Sustainable Schools

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Sustainable Schools

A montage of sustainability themes

The Sustainable Schools area of TeacherNet is designed to support schools on their journey to sustainability, introducing the principles of sustainable development and offering guidance on how to embed these principles into the heart of school life. The DCSF has been working with partners to provide core materials to help embed sustainable development into all areas of school life.

The site provides useful information for all sectors of the school community, including the leadership team, teachers and parents, and offers a number of excellent online and downloadable tools to help schools identify the best route to becoming more sustainable.

The resource library offers a comprehensive online directory providing access to hundreds of teaching resources, places to visit, a useful A to Z directory of organisations that work in the field, information about related programmes, case studies and an inspirational image gallery. Similarly, the support section contains information about funding, professional-development opportunities, research and regional support.

News

Green Energy for Schools relaunched
Nominations are invited for the co-op's Green Energy for Schools scheme.
Travel Buster
To coincide with Walk to School Month, October sees the launch of a colourful online travel calculator.
Reducing energy use in schools
From 1 October 2008, schools will be required to display certificates showing energy use.

Events

School Food Waste and Composting
A new training course from Waste Watch, to be held on 12 November.
Gather up some seeds...
...and you could start growing the trees of the future. It's seed-gathering season!
The Impact of Non-Transport Policies on Transport
This one-day workshop, hosted by the Sustainable Development Research Network, will take place on 30 October.