‘Northern Sustainable Schools Conference’ 8 th February, 2008

1. ‘Northern Sustainable Schools Conference’8th February, 2008 Dr. Krista McKinzey Climate Change Schools Project Officer Peter Kerr Programme Manager, Northumbria Local Levy/Environment Agency

2. Workshop Schedule • - Welcome • Climate Change Schools Project • Sustainable Schools Framework & Partnership Activity • Project Overview & Analysis • Summary

3. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’

4. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’ ‘Climate Change Schools Project’

5. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’ • Aims – Strategic & long-term aims • To ensure that climate change becomes a core part of North East education; • To enhance awareness of climate change and encourage citizenship skills; • To promote the delivery of climate change mitigation and adaptation plans by pupils and teachers in schools and local businesses; • To help place the North East as the UK’s most proactive region with regards to climate change action. • Project policy objectives • Include sustainable development principles and techniques in all aspects of the project; • Use best available science; • Develop informed and engaged citizens in the arena of climate change; • Apply a positive, proactive and pragmatic approach to climate change action.

6. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’

7. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’

8. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’ • Aims of CCSPWG • Align/integrate the CCSP within existing frameworks/initiatives in order to help develop and implement a ‘standardised package’ of Climate Change resources and teacher professional development opportunities for all schools in all Local Authorities across the North East to: • embedClimate Change science and associated issues (e.g. mitigation and adaptation strategies) into the Key Stage 2 & Key Stage 3 curriculum; • develop a network of key ‘Climate Change Lead Schools’ across the North East that includes engaged, informed and confident teachers and students; • establish a working model for the North East that can be adapted and rolled-out to other regional centres in England.

9. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’ Dr. Thomlinson’s CoE Middle School Rothbury First School Chantry Middle School Bothal Middle School Ovingham CoE First School Broadway East First School Edmondsley Primary School Grange Park Primary School Bowburn Junior School Diamond Hall Junior School Cassop Primary School

10. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’ Ponteland Community High School Newminster County Middle School Cramlington Community High School Churchill Community College Norham Community Technical College Walbottle Campus Technology College Walker Technology College Westfield School St. Bede’s Catholic School Venerable Bede CoD Secondary School Seaham School of Technology Byales School Redcar Community College

11. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’

12. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’ • Aims of teacher Specialist Streams • Steer development of climate change modules for the Key Stage 2 & 3 curriculum; • subject-oriented &/or cross-curricular resources; • supported by clear guidelines; • Produce/collate a ‘standardised package’ for the CCSPWG to implement (c.f. ‘Climate Change Lead Schools’); • Investigate potential for other initiatives to deliver subject/curricular material. LEGACY MODEL

13. ‘Climate Change Schools Project’

14. ‘Sustainable Schools Framework’

15. Project Analysis Benefits Risks Assumptions Constraints

16. ‘Northern Sustainable Schools Conference’8th February, 2008 Dr. Krista McKinzey Climate Change Schools Project Officer Peter Kerr Programme Manager, Northumbria Local Levy/Environment Agency