Welcome to the Sustainable Schools Conference

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Welcome to the Sustainable Schools Conference
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The Eight Doorways

• Food drink

Is your school a model supplier of healthy, local
and sustainable food and drink? Is food produced
or prepared on site? Does your school show strong
commitments to the environment, social
responsibility and animal welfare? Does your
school seek to increase their involvement with
local suppliers?
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The Eight Doorways

• Energy water

Is your school a model of energy efficiency,
renewable energy use and water management? Is
you school taking the lead in their community by
showcasing wind, solar and bio-fuel energy,
low-energy equipment, freshwater conservation,
use of rainwater and other measures?
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The Eight Doorways

• Travel traffic

Is your school a model of sustainable travel,
where vehicles are used only when absolutely
necessary and where there are exemplary
facilities for healthier, less polluting or less
dangerous modes of transport?
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The Eight Doorways

• Purchasing waste

Is your school a model of sustainable
procurement, using goods and services of high
environmental and ethical standards from local
sources where practicable, and increasing value
for money by reusing, repairing and recycling as
many goods as possible?
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The Eight Doorways

• Buildings grounds

Is your school making visible use of sustainable
design features and, as opportunities arise,
choosing building technologies, interior
furnishings and equipment with a low impact on
the environment? Has your school developed their
grounds in ways that help pupils learn about the
natural world and sustainable living?
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The Eight Doorways

• Inclusion participation

Is your school a model of social inclusion,
enabling all pupils to participate fully in
school life while instilling a long-lasting
respect for human rights, freedoms, cultures and
creative expression?
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The Eight Doorways

• Local well-being

Is your school a model of good corporate
citizenship within its local area, enriching its
educational mission with activities that improve
the environment and quality of life of local
people?
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The Eight Doorways

• Global dimension

Is your school a model of good global
citizenship, enriching it educational mission
with activities that improve the lives of people
living in other parts of the world.
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Sustainable-Schools.net
Sustainable-Schools.net gives information on
funding, grants and ideas to make your school
more sustainable.
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Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools is an international award programme
that guides schools on their sustainable journey,
providing a framework to help embed these
principles into the heart of school life.
www.eco-schools.org.uk
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LGEC

• LGEC is a development education centre
• based in Preston that aims to
• Develop awareness of local and global issues and
  the links between them
• Strengthen communities and build the capacity for
  positive change
• Support action that contributes to a fairer and
  more sustainable world

www.lgec.org.uk
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LEBP
The aim of Lancashire Education Business
Partnership is to work in partnership with
employers, schools, work based learning providers
and colleges to prepare young people for the
world of work and develop their skills and
knowledge in readiness for a productive and
rewarding working life. 
www.lebp.co.uk
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Home Insulation Services
Home Insulation Services specialises in reducing
energy costs for domestic and commercial
properties by installing a wide range of the best
energy efficient products and renewable energy
systems.
www.homeinsulationservices.co.uk
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The Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and
North Merseyside is part of the Wildlife Trusts
partnership which is the UK's leading
conservation charity dedicated to all wildlife.
The Trusts work together with local communities
to protect wildlife in all habitats across the
UK, in towns, countryside, wetlands and seas.
www.lancswt.org.uk
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Global Renewables
Global Renewables is a development company which
has assembled the world's leading technologies to
maximise the recovery of resources from the
municipal solid waste stream through its UR-3R
Process
www.globalrenewables.co.uk
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Brabins Endowed School
This Sustainable Schools Conference has been
hosted by Brabins Endowed School, here in
Chipping. The National College of
School Leadership has awarded the
school with a grant to promote the leadership of
sustainability with other schools and build a
local sustainable school leadership network.
www.brabins.lancs.sch.uk