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Spencer Academies Trust
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
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What's been going on?
2022 - 2023
2023 - 2024
2024
29 actions
Completed an activity:
Run a themed event focused on energy use
Thu 27th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Measure classroom temperatures
Wed 26th Jun 2024
Switched off for the summer!
Tue 25th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Big Weekend Switch Off - Energy Sparks X Lets Go Zero
Mon 24th Jun 2024
Switched off lights on sunny days
Mon 24th Jun 2024
Started a whole school switch-off campaign
Wed 19th Jun 2024
Put thermometers in each classroom
Tue 18th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Declared a Climate Emergency
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Pupils share their energy saving work with a wider audience
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Declare a Climate Emergency
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Completed a programme:
Watch Out for Heating Waste!
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Inform community groups using your school about your energy saving mission
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Tell leaders what you want them to do about climate change
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Sharing our Eco work with members of the community
Mon 17th Jun 2024
Added loft or wall insulation
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
5 day Energy Powerdown Challenge!
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Creating campaign materials
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Inform community groups using your school about your energy saving mission
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Upgraded interior lights to LED
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed a programme:
Give your heating a lie-in
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Installed lights with occupancy sensors
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Upgraded windows to double or triple glazed
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Make energy saving posters
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Do a creative activity themed around energy saving
Wed 12th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Understand how our transportation choices impact the environment
Mon 10th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Making sense of our school's carbon footprint
Wed 5th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Learn about appliances that use energy at home and school
Wed 5th Jun 2024
Completed an activity:
Find out about innovative renewable energy ideas
Wed 5th Jun 2024
2024
8 actions
Activated standby mode on computers
Sun 26th May 2024
Holiday turn off
Fri 24th May 2024
Completed an activity:
Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment
Wed 22nd May 2024
Completed an activity:
Conduct a transport survey
Mon 20th May 2024
Completed an activity:
Hold a sustainable travel theme day
Mon 20th May 2024
Completed an activity:
Run an assembly about the high carbon commute
Mon 13th May 2024
Switched off heating for the summer
Fri 10th May 2024
Completed an activity:
Understand where the UK's gas comes from
Wed 1st May 2024
2024
19 actions
Completed an activity:
Monitor whether electrical appliances and lights are left on or on standby after school.
Tue 30th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Turn off the heating for the summer
Tue 30th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Understanding how our diet affects the climate
Mon 29th Apr 2024
Switched off lights on sunny days
Mon 29th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Pupils share their energy saving work with a wider audience
Wed 24th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Holding an assembly about Earth Day
Mon 22nd Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Planet vs. Plastic.
Mon 22nd Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Run a regular assembly about saving energy
Mon 22nd Apr 2024
Completed a programme:
Smart Schools Stay at 18 degrees
Thu 18th Apr 2024
Completed a programme:
Lower Your Lighting Impact
Wed 17th Apr 2024
Created a policy on switching off information technology equipment
Wed 17th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight
Wed 17th Apr 2024
Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
Wed 17th Apr 2024
Completed a programme:
Get Energised!
Mon 15th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target
Mon 15th Apr 2024
Completed a programme:
Beat your baseload
Mon 15th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school
Mon 15th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Plan and run a campaign to switch off lights and use natural light on sunny days
Mon 15th Apr 2024
Completed an activity:
Understanding Wind Power
Sun 14th Apr 2024
2024
21 actions
Switched off hot water in school holidays
Fri 29th Mar 2024
Holiday turn off
Fri 29th Mar 2024
Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
Thu 28th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Turn the school heating down by 1°C
Thu 28th Mar 2024
Switched off heating in school holidays
Thu 28th Mar 2024
Completed all audit activities
Tue 26th Mar 2024
Changed central heating set temperature
Tue 26th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Run a campaign for the whole school community - Challenge 1 degree
Mon 25th Mar 2024
Switched off fume cupboards after school
Fri 22nd Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
Fri 22nd Mar 2024
Switched off heating in school holidays
Fri 22nd Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Investigate how much energy families use at home
Thu 21st Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community
Thu 21st Mar 2024
Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays
Tue 19th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Run a themed event focused on energy use
Thu 14th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Analyse a school's solar data
Wed 13th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Work with your Caretaker to change the morning heating start time
Wed 6th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Save energy in the kitchen in Food Technology
Wed 6th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Review and reflect/ Follow up check
Tue 5th Mar 2024
Completed an activity:
Thermometers are put in each classroom to monitor room temperature
Tue 5th Mar 2024
Started a campaign to open blinds and switch off lights
Sun 3rd Mar 2024
2024
9 actions
Completed an activity:
Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes
Sun 25th Feb 2024
Holiday turn off
Fri 16th Feb 2024
Adjusted radiator thermostats
Thu 15th Feb 2024
Added insulation to hot water tanks and pipes
Thu 15th Feb 2024
Completed an activity:
Analyse community use of your school buildings
Wed 14th Feb 2024
Switched off hot water in school holidays
Fri 9th Feb 2024
Switched off heating in school holidays
Fri 9th Feb 2024
Completed an activity:
Is biomass best?
