Ormiston Victory Academy Eco-Council
At Victory Academy we pride ourselves in being a “Green” Academy. We care passionately for our environment on both a local and national basis and have a superb Eco-council, which works hard on environmental issues. Our Eco-council has gained both the Bronze and Silver Eco-schools awards and is currently awaiting our assessment visit for our prestigious Green Flag application! We have a dedicated Eco-link Governor, Mrs Sue Kenny, and regularly report to Victory Governors on the progress of our Green activities.
| Eco-Schools Action Plan 2011 |  |
| Topic | Action | Target / Measure | Timescale / Deadline | Responsibility | Actual Result Achieved / Date |
| General whole school impact | Increase whole school profile of eco-committee and environmental issues | Identify an Eco-committee link Governor to attend key meetings, aid generation of new ideas/strategies, feedback to other Governors and receive agendas/minutes | Dec 2011 | RDA/DAN | Feb 2011 |
| Set up and maintain Eco-committee notice board in prominent corridor in Academy | Oct 2010 | AJS/Eco-committee | Oct 2010 | ||
| Identify/instate members of School Council as link members of Eco-Committee to facilitate communication between Council and Eco-commitee and support new strategies | Jan 2011 | LPE/MMT/DAN | Dec 2010 | ||
| Install a pupil Eco-suggestion box in prominent area of school to receive pupil ideas regarding environmental issues which affect the Academy | Jan 2011 | EDY/DAN | |||
| Eco-committee to create an Academy wide Eco-code to be displayed in all form rooms | Dec 2010 | AJS/DAN/Eco-committee | Jan 2011 | ||
| Increase the frequency of Eco-committee meetings from once a month to fortnightly during Friday am registration – including election of various Eco-officers | Jan 2011 | AJS/DAN/ Eco-committee |
Jan 2011 | ||
| Undertake Academy wide staff eco-audit to identify key environmental priorities for Academy | Sept 2010 | DAN/Eco-committee | Sept 2010 | ||
| Undertake Academy wide Environmental Review | Dec 2010 | DAN/AJS/Eco-committee/JBT/SML /TSH/PWN |
Nov 2010 | ||
| Hold Eco assembly for all 4 colleges in Academy to raise the profile of Eco-committee, recruit new members and increase awareness of environmental issues affecting Academy (eg animals & litter, landfill, RSPCA etc) | ? Feb 2011 | DAN/AJS/?PWN/ Eco-committee |
May 2011 | ||
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Raise community awareness of Eco-committee and environmental issues affecting Academy |
Publicise Eco-committee actions regularly in “Victory Flag” | From Oct 2010 | DAN/GHE |
From Oct 2010 |
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| Organise community litter-pick | ? March 2011 | DAN/AJS/?JBT /Eco-committee |
June 2011 |
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| Organise Academy & Community Eco-Day | 8th July 2011 | DAN/AJS/ Eco-committee & various Academy volunteer staff |
July 2011 |
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| Waste | Decrease volume of non-recycled waste generated by Academy |
Election of an Eco-committee “Waste Officer” |
Jan 2011 |
Jan 2011 |
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Development of partnership with “Cartridge World” in Norwich to recycle ink cartridges – letters sent to all parents |
Nov 2010 |
DAN/Eco-committee |
Nov 2010 |
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| Development of battery recycling facilities at Academy |
Jan 2011 |
DAN/Eco-committee |
Jan 2011 |
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| Increase white paper recycling in Academy – purchase of new recycling bins for all classrooms/offices |
Jan 2011 |
DAN/Eco-committee/SML |
Jan 2011 |
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Investigate (and implement if possible) can, plastic bottle & glass recycling facilities at Academy |
Feb 2011 |
DAN/AJS/MRN/Eco-committee |
No Longer available | ||
| Introduction of Academy wide E-mail system for staff and pupils |
Oct 2010 |
LWA/TSH |
Oct 2010 | ||
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Organise Academy wide Christmas card recycling collection for Academy |
Dec 2010 |
DAN/Eco-committee | Jan 2011 | ||
| Undertake Academy wide “Waste Audit” to identify kinds of waste and where increased recycling needed | March 2011 |
DAN/JBT/AJS/Eco-committee |
Oct 2010 | ||
| Energy | Reduction in energy used at Academy | Implementation of Academy wide “Energy Switch off Month” (in conjunction with POD “Switch off Fortnight” – campaign posters throughout academy | Dec 2010 |
GHE/JBT/DAN/AJS/Eco-committee |
Dec 2010 |
| Eco-art competition for pupil designed “Switch off “stickers for PCs and lights (professionally printed) |
Oct 2010 |
AJS/EJS/RAD/ |
Nov 2010 | ||
| Introduce red/yellow card system for persistently offending rooms w.r.t. energy wastage – to be published in weekly staff bulletin | Jan 2011 |
AJS/Eco-committee/GHE |
Ongoing | ||
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Purchase and installation of automatic shutdown system for PCs |
Jan 2011 |
LWA/DAN/AJS |
June 2011 |
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Organise Academy Energy Audit to include Energy Display Certificate |
Jan 2011 |
GHE/TSH/DAN |
Ongoing | ||
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Build and install OVA wind turbine with a view to using it to power a classroom |
July 2011 |
EDY |
Ongoing – funding secured |
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| Solar panel bid to install in roof of Luke Day block – British Gas/Eco schools | Nov 2010 | AJS | Nov 2010/June 2011 | ||
| Litter | Reduction in litter around Academy | Purchase of litter picking equipment and organisation of weekly litter picking rota for all form classes– prize for form class collecting most bags) |
Jan 2011 |
DAN/JBT/Eco-committee |
Feb 2011 |
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Undertake waste bin audit to indentify strategic areas where bins required |
Feb 2011 |
DAN/AJS/JBT/ |
Ongoing from Jan 2011 |
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| Implementation and monitoring of “No food outside canteen/social area” to reduce litter outside | Sept 2010 onwards |
Duty staff/prefects/ all Academy staff |
Sept 2010 onwards | ||
| Water | Increased awareness of importance of reducing volumes water used & subsequent reduction in Academy wide water usage |
Year 9 Geography pupils undertaking Norfolk Schools Water Challenge |
Dec 2010 onwards |
AJS/DMN |
March 2011 |
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Push down taps installed in vast majority of staff and pupil toilets (to be kept in mind for new build also) |
Sept 2010 onwards |
JBT/TSH/DAN |
Sept 2011 with new budget |
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| Visit by Anglian Water Bus 25th Jan 2011 to work with groups of pupils on water awareness/Eco projects |
Oct 2010 onwards |
PWN/Mrs Day/Gardening club |
Oct 2010 onwards |
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Production of bird/wildlife boxes in conjunction with DT department |
July 2010 |
PWN/EDY/ |
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Planting and upkeep of various flower planters at front of Academy |
Sept 2010 onwards |
PWN/Gardening club |
Sept 2010 onwards |
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Bid for and implementation of bee-keeping equipment |
Dec 2010 |
PWN |
Dec 2010/ Bees arrived May 2011 |
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| Increased cross curricular usage of wildlife garden | Presentation to staff regarding possible usage of wildlife garden for cross-curricular purposes – implementation of Academy wide booking form | March 2011 | PWN | CPD delivered June 2011 |
Date Action Plan was developed: Sept 2010 – updated July 2011
Action Plan developed by: Eco-Council, Dr Allen, Mr Jones, Mrs Williamson