1. Sue Falch-Lovesey Adviser (Head) Environmental & Outdoor Learning, NCC Energy, Environment and Education for Sustainable Development Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny 12 th May 2011

2. Plan Background Why maintain a core specialism? How does the Service work to build capacity? Current initiatives and Priorities - case studies Member involvement

3. Background Specialism in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Outdoor Learning Environment and Outdoor Learning Team based at Holt Hall (deliver countywide) -Residential & day experiences for young people -Teacher training and advice & support - Project work - Consultancy (both within Norfolk & beyond) Holt Hall Environmental & Outdoor Learning Centre

4. Financial aim linked to core objectives To become fully self- financing by September ‘13 With core work aligned to; - raising achievement - improving the environment (biodiversity) - carbon reduction and - supporting more vulnerable young people with gaining experiences & qualifications

5. Why maintain a specialism? These trends can be magnified by over-consumption and disconnection with nature We can deal with these challenges by reducing our negative impacts (e.g. reducing our use of fossil fuels) and/or increasing our positive impacts (e.g. growing our own food) thus improving our quality of life Resource depletion fewer resources as time passes Population increase more people drawing on limited resources Impact of climate change regardless of whether this is human induced or not Our challenge Negative impacts Positive impacts ethos The ‘feel good’ balance Current trends:

6. ‘’Sustainability is about using our unlimited brain capacity instead of our limited natural resources” Helsinki District Councillor

7. How do we work? Research and Collaboration Coordination Capacity Building Direct Delivery Building expertise & linkages across Children’s Services

8. Current Initiatives and Areas for Development Schools Energy Programmes Holt Hall Residential and Outdoor Learning Centre Outdoor Learning & Forest School INSET, Advice and Support, consultancy Roots and Shoots EU funded opportunity Linkages across NCC

9. Energy, Ecoschools and Holt Hall (1) Energy Busters (Primary) eFutures (Secondary) MARS funding the Ecoschools programme in West Norfolk

10. Energy, EU funding and Holt Hall (2) ‘ANSWER’ Swedish and Norwegian schools at Attleborough High ‘ANSWER’ real time metering in schools In Norway

11. Roots and Shoots, experiences & qualifications for more vulnerable young people (1) NCB PRU’s climate change project Roots and Shoots year 1 Outreach - Growing for Success at Stibbard

12. Roots and Shoots, experiences & qualifications for more vulnerable young people (2) Consultancy; new allotments in Great Yarmouth Outreach; Sheringham High Community Allotments Education + &Taverham High working together – Holt Hall Woodfields – planting sensory garden at Holt Hall

13. Member Involvement Through assigning a representative to specific areas that are of interest or significance Through membership of certain committees or groups e.g. Friends of Holt Hall

14. OFSTED: A good school with outstanding features Overall effectiveness of the school……… During their time in the school the pupils make good progress in their learning and exceptional progress in their personal development. A contributing factor to this has been the outstanding work done to achieve ‘ECO’ school status and the excellent development of the school grounds to provide a sustainable and environmentally friendly outdoor classroom. …they have developed an advanced understanding of how to stay healthy and safe, and of how by working together they can be more successful.

15. Sue Falch-Lovesey Adviser (Head) Environmental & Outdoor Learning susan.falch-lovesey@norfolk.gov.uk www.norfolk.gov.uk/outdoorlearning