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ECO-COMMITTEE The Eco-Committee should be made up of at least one pupil from every year group, and supported by adults. Try to meet at least once a term and keep a record of what was discussed at your meeting.

ECO-COMMITTEE Include a parent or a governor in your Eco-Committee. Meet regularly - at least once every half term. Share the responsibilities between the adults and the children for running the committee.

INFORMING AND INVOLVINGRegularly communicate your Eco-Schools activities to the whole school and the wider community.

ACTION PLAN The Eco-Committee should produce a detailed action plan focussing on ONE topic. Include timescales, targets and responsibilities on your action plan.

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ECO-COMMITTEE Pupils lead the committee and take on duties and responsibilities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Share the results of your environmental review with the whole school.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWPupils should lead as much of the environmental review as possible. Carry out the review every two years and monitor results.

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ACTION PLAN Include details on how you will monitor and evaluate THREE Eco-School topics against your action plan.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Eco-Committee must monitor the effectiveness of Eco-Schools work e.g. data collection, photographs etc.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATIONCollect physical evidence of the schools progress, including data analysis. Ensure that some monitoring data has been used in curriculum work.

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INFORMING AND INVOLVINGShare good practice with other schools and support the wider community. Display your data. Regular eco updates on your school noticeboard.

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ECO-CODEDisplay your Eco-Code on your noticeboard and in all classrooms. It should be known and understood by the majority of pupils and staff.

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LINKING TO THE CURRICULUMIndicate that some environmental issues covered within curriculum work in most year groups.

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LINKING TO THE CURRICULUMSustainability has been covered in at least three curriculum areas by most year groups.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Eco-Committee should complete an environmental review of the school covering all nine topics. Display the results and communicate with the whole school.

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Sustainable Learning are an Eco-Schools England Expert www.sustainablelearning.com www.eco-schools.org.uk

ACTION PLAN The Eco-Committee should produce a basic action plan based on ONE topic which arises from the environmental review. Review and share this action plan with the rest of the school. The Eco-Committee should monitor progress according to this action plan.

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