Conference programme
09:30 Welcome and introduction
09:40 Leadership welcome - Cllr Jacqi Hodgson, Climate Change and Biodiversity
09:50 Leadership welcome - Jack Newton, Interim Deputy Director, Inclusion and Learning, Devon County Council
10:00 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, Sustainability and climate lead for Education South West Trust and South West lead for the Ministry of Eco-Education
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
- HELP! I'm a new Sustainability Lead!
- Financing and Implementing Net Zero Interventions for schools
13:00 Lunch, networking and exhibition
14:00 Workshop 2:
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- Empowering Youth: Make a difference with Another Way
- Everyday Movement: Empowering schools to travel actively
- Planetary health framework for school food in England: A transformation strategy for Devon
- Climate actions planning with the climate ambassador programme
- Financing and implementing Net Zero interventions for schools
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
