Contact Information

Head Teacher:
Mrs M Fox

Email:
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Address:
Scalloway J H School
New Road
Scalloway
Shetland
ZE1 0TN
United Kingdom

Telephone Number:
(01595) 743777

Fax Number:
(01595) 880787

 

 

Eco-Schools

What is Eco-Schools?

Eco-Schools is a scheme, which supports schools to raise pupils’ awareness of environmental issues through curriculum work and specific environmental projects.

The eco-schools programme links to most if not all curriculum areas.  In particular, many cross-curricular issues such as citizenship, enterprise and personal, social and health education can be tackled through involvement in Eco-Schools.

It is an accredited award scheme.  Schools who achieve eco-school status receive a Green Flag to display in their school.  If a school achieves 4 Green Flags then they can be awarded permanent eco-school status.

Scalloway School Eco-Committee

Scalloway has achieved 2 green flags and is working towards achieving a third flag.  The school has an eco-committee made up of primary and secondary pupils, teaching and auxiliary staff and parents.  Click here to see the minutes of the committee’s meetings. These are also displayed on the school’s eco-noticeboard.

  Eco Committee

Following a whole school competition the school now has an eco-code  - a set of environmental promises.

The committee has completed a number of environmental projects.

These include:

The eco-committee made successful bids for funding to the Big Lottery Fund to meet the costs of redesigning the two primary playgrounds and funding from a local authority challenge fund has also paid for a model windmill/solar panel soon to be set up on the school rooftop and some new litterbins for the school.

In addition the school has increased its recycling efforts with pupils/staff being encouraged to recycle cans, plastic bottles and newspapers. 

A travel plan for the school to encourage more pupils to walk/cycle to school has also been drawn up as a result of joint working between the eco-committee and the Junior Road Safety Officers.

Please click on the links below for more information
2009 Springwatch action plan 2009
2009 Energy action plan 2009

BREAKING NEWS!

Green Flag Status
Following a visit from two assessors at the end of September 2009, Scalloway J H School has now been awarded its second Green Flag. This award recognises the fact that the school has both continued the original projects on litter, recycling and school grounds which gained the first flag and gone on to develop new projects.   The assessors were impressed by the new environmental projects on energy and biodiversity being developed in the school and by the commitment of all pupils and staff to these projects. The school has now received a new flag to replaced the well worn original. 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 


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