Conference programme
09:30 Welcome and introduction
09:40 Messages from senior leaders - Donna Manson, Chief Executive, Devon County Council
10:05 Sustainability Leadership in Education: Driving Change, Inspiring Action Tim Stone, Lead delivery manager, Sustainability support programme, Department for Education
In this session, Tim will share how the department for education is providing the tools that will help drive change and inspire action.
10:50 Sustaining sustainability - Tom Pether, Headteacher, East Allington Primary School, Education South West Sustainability, Climate Change and Regeneration Lead
After looking at the tricky definitions of what ‘sustainability’ means for us in education, Tom will share the journey so far in developing initiatives in Education South West schools and their communities, and how this might look in the future.
11:30 Refreshments, networking and exhibition
12:00 Workshop 1:
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- Improving your school grounds for people and nature’: Embedding climate and nature into learning and contributing to the biodiversity element of your Climate Action Plan
- Simpler Recycling – a whole school approach to reduce, reuse & recycle more at school
- Count your carbon with Eco-Schools
- Climate actions planning with the climate ambassador programme
- Funding support
13:00 Lunch, networking and exhibition
14:00 Workshop 2:
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- Everyday Movement: Empowering Schools to Travel Actively
- Climate actions plans with Lets Go Zero
- Reducing the impact of your catering – a whole school approach
- Funding support
- Find out about the first ever digital community for young changemakers with Another Way - Power of 10
15:00 Comfort break
15:10 Panel discussion - Facilitated by Environment team
Featuring speakers from throughout the day, this interactive panel discussion will encourage open questions and conversation around key topics from the conference.
We will be providing a comment box during the day for all questions to be submitted.
15:45 Close of conference - a continued chance for networking and discussion with the exhibition
Sessions and timings are subject to change
