Resources for schools

Planet Mark and ISC

• Supporting Independent Schools on the Road to Net Zero & Sustainability 

Planet Mark guides on:

•    Water use and reduction
•    Waste output and reduction
•    Travel
•    Carbon neutral vs net zero

Papers from ISC Sustainability Group

• Reducing food waste – produced by Allman Hall
• Questions for governors – a series of questions to help governing bodies begin the process of thinking about how to develop and implement a sustainability strategy
• Reducing carbon emissions: Strategies for schools – a paper setting out some practical tips of measures schools can take on sustainability, and carbon emissions in particular

Resources from ISC associations

ISBA

• ISBA/Buro Happold Operational Zero Carbon Guidance

How sustainable are you? By Barker

• Sustainability tool for schools.- evaluate your sustainability across five key areas and signpost key actions you can take.

Other resources

Gov.uk

• Top tips for sustainability in Schools page and report
• The journey of sustainable schools: developing and embedding sustainability
• DfE Sustainability Strategy

London Schools Pollution helpdesk

• One to one support in how to improve air quality around your London school.

SEEd sustainability and Environmental Education

• How schools can embed sustainability and learning for sustainability throughout the school

The Woodland Trust

• Cut your school’s CO2 emissions
• Green Trees School Award
• Free Trees for Schools

Green Schools Project

• How to set up and run an eco-team in school

Let’s Go Zero

• Uniting schools working to becoming Carbon neutral by 2030

Future We Want

• Carbon Footprint in Schools Programme

Eco Schools

• Helping schools with environmental actions in their school and local community

NAEE

• Environmental curriculum support