A practical guide for your school eco group. You know, the one that meets on a Tuesday lunchtime. There are…
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Fighting our food waste habit
September 29th was designated International Awareness of Food Waste and Loss Day. A strangely titled day that grabbed my interest because it directly related to one of the United Nations Sustainable Goals: goal 12 – to ensure ‘sustainable consumption and production patterns’. LowImpact last wrote about our food waste habit and sustainability in 2015. Back then we…
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A speech I gave which explored the climate change education agenda. This was a multi-agency rally in Carlisle for the Climate Day of Action in October 2021.
Climate Rally Talk Good Afternoon, Thank you so much for having me here today. I feel really proud, on this national day of Climate Action, to be here in front of this amazing rally. As a headteacher, I already have privilege – and I see first hand just how motivated, concerned and eager our…
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Small School, Big Impact: A Practical Guide to Sustainability for Smaller Schools
Most sustainability guidance for schools assumes a certain scale – always an issue for small schools. We’re asked to provide a dedicated sustainability lead with protected time. A budget for improvements. A facilities team who can implement changes. A governing board with relevant expertise. Small schools often have none of these things. I know…