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Objective
To make best use of the fantastic grounds at Stratford St. Mary Primary School and enhance pupils school
experience. Dan Wheals, currently employed as a teaching assistant will work one day a week with the school
community to start the eco schools process and rejuvenate the school grounds. The Green Hand Gang,
names by pupils was the after school gardening club started in March 2015 with Mr Wheals.
Goals
ECO SCHOOLS
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Be ready to submit for Gold by the end of Summer term. To continue in 2016 Autumn term and aim for
Gold before the end of the calendar year.
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Link the garden to the curriculum and have ideas/ projects/ a plan for each year group.
Reception Forest Schools - enjoy the space.
YEARS 1 & 2: seed sowers / plant pot sales
YEARS 3 & 4: documenters / flowers. sweet peas/ cornflower
YEARS 5 Green Hand Gang - all tasks especially general maintenance & shop selling
YEAR 6 Yoga - Fruit harvesting
STAFF - To try and link to what they were planning to do anyway and to ensure it is documented properly.
3) Measure and map out the school grounds
4)
Get Family Dig Day for Easter to rejuvenate the wildlife area, pond fencing, willow dome and planting
areas.
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SCHOOL
1)
Give boost to teachers and encourage them with flowers and easy to use plans/ with resources
2)
Celebrate learnings with a teacher training session for the area cluster.
Attend the Suffolk Show
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5)
Outstanding in Ofsted
Olympic Games event - get samba band in?
6)
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Next Steps
Agree dates. sort out extra days and days swapping (even them out or get paid for extra e.g. Suffolk Show)
Look at budget
Poster for Easter dates
Work with teachers to make their life easier. Sort out what when etc. Fill in timetable plan when talked to staff.
plan of which groups to work with. Will it always be with kids or are some time off to allow for lunch and after
school? how many hours am I being paid for and how many do I do? What is wage? same as TA? Is there a
time to appraise this?
Eco schools programme develop.
Orchard in 2017
Food for Life of interest.
2017 Plant Orchard. Start Allotments to prepare seasonal vegetables. Work with caterers for http://
www.foodforlife.org.uk/schools/criteria-and-guidance
BUDGET
With thanks to:
ANOB, Suffolk Shows Team, Friends and Family of the school.
Description
Quantity
Unit Price
Cost
Easter Plans
20
80
20
plants
100
materials/ compost
150
200
100
Fruit trees
150
50
50
Total
920
Risk Assessments:
Numbers - sensible planing
Tasks - Identifying hazzards and putting measures in place
Rain, Sun, Cold, heat, Water, gloves etc
Tidy up Time / Tool Stops.
Eating things and touching things. - Allergies known, asthma inhalers with. Sensible attitudes. e.g. One cherry
has gorgeous fruit. Its fine to eat off tree, or if must to gathering and rinse but eat fresh!
EVENTS. one offs and regular things. Adults to help and volunteers. Always more dangerous than kids.
Fire pit with precautions. Especially timings so easy to leave
Novel activity check.
Positive risk assessment, you will get messy so wear old clothes on Wednesdays.
Insects
1st Aid
Tools and sharp things
VISITS
Kelly kettle