SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENT1. / ASPECT: CURRICULUM, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
1.1 /
Aspect: Curriculum
Are issues of sustainability (ecological, social and culture, economical) integrated systematically in all curricula (where relevant) ?· Vocational training: vocational curricula, on-the-job learning
Is the realisation of the sustainability learning targets set in the curricula followed and evaluated ?
Are the curricula revised regularly based on the information obtained from the evaluation ?
Are there discussions on different cultures, religions and ethnic groups?
Have the students influence on the curricula ?
Are there special persons who can be addressed for sustainability aspects in curriculum at school?
1.2 /
Aspect: Teaching
Have the learning targets related to sustainability been realised in the implementation of teaching ?Are the sustainability aspects of human activities identified during teaching ?
Are students taught to recognise the sustainability aspects of their own activities?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTAre students taught how to reduce the sustainability impacts of their own activities (at school, home, leisure time) ?
Are students able to participate in the planning and implementation of sustainability education ?
Does the teaching of e sustainability issues include practical dimension (hands-on-doing, experiences, emotions) ?
How are the environmental aspects related to the maintenance of the school and the school environmental programme taken into account in teaching activities ? (e.g. waste management, energy saving, etc.)
Are the aspects of economical sustainability integrate in the projects and teaching methods (product life cycle, Virtual teaching environment )?
Are the aspects of social and culture sustainability integrate in the guidelines of support functions, and projects (health, participation, development justice, intercultural learning )?
Is there any link between the teaching of environmental aspects in the establishment, and local environmental drives such as Local Agenda 21?
Are there projects issued or happenings organised on topics of sustainability problems or other issues related to the sustainability ?
Is there appropriate teaching material available about sustainability issues ?
Are the aspects related to material saving and recycling taken into account in the planning and use of teaching material ?
Is there any guidance for teachers as to how sustainability issues should be dealt with in study programmes and teaching situations
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTDo you avail of offers from non- school organisations/ initiatives (theatre, culture, actions..)?
Are non- school- experts invited to report upon social sustainable issues?
1.3 /
Aspects: Assessment and development
Is there any evaluation done of the progress of students' knowledge / skills / attitudes related to sustainability issues ?Comment: what methods are used in the evaluation ?
Is there a method to assess the sustainability knowledge / skills / attitudes of the teaching staff ?
Is the information obtained from the evaluation / surveys mentioned above systematically used in the development of curricula and the teaching resources ?
Within the establishment, are there any initiatives to contribute to improvement of sustainability attitudes of students and staff ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENT2. / ASPECT: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
2.1 /
Aspect: Participation, equality
Are teachers, students, parents, management informed about their rights and do they have access to important information’s easily?Is the access to information’s for all participants organised?
Do the participants know about their opportunities and responsibility?
Are the tasks and membership in the groups of participation well defined and understandable?
Is the working process recorded and published?Do the teachers, students, parents .... participate in all major topics?
Do students and parents of different culture and religion participate in school decisions, working groups, events, non- school offers....?
Do guidelines and measures of active participation integrate persons of different culture and religion?
2.2 /Aspect: Mental and physical health/ soundness
Does the school support the supply of healthy food?Are students trained as conflict mediators?
Are declarations/ agreements, instruction units, good examples as well as special measures offered to promote the culture of communication on all levels of the society (violence between the sexes, the students, the classes, the nations, the religions among other things.)?
Are there information’s and discussions about drug abuse?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTDo you offer students to move around in lessons, brakes or in special work groups?
Are there zones for retreat and quietness ?
2.3 /
Aspect: learning environment
Are classrooms, recreationrooms and public areas kept motivating and addressing?Correspond the desks, chairs, furniture among an others with the requirement of the students and teachers?
Are sufficient media available?
Do the grounds offer possibilities for various actions?
How is the general impression of the school from the outside and inside?
Is a common culture of dialog and value developed?
2.4 /
Aspect: Atmosphere/ community spirit
Does a various and addressing school life exist ?Are the relations between the colleagues relaxed and co-operative?
Are the functions equally distributed?
Do the management support the collegial?
Are recreations/ celebrations or excursions executed in common?
Do teachers strive for modelful behaviour?
Do encouraging and esteeming relations exist between students, teachers and parents?
3. / ASPECT: SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS
3.1 /
Aspect: Purchasing and material consumption
Who is in charge of purchasing of· teaching material and equipment
· devices
· food stuff
· furniture
Are there instructions concerning the sustainability issues of purchases?
Are sustainability aspects of purchasing taken into account in tendering processes?
Are re-cyclable, re-usable and eco-labelled purchases favoured in the purchasing system?
Are re-cyclable, re-usable or eco-labelled purchases currently being made?
Has there been any consideration to find means of reducing the material consumption ?
Are there any plans / instructions for staff and the students concerning the reduction of material consumption ?
Is the consumption of some materials / items being followed (e.g., paper) ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENT3.2 /
Aspect: Estate management and maintenance
3.2.1 /Aspect: Waste management
Who is in charge of organising the waste management in the establishment (technical operation, transport, instruction, monitoring) ?Have there been taken actions to reduce the amount of waste in the establishment ?
