Creating great educational places and spaces
A guide to developing a sustainability strategy for schools
This guide, and supporting toolkit, provides a roadmap to support schools to integrate environmental, social and economic sustainability objectives into their daily operations and curriculum. It includes advice and resources to help schools develop a sustainability strategy to define school specific sustainability priorities and helps engage the wider school community to value and participate in the journey.
The guide will be available for download mid 2025
The value of a sustainability
Schools play a crucial role in shaping future generations, giving them the power to make a lasting impact by modelling and teaching sustainable practices that drive meaningful change in the lives of students and the environments they learn in.
As awareness grows about the importance and benefits of integrating environmental and social responsibility in schools, adopting a sustainable approach is becoming increasingly important in ensuring long-term financial and operational resilience.
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A strong commitment to sustainability can:
- Enhance a school’s reputation
- Demonstrate leadership in fostering a responsible, future-focused learning environment
- Align a school with increasing financial and regulatory expectations.
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By integrating sustainable practices into their operations and curriculum schools can:
- Create healthier learning environments
- Reduce costs and improve the efficiency of built assets
- Ensure long-term resilience and compliance
- Prepare students for the future
- Strengthen community engagement and reputation
The purpose of this guide
The guide has been produced to help build the capacity of school leaders and school communities to develop sustainability strategies and implement sustainability plans. Its aim is to support schools to integrate sustainability in a meaningful and impactful way.
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