Sustainability

REDUCE

Limit what we use

REUSE

Give a second life

RECYCLE

A new transformation

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Our Commitment to Sustainability

Sustainability is a complex issue that we are determined to tackle. As a state-funded school, we are realistic about the amount of investment we can make into transforming the school’s carbon footprint, but we are committed to making a difference by re-educating our students, making small changes where we can, and fundraising within the community for large scale projects.

Taking steps to
REDUCE our footprint

Installing timers for all computers, heating and ventilation systems = reducing our electricity use.
Replacing all incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs = reducing our electricity use.
Using Vegware packaging in the Kitchen which is made using plants, making it compostable with food waste = reducing our plastic use.
Limiting the amount of paper we use in school by utilising online systems to access resources instead of photocopying = reducing our paper use.
Ceasing to use plastic carrier bags for our promotional activity = reducing our plastic use.
Observing Earth Hour by switching off lights for an hour in the day = reducing our electricity use.

Working hard to
REUSE our waste

Creating a pre-loved uniform offering for parents/carers/students to donate good quality used uniform for other students to purchase at a discount price = reusing our unwanted textiles.
Providing reusable metal cutlery in the Kitchen for dining at break and lunchtime = reusing our equipment.
Donating our used PVC advertising banners to the Art Department to use as table coverings for painting classes = reusing our waste that would go to landfill.

Future Plans

If we can raise funding for solar panels, we will be able to power 13% of the school with solar energy. Our site-wide consumption is 715,000kwh per annum. The 101,91kqp roof mounted solar photovoltaic system will save 505.5 tonnes of Co2 entering the atmosphere.

Trying our best to
RECYCLE our items

Changing our waste collection company across the whole school and for the food scraps in our Kitchen = recycling more.
Providing new recycling bins in every classroom and office and in all the corridors = recycling more.
Installing guttering and water butts around our outside classroom to use rain water to hydrate our plants = recycling more.
Using the leftover coffee grounds from where we Proudly Serve Costa in our Sixth Form Café to fertilise our allotment = recycling more.
Collecting used plastic bottle caps for our D&T Department to melt down and turn into something new = recycling more.

Saved energy using timers, sensors and reminders

Less energy used by installing LED bulbs