Developing Sustainable Schools

Optimus Education, in association with Teaching Expertise presents its 3rd annual Developing Sustainable Schools Conference - Embedding sustainability to achieve financial savings and whole-school improvement.

Speakers include:

Daniel Fernbank, Public Sector Project Manager, The Carbon Trust

Bryan Davies, HMI, Head of Sustainable Development, Ofsted

You will also hear from Freda Eyden, Environmental Projects Co-ordinator, Woodheys Primary School. Freda will draw from her 15 years of experience in her role to equip you with the tools necessary to successfully evaluate and assess the progress of your sustainability programme.

Leading experts and practitioners will help you to:

• Develop strategies to prove the impact of sustainability on your school's improvement to Ofsted
• Access and secure funding to drive your sustainability programme forward
• Meaningfully embed sustainability into the curriculum to achieve a whole-school approach
• Motivate students and staff to win over hearts and minds
• Implement meaningful learning outside the classroom experiences to develop more positive attitudes to learning

Attend this conference to:

• Achieve financial savings by decreasing your energy costs
• Gain practical tips on how to secure funding to promote sustainability in your school
• Learn how to successfully use the s3 and your SEF to demonstrate impact to Ofsted
• Take away practical day-to-day tips to meaningfully embed sustainability within your school
• Monitor and measure the impact of your school's sustainability programme

This conference will not only provide you with the practical tips necessary to implement sustainability for financial savings, it will also enable you to examine the bigger picture of your school’s performance through sustainable development. Creating a whole school ethos to sustainability and implementing activities for sustainable development will lead to improved attitudes to learning, improved behaviour and attendance and higher standards of achievement.

Who should attend:

• Eco/Sustainable School Co-ordinators
• Headteachers
• Deputy Headteachers
• Assistant Headteachers
• Heads of Geography
• PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinators
• Curriculum Managers
• Bursars
• School Development Officers

For further details, to register and to download a conference brochure, visit:
http://conferences.teachingexpertise.com/sustainableschools2010.

Please quote ‘DEA' in the ‘promotional code' box when you register.