Wed 7th Feb 2024
Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
Mon 5th Feb 2024
2024
2 actions
Completed an activity:
Take longer term action to promote sustainable and energy saving travel to school
Tue 30th Jan 2024
Adjusted radiator thermostats
Fri 5th Jan 2024
2023
13 actions
Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
Fri 22nd Dec 2023
Changed central heating operating times
Fri 22nd Dec 2023
Switched off hot water in school holidays
Fri 22nd Dec 2023
Winter switch off
Fri 22nd Dec 2023
Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
Fri 22nd Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Talk to the caretaker about turning off the heating and hot water in the school holidays
Tue 19th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Pupils meet the Business Manager to discuss the school's energy usage and bills
Tue 19th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Pupils talk to the school caretaker about improving heating controls
Tue 19th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Pupils talk to the school business or estates manager about Improving your school's insulation
Tue 19th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Pupils talk to the school business or estate manager about improving the efficiency of school lighting
Tue 19th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy
Tue 19th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist
Wed 13th Dec 2023
Completed an activity:
Conduct a lighting audit of your school
Mon 11th Dec 2023
2023
17 actions
Completed an activity:
Watch an animation about renewable energy
Tue 28th Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Energy audit of the school kitchens
Wed 22nd Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Voices of change - explore the vision and values of climate activists as part of COP27
Wed 22nd Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Get the lowdown on the lunches - interview kitchen staff
Wed 22nd Nov 2023
Upgraded interior lights to LED
Wed 22nd Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Find your Energy Allies
Wed 22nd Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Use appliance monitors to understand the energy use of individual appliances
Wed 22nd Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
See heat with a thermal imaging camera
Tue 21st Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Create a promotional video to get pupils and staff to save energy
Mon 20th Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Investigate whether the school's heating and hot water is switched off during the school holidays
Wed 15th Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Run a switch off campaign
Tue 14th Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Research and present some renewable energy solutions
Tue 14th Nov 2023
Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
Sun 5th Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Run a campaign to close doors and windows when the heating is on
Sun 5th Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Investigate the school's thermostats
Sun 5th Nov 2023
Started working towards an energy saving target
Wed 1st Nov 2023
Completed an activity:
Write a policy on transportation to school
Wed 1st Nov 2023
2023
14 actions
Holiday turn off
Fri 20th Oct 2023
Defrosted freezers
Fri 20th Oct 2023
Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays
Thu 19th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Run an assembly about food waste at your school
Tue 17th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Find out why food waste is bad for the planet
Mon 16th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change
Wed 11th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Create an energy saving display
Wed 11th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Introduce a policy on switching off lights, computers, and other information technology equipment
Wed 11th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera
Tue 10th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Write a policy on closing external doors and windows when the heating is on
Tue 10th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
Thu 5th Oct 2023
Upgraded interior lights to LED
Wed 4th Oct 2023
Completed an activity:
Carry out a campaign to inform staff and pupils about the importance of classroom layout to keep the heating running efficiently
Mon 2nd Oct 2023
Introduced a policy on classroom temperature
Mon 2nd Oct 2023
2023
25 actions
Completed an activity:
Introduce a policy on reducing energy and resource use from printing and photocopying.
Wed 20th Sep 2023
Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners
Tue 19th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Planet vs. Plastic.
Mon 18th Sep 2023
Changed central heating operating times
Wed 13th Sep 2023
Switched off hot water at weekends
Wed 13th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Write an energy action plan for your school
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Monitor light levels in classrooms
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Understand your school's baseload
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Analyse your school energy use - review heating timings
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Analyse your school energy use - when pupils are at school
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Complete a baseload audit
Tue 12th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Energy audit of the school science labs and design technology workshops
Mon 11th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Inform community groups using your school about your energy saving mission
Sun 10th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Measure classroom temperatures
Wed 6th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Campaign for a meat-free day of school dinners
Tue 5th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Run a themed event focused on energy use
Tue 5th Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
Tue 5th Sep 2023
Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting
Tue 5th Sep 2023
Changed central heating operating times
Mon 4th Sep 2023
Upgraded computers
Mon 4th Sep 2023
Upgraded whiteboards
Mon 4th Sep 2023
Switched off hot water in school holidays
Fri 1st Sep 2023
Upgraded IT servers
Fri 1st Sep 2023
Completed an activity:
Reducing energy from printing
Fri 1st Sep 2023
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