonisation
Adaption & Resilience
Biodiversity
Climate education & Green careers/skills

Aims:

By ensuring there is clear leadership for sustainability and a clear climate action plan in place, we will aim to:

Ensure every school has a Sustainability Lead
create a culture that prioritises sustainability
share effective practice with other education settings and develop a peer-to-peer learning network
use data to identify and prioritise action
improve energy and water efficiency
calculate carbon emissions and identify ways to reduce them
reduce operating costs
increase resilience and start adapting to the impacts of climate change
enhance biodiversity
help learners develop skills and knowledge which help them to contribute to sustainability and climate change in their lives and future jobs

Input:

Sustainability Leads meet on a regular basis to monitor the Sustainability Strategy and Climate Plan and to swop ideas. The Schools ensure there is regular input from the school’s pupils through eco-councils, forest schools and school councils to ensure their views and ideas are represented. Involving children will:

inspire their enthusiasm to help drive positive change
increase their practical knowledge of sustainability and climate change
give young people a sense of agency where anxiety stems from climate concerns
create a sense of pride in their education setting
enable them to share their knowledge and enthusiasm in their local communities
enable them to engage their parents, carers, and wider community in sustainability and climate change

our education and buildings are prepared for the effects of climate change