Sustainable schools and sustainable development
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The DCSF has published a National Framework entitled Sustainable Schools. This identifies eight “doorways” through which schools may choose to initiate or extend their sustainable schools activity and where the Government would like schools to be by the year 2020. The doorways include:
1. Food and drink
2. Energy and water
3. Travel and traffic
4. Purchasing and waste
5. Buildings and grounds
6. Inclusion and participation
7. Local well-being
8. Global dimension
Full details can be found by following the teachernet link on this page.
The framework compliments the Eco Schools Programme full details of which (including how to join Eco Schools) can be found By following the link to the Eco Schools website.
Assess Your School's Carbon Footprint
The Carbon Detectives' Kit is live. Designed for children and young people to use, this web based package enables detective teams to assess their school's carbon footprint and identify ways to reduce this. Follow the link in the useful websites section to visit the site.