Sustainability
We are all Agents of Change.
As part of the trust's strategic five-year plan, we make the following sustainability commitments:
- To drive down carbon consumption and lead sector thinking about how best to educate in a sustainable and green way
- To set a carbon footprint reduction minimum target of 1% per year with energy usage included in annual reports to Aspire Board
- To increase effectiveness and efficiency of infrastructure, underpinned by sound financial management practices
To read about the trust's decarbonisation journey to date, please click HERE.
The Aspire Sustainability Team comprises:
- Trust Sustainability Lead (reporting to Aspire Senior Leadership Team + Aspire Sustainability Working Party)
- Core Sustainability Support
- School-based Sustainability Leads
- Pupil Eco Councillors
External Partners:
Energy Sparks
Every Aspire school is registered with ENERGY SPARKS, actively engaging with activities and actions, registering their points and having a great impact on the levels of energy consumed in their individual settings.
Initiatives:
- GET ENERGISED gets pupils and staff thinking about how much energy is used, especially when no one else is in school.
- GREEN DOTS on all electrical appliances encourages all appliances to be switched off when not in use and RED DOTS clearly show which appliances must be left switched on!
- BEAT YOUR BASELOAD helps schools understand how much electricity is needed to provide power to appliances that keep running at all times, and challenges each setting to reduce its baseload per pupil by way of a competitive Aspire schools' league!
Let's Go Zero
Our Sustainability Superheroes
Our eight Sustainability Superheroes, with their individual pledges for action, are embedded into everyday Aspire school life. They are based on the UN Climate Superheroes.
