As another academic year ends, it is worth taking some time to review what happens on your school site during the summer holiday.
If you have planted beds, allotment areas or polytunnels, do you have a maintenance plan for watering, tidying, and perhaps also harvesting?
For uncovered outdoor plants, this summer break has helpfully begun with some rain, but it is useful to consider some ways of ensuring your school plants continue to thrive in the absence of school staff and pupil volunteers.
The National Education Nature Park has some advice for looking after your school site over the summer holiday. Read more here.
If you have some tips for looking after school grounds over the summer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the reply form below to share your ideas.
Did you know, many schools use much of their energy when closed to pupils?
Energy Sparks recommends completing a brief energy audit before school holidays, to check with the school site manager or caretaker what can be turned off.
Electrical appliances such as photocopiers, smart boards, projectors and items like water coolers, fridges, freezers and hot water urns can usually be switched off when the building is not in use.
Energy Sparks recommend running a ‘Switch Off’ campaign to take action on holiday energy waste. Find out more here.
