Element 6.1 School resource management

• Sustainability guides decision-making about procurement, waste management, energy and water use.
• The school models good practice for sustainability.

School resource management includes everything from the selection of disinfectant cleaners, to the source and nutritional quality of the foods served, purchasing fair trade products, and the disposal of waste paper. To promote Learning for Sustainability, these management decisions must support sustainability principles and be transparent to pupils. Modelling management practices that promote sustainability, and involving pupils in the sometimes difficult decision-making processes that determine the degree to which sustainable solutions can be practically implemented, is an essential learning opportunity.

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• Celebrating Christmas sustainably (484 KB), Ridgeway Primary School, Staffordshire