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27th June 2008
The Solar Car Challenge 2008 finals are taking place at Nissan on Friday 11th July, 10-2.30pm. The finals will be attended by primary pupils from across the region who will be racing their solar cars and having their radical deisgns judged by a panel of experts. For more information contact Brian Yule.
19th June 2008
Teesside One World Centre is organizing a FREE Twilight Workshop: 'Introduction to Fairtrade Schools' Wednesday 9th July 2008 from 4 until 5.45pm.
The workshop is appropriate for school staff or community supporters who want to learn about
* the requirements of the Fairtrade School Scheme;
* the opportunities for learning about world trade and fair trade in the school curriculum;
* the support available from Teesside One World Centre and One World Network North East;
* resources to support Fairtrade.
It will be possible for participants to look at other resources available at Teesside One World Centre before and after the workshop. A flier for the event can be downloaded here.
For further details or to reserve a place please contact Naomi Naomi Priestley, Teesside One World Centre, Southlands Centre, Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 0HB Telephone no: 01642 322216 Fax: 01642 320160 email: coordinator@towc2.fsnet.co.uk, www.teessideoneworldcentre.org
18th June 08
A tender to develop and manage the Sustainable Schools website has been released. The deadline for bids is Friday 4th July at 5pm. More information is available from here.
22nd May 2008
The full report highlighting the findings from local authority and partners research comissioned by NESPSS and GONE is available to download from the Document library. It highlights some key issues for the region to take forward the support for Sustainable Schools from LA's and partners.
22nd May 2008
The DCSF Sustainable Schools team have produced the 'Planning a Sustainable School' document, which can be downloaded or ordered from here.
22nd May 2008
The long awaited Ofsted report on Sustainable Schools activity is now available to download from here.
20th May 2008
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) have produced a Sustainable Schools Toolkit. Its costs £15 and can be ordered from here.
12th May 2008
The BBC Breathing Places website has launched this terms 'Do One Thing' activity which is to create a minibeast corner. Click here to go to the site.
7th May 2008
A new guide from the School Food Trust has been launched ' A fresh look at school food procurement - efficiency and sustainability'. Its aimed at schools, local authorities and partners who want to investigate sustainability issues linked to school food. Click here to find out more.
17th April 2008
WWF's Learning for Sustainability Conference is happening in London on Friday 13th June. It costs £30 (+ travel). For more information and to book click here
16th April 2008
Thankyou to everyone who attended to Researcxh and Evaluation session from across the region. The findings of the research on local authority support and structures for Sustainable Schools in the region will be circulated after the Board meetiong at the end of this month.
17th March 2008
Have you considered the idea of placing Initial Teacher Training students at work workplace. Teaching Outside the Classroom are keen to promote opportunities for ITT students. Click here for more information and to register.
14th March 2008
The Climate Change Schools Project received their new electric Smart car last week which will be powered by the wind turbine at the Science Learning Centre in Durham, but it can be plugged in and charged anywhere with a 3 pin plug. I had a test drive, it felt a little strange initially but great fun and another useful learning tool to discuss the issues of climate change/carbon emissions/ future transportation etc.
Pictures above and below: The electric cars two sides and the NE Region Young Climate Change Champion showing how easy it is to fill up
10th March 2008
B&Q are offering a free tomato growing kit to 5000 primary schools in the UK. Its being done on a first come first served basis so be quick. For more info click here
3rd March 08
The Sustainable Development Commission are advertising for two new posts linked to DCSF, one focussing on Children & Families, one with young people related policies. For more information click here.
3rd March 08
The Guardian published a recent article on Fairtrade schools. Click here to read a pdf copy.
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