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Eco-Schools Award Scheme

Driffield School is working towards the Eco Schools Award Scheme, which is an internationally recognised environmental initiative aimed at encouraging school children to incorporate environmental projects into school life. It is funded and run by ENCAMS in the United Kingdom, and is backed by the environment agency and is part of the local agenda 21 programme.

Driffield School admin The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple framework to enable the school to analyse its operations and become more sustainable.

The initiatives achieved at Driffield School so far include:

  • An Eco schools team of student volunteers meet regularly and contribute to the many aspects of Eco schools
  • A whole school environmental management scheme which includes a paper recycling scheme and a coordinated litter collection operation, which is coordinated by the groundsman, the caretakers and the house tutors.
  • Print cartridge, mobile phone, battery and clothing, plastic, steel and aluminium tins, and cardboard recycling facilities.
  • All the paper used for printing and photocopying is 100% recycled.
  • A committee of representatives from the school, the governing body, the local community, the local council, other schools, and local government meet on a regular basis to discuss environmental issues on a local, regional and global scale.

The school currently has achieved bronze and silver status.  This is outlined below.

Bronze Award

  • The school has identified an Action Team, and the team has met on at least TWO occasions. The Action Team has completed an Environmental Review, formal or informal.
  • The Action Team has produced a basic ‘Action Plan’ and shared this plan with the school community.
  • The Action Team can identify progress towards achieving elements of the Action Plan
  • The school can indicate that some environmental issues have been covered within curriculum work.
  • The school has a dedicated notice-board detailing the activities being undertaken.

Silver Award

  • The school has identified an Action Team, and the team has met on at least FOUR occasions.
  • The team has the support of a parent and/or governor.
  • The Action Team has completed a formal Environmental Review (which must at least cover the issues of waste, energy and water) and recorded the results.
  • The Action Team has produced a detailed ‘Action Plan’, including timescales and targets, and shared the plan with the school community.
  • The Action Team can identify progress towards achieving elements of the Action Plan.
  • The school has a dedicated notice-board detailing the activities being undertaken.
  • The school has informed parents and the wider community about the good work being undertaken in the school towards Eco-School status.
  • The school can indicate that some environmental issues have been covered within curriculum work in most year groups.
  • The school has agreed, adopted and displayed an Eco–Code

We are looking to work towards Green flag in 2009.  The details of this are outlined below:

Green Flag Award

  • The school has identified an Action Team, which has met on at least SIX occasions. The team has the support of a parent and/or governor. Pupils take significant responsibility for the running of the team.
  • The Action Team has completed a formal Environmental Review, (which must at least cover the issues of waste, energy and water) recorded the results and undertaken a follow-up review.
  • The Action Team has produced a detailed ‘Action plan’, including timescales and targets, and shared the plan with the school community and updated it based upon the follow-up review.
  • The Action Team can identify progress towards achieving most targets in the Action Plan and can produce physical evidence of data collection and analysis (graphs etc).
  • The school can identify substantial progress towards one large-scale project and indicate involvement with two others. “Identify substantial progress means that the school has an understanding of the project topic, recognises its importance to sustainable development within the school environment and wider community and has implemented change”.
  • The school has a prominent, dedicated notice-board detailing the activities being undertaken towards Eco-Schools. Eco–Schools activities are being reported in assemblies and at governors meetings.
  • The school can illustrate regular communication lines to parents and the wider community about the good work being undertaken in the school as a result of Eco-Schools.
  • The school has agreed, adopted and displayed an Eco–Code.
  • The school can produce evidence that environmental issues have been covered within curriculum work in most year groups throughout the school. Where possible pupils have been involved in data collection and analysis of data used to monitor progress in the project topic.
  • The school is willing to share good practice with other schools who wish to join the scheme.

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I just wanted the opportunity to thank you and all your staff for making our daughter’s first year at Driffield School such a successful and enjoyable experience. Since starting last September we have been impressed by the feedback from your staff in way of letters, postcards, praise and encouragement for our daughter. it is very much appreciated.

