Energy resources available for schools

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Energy resources available for schools

• Kate Hatton
• Kate.hatton_at_energynortheast.net

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PresentationOutline

• Estate management
• Curriculum development
• School travel plans
• Toolkits
• Energy data sources
• BERRs Energy Measures Report

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New Building and refurbishment

• Building Schools for the Future
• (www.bsf.gov.uk
• www.partnershipforschools.org.uk)
• Primary Capital Programme
• (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
• Devolved Formula Capital
• (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
• Carbon Neutral Schools
• (www.hecafora.com/schools/)
• Carbon Trust offer design service to assist
  schools (www.carbontrust.co.uk)
• Leading source of information on sustainable
  schools at www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschool
  s

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Energy Management

• Governors Guide to Sustainable Schools
  (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
• Carbon Trust guide on Building Energy efficiency
  in Schools (www.carbontrust.co.uk)
• Bursars Guide to Sustainable School Operation
  (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
• Sustainable Schools Top Tips on reducing energy
  and water use (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
• Eco Schools environmental management system
  (www.eco-schoolswales.org)
• Carbon Trust offer free site surveys and support
  (www.carbontrust.co.uk)

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BERR Teaching Resources
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BBC special report on Fuelling the Future
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n-ergise
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Energy Institute
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Carbon Trust
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BBC KS3 Bitesize
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CBBC - Newsround
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British Wind Energy Association
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Ofgem Switched on
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Ashdean Awards for Sustainable Energy
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Travel plans

• Every LA must have published its school travel
  strategy by 31st Aug 07
• Resources to establish a school travel plan at
• www.teachernet.gov.uk
• www.dft.gov.uk
• Travel to school initiative (www.dft.gov.uk)
• Sustainable Schools top tips for travel
  (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
• Safer Routes to School is a national scheme
  (www.saferoutestoschool.org.uk)

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Toolkits

• NEAs Micro-renewables Toolkit
• (www.northeastassembly.gov.uk)
• Sustaine Brighter Futures Together
  (www.brighterfuturestogether.co.uk)
• Beacon Councils Fuel Poverty Toolkit
  (www.nea.org.uk)
• Beacon Councils Sustainable Energy Toolkit and
  Benchmark for local authorities (CD available
  from the IDEA)
• School Travel advisors toolkit (www.teachernet.gov
  .uk)
• Act on CO2 (www.direct.gov.uk)

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Micro-renewables Toolkit

• Commissioned by NEA and ONE to assist planners
  and developers in the Implementation of Policy
  40(c) from draft submission RSS
• Two levels of guidance
• Simplified guidance policy background
• Carbon mixer Acts as a tool to calculate
  carbon reductions

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Carbon mixer

• Promotion and awareness raising
• Monitoring
• Additional training
• Refresh data

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Carbon mixer
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Brighter Futures Together
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Measurement and Monitoring

• BERR Digest of UK energy statistics
  (www.berr.gov.uk)
• BERR Regional energy consumption statistics
  (www.dti.gov.uk)
• BERR Road Transport energy consumption
  (www.dti.gov.uk)
• Defra emissions data (www.defra.gov.uk)
• Fuel Poverty Indicator for England
  (www.cse.org.uk)
• Home Energy Efficiency database (HEED)
  (www.energysavingtrust.co.uk)

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Energy Measures Report