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Measuring

Measuring helps you to assess how successful your actions have been.  Pupils must carry out one example of Measuring for each of your chosen topics.

Measuring | Award Criteria

  • Your Eco-Committee ensures that evaluation of action is ongoing and appropriate to the activity.
  • You will need one example of Measuring for our Core Topic (Climate Action) and your other chosen topics.
  • All pupils and staff are updated on progress.
  • Your Eco-Committee builds on successes and decides what to do when activities are not successful.

Measuring should:

  • Be done by pupils whenever possible.
  • Be shared with the whole school and community, for example on your Eco-Schools noticeboard.

Measuring Resources

How you choose to measure progress will depend on your context, which topics you choose, and the pupils involved.

Measuring might involve:

  • Graphs or tally charts
  • Before and after photographs
  • Video or written diaries
  • Feedback from questionnaires or surveys
  • Calculating bill savings
  • Meter readings
  • Mapping
  • Weights - for example: litter, recycling or food waste
  • The results of a waste audit
  • Your school's travel survey (Hands Up survey)
  • Traffic light indicators - for example: playground cleanliness
  • Totalling funds raised

What information could you use to share your progress with the whole school and wider community?  Maybe it is the amount of paper collected for recycling, or a decrease in the amount of energy being used.

For example: a school trying to reduce food waste might first measure the amount of waste produced on a normal day, and compare this with the amount produced after trying to reduce it.  The results of a survey of which school meals are most enjoyed by fellow pupils might be used to reduce food waste.

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