Parents of Year 7 student

I am writing to congratulate the Year 10 and Year 11 students who volunteered to take part in the mock interview process today which I was part of…. Students had taken time to do preparation work and the effort to look at the part of an interviewee. The students were a credit to the school and their parents. They were eloquent, enthusiastic and asked pertinent and searching questions of the interviewers.

Business Mentor

I would like to pass on our compliments to the staff for their positive input over the last term and a half. We are very pleased with our daughter’s progress and significant improvement in many subjects.

Parent of Y10 student

My wife and I were delighted to be able to obtain tickets for the Saturday performance of 42nd Street. We wish to applaud all those involved in the brilliant show – not just the main characters, tap dancers and singers, but the excellent musicians and their two teachers; the remarkably efficient scene shifters; and all of your staff responsible for a really professional production.

Parent of student

I am writing to thank Driffield School and the Sports Department for their help and support during 2007. We ran four very successful school biathlons (run/swim) in Driffield. Thank you for your continued support.

British Pentathlon Development Officer

We are delighted with our daughter's transfer to Driffield School. She is enthusiastic about everything - her lessons, teachers and the other students - she never stops talking about them when she gets home. It is lovely to see her re-discovering her enjoyment of school life. Thank you for all your help and support with this.

Parent of Year 10 student

My daughter has just completed her A Levels and has now left Driffield School. However, I couldn’t let the occasion go without writing to thank you and your school for looking after her and giving her such a fine education – and more. Her splendid ‘A’ Level results stand testimony to hard work on her part and a lot of effort, encouragement and perseverance from her teachers.

Parent of Year 13 student

I would just like to know how much I enjoyed Driffield School’s production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The singing, notably from pupils in the lead parts, was fabulous. The acting in every case was excellent as was the musical accompaniment from the orchestra. Well done to all involved for supporting and encouraging the students in this way.

Parent of a student

On behalf of the President and members of Driffield Rotary Club, I write to thank the school for the cheque for £456.63, donated to go towards the cost of rebuilding the school in Sri Lanka destroyed by the Tsunami. It was very generous of the school’s Student Council to agreed to give the proceeds from the non-uniform in July to this very worthwhile project.

The International Committee of the Rotary Club

May I take this opportunity to thank your staff for a wonderful trip to Cork with the Driffield School Swing Band. The students were impeccable in all respects and a credit to the school and their teachers.

Parent of a student

We wish to place on record our sincere thanks, and would ask you to pass on our gratitude to all the members of staff who taught our daughter, particularly in the past two ‘A’ Level years.

Parent of Year 13 student

Driffield School is a vibrant community where teachers and students work hard and achieve well.

Ofsted Inspectors

In this increasingly effective school, standards are rising and have been consistently above average for the last three years.

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Parents speak well of the dedication and enthusiasm of the staff. They appreciate the way in which students are welcomed into the school and give a chance to reach their full potential.

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Students themselves say that they enjoy the huge range of opportunities open to them and feel well cared for.

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Students are confident, articulate and enthusiastic. Students of all ages mix well together because of the tutor system, which puts students of different ages in mixed tutor groups.

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Sixth Form students play an important role helping younger students to enjoy and take full part in the life of the school.

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Teachers have high expectations of what students can do and make these clear.

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Driffield takes good care of its students... Students work hard to reach increasingly challenging targets.

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This is a very successful Sixth Form. Results for AS/A2 and AVCE examinations are well above average, maintaining a consistently positive trend. Students overall achievement and progress in the Sixth Form are very good; many achieve well beyond expectation.

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Teaching is lively and challenging, and foster students’ responsibility and independent learning and results in very positive attitudes.

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Teaching and learning are good overall, with a high proportion of outstanding lessons.

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The school’s commitment to the care and well-being of students is evident in exemplary arrangements for child protection, safeguarding and health and safety matters.

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