Our aim is to make sure that all pupils live and learn in a sustainable way. As Impact Multi Academy Trust, we have the responsibility and opportunity to make a difference in looking after our planet. Our collective choices and decisions can make a significant impact, as we prepare our students to inspire, respect and flourish as global citizens. Our aim is to deliver a sustainable approach to sustainability in our schools.
Our guiding principles:
- We will seek information, support and guidance beyond our school and community to drive change and ensure we remain ambitious and well informed.
- We will place learning about the environment, sustainability, and the stewardship of nature at the forefront of our taught curriculum.
- We will reduce our carbon footprint with the aim to be carbon neutral in our utility use by 2030.
- We will ensure all sites, buildings and operations across the trust are as sustainable and eco friendly as possible.
Our vision for our Trust schools are:
| Culture The way things are done. Changing attitudes and creating a behaviour change. Lead:
S Spence
Director of Education | - To use a planning tool such as ‘Transform our world planning tool’ to collate our actions and ensure they are in line with our strategy.
- To ensure our actions are ambitious and achievable.
- To seek opportunities to share and learn from one another.
- To have a trust sustainability lead with oversight of the strategy.
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| Campus Buildings, energy, grounds and resources Having a positive impact on the school grounds and operations Lead:
J Haskell
Trust COO | Waste and recycling - To review the waste and recycling contract across the whole Trust.
- To work with caterers to minimise food wastage
Energy - To be part of the ‘Let’s go zero 2030’ Campaign
- To develop a Heat Decarbonisation Plan for the Trust estate
- To Change our lighting to LED
Water - To use the most efficient water saving products when renewing any water or heating systems in academies.
- To promote good practice to staff and pupil around water usage
- To monitor water usage to identify leaks and deal with them swiftly
Resources - To use suppliers who can evidence sustainability in their source and product of materials.
Grounds To encourage plants and trees in the school grounds |
| Community Working together inside and outside of school Involving individuals beyond the immediate school community Leads:
S Spence - Director of Education
J Demetris - Head of HR
J Haskell - Trust COO | - To have a pupil voice, in each school, on sustainability
- To Work towards a widely recognised sustainability/eco award.
- To Link schemes such as Duke of Edinburgh and Outdoor education with community environment projects
- To use IT, wherever possible to reduce paper usage for example PDF Prospectuses
Travel and Transport - To introduce a bike salary sacrifice scheme, in all schools for staff.
- To investigate the installation of electric charging units in school car parks
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| Curriculum Teaching and learning Students and staff community learning about the about the ways in which social, environmental and fiscal sustainability all interact. Understanding their role as global citizens and the part we can play in our local community. Lead:
S Spence
Director of Education | - To teach sustainability through the taught curriculum, including the PSHE curriculum.
- To ensure Trust Curriculum strategy Leads (CSLs) have oversight and involvement in the sustainable Curriculum.
- To provide a means by which resources such as assemblies are shared across the schools.
- To provide opportunities in the Careers curriculum to learn about green careers.
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