Statement of Intent

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is committed to educating our pupils about environmental concerns and the importance of living sustainably. We recognise our responsibility to ensure that pupils have the necessary skills and knowledge to understand environmental concerns, so that they can apply this to their lives and adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle.

We encourage both pupils and staff to think about the environment and how their actions will impact upon their local surroundings, as well as the global environment.

Effective use of this policy will ensure pupils are taught about environmental sustainability, promote an eco-friendly attitude, and ensure that the school itself is as sustainable as it can be.

Curriculum

• We aim to provide pupils with knowledge, skills and understanding in biodiversity and sustainability, by embedding the topics within many areas of our curriculum. Individual school curriculums will outline how the topics are embedded into the school’s curriculum.
• We will become a member of the Eco Schools programme. This is an international initiative that encourages pupils to engage with environment and sustainable development issues. It provides a highly structured system for the environmental management of schools. (www.eco-schools.org). The structure of the Eco-Schools process is made up of seven steps and this forms the basis of the programme. The seven steps include:
  • Eco Committee
  • Environmental Review
  • Action Plan
  • Linking to the curriculum
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Involving the whole school and the wider community
  • Eco Code

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