Does the organisation of the waste management and sorting / recycling of waste material follows the regulations given by the authorities ?
What re-usable and disposable waste fractions have been identified ?
Is there a plan for the organisation of waste management and sorting of re-usable and disposable waste fractions ?
Are there hazardous waste streams in the establishment ?
What are they and how is the handling and disposal of the hazardous waste organised ?
Are there instructions for the sorting of waste (re-usable, disposable, hazardous, etc.)?
Have the staff and the students got any training in the sorting of waste ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTIs the amount of waste generated in the establishment followed ?
On what fractions is the information available ? What is the current trend in the development of the amount of waste ?
Is the functioning of the waste management and sorting system continuously monitored ? By whom ?
Is there a system (procedure) for the correction of possible deviations from normal operation ?
3.2.2 /
Aspect: Energy and water
Who are in charge of the technical operation of the energy and water system in the establishment (electricity, heating, fresh and wastewater supply) ?Is the total electricity consumption of the establishment monitored ?
Is the electricity consumption of different departments monitored separately ? Does the monitoring take place on real-time basis ?
What is the current trend in the development of the consumption ?
Are items of equipment/plant that are major consumers of electricity identified? What are they ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTIs the total heat energy consumption of the establishment measured ?
Is the heat energy requirement of different departments monitored ? Does the monitoring take place on real-time basis ?
What is the current trend in the development of the consumption ?
Are their any problems concerning the condition of the following functions in relation to the consumption of energy ?
· Heating system
· Refrigerating devices / rooms
· Lighting
· Air conditioning
· Insulation of structures / buildings
Has an energy-saving programme been promoted in the establishment ?
Are there instructions for energy saving for the staff and the students ?
Have the staff and the students been made aware of issues concerning reduction of energy consumption?
Is there a system (procedure) for the correction of possible deviations from the normal operation of the energy system ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTIs the total water consumption of the establishment monitored ?
What is the current trend in the development of the consumption ?
Have the most significant water-using functions and devices been identified ?
Are there any plans for the reduction of water consumption?
Are there any instructions for the reduction of water consumption?
Are there any technical measures in place to reduce water consumption?
Is there a system (procedure) for the correction of possible deviations from the normal operation of the water supply system ?
3.2.3 /
Aspect: maintenance and Investment
Are invest made by economical sustainability way ?Are care of building dokumentid ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENT3.2.4 / Aspect: Cleaning
Is there a person in charge of cleaning issues ?
Are there instructions in place concerning the techniques of cleaning to be used?
How are the following aspects taken into account in the instructions:
· Water and chemical saving cleaning techniques
· Environmentally friendly cleaning agents (eco-labelled products)
· Waste management
Has the cleaning staff received any kind of environmental training ?
3.3 / Aspect: Catering services
Are the following environmental aspects considered in the purchasing of food stuff ?
· Local producers (minimum transports)
· Use of organic food products
· Minimisation of packaging waste
· Use of re-cyclable, re-usable and eco-labelled products
Are there instructions for purchasing of food stuff ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTHave there been any considerations of the reduction of waste ?
Is the question of reducing food wastage being addressed?
What initiatives / plans have been made ?
Are there instructions / plans for the saving of energy in the catering operations ?
How is energy saving taken into account in the following functions:
· Energy consumption and service of devices
· Placement of heating and refrigerating devices
· Heating, lighting and air-conditioning systems
· Refrigerating rooms and storing of food stuff
· Preparation of meals
Are there instructions / plans for the saving of water ?
What initiatives have been taken ?
Is the sorting of waste organised in the kitchen and canteen ? What waste fractions are sorted in
· Kitchen
· Canteen
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENT3.4 / Aspect: Transports
Have opportunities for reducing the environmental impact of establishment's vehicles been investigated ?
Is there a person in charge of Transport policy and management ?
Is the maintenance of establishment's vehicles carried out with environmental issues in mind ?
Has any investigation been carried out into reduction of the use of private vehicles of staff and students in reaching the establishment ?
Are they any plans made or initiatives taken to reduce the use of private vehicles ?
3.5 / Aspect: Safety management and welfare of the staff and the students
Have environmental risk assessments been done concerning the safety of the staff and the students and possible environmental impacts of managing fires and other incidents?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENTHave hazardous chemicals and other hazardous materials been identified?
What are they and their amounts and where are stored and used ?
Have there been taken actions to prevent risks and emergency situation from happening ? What actions ?
Who is the person in charge of safety management ?
Are there plans / instructions on what to do in case of emergency ?
How are these plans and instructions communicated to the staff and the students ?
Have the staff and the students received any training / practise for the emergency situations ? What and when ?
Have there been any surveys done about the welfare and complacency of the staff and the students ?
What needs of improvement have been identified ?
Are there any plans / initiatives for enhancing the welfare and comfort of the staff and the students ?
SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS AND QUESTIONS
/ YES/ NO / COMMENTS, EXAMPLES, IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS, NEEDS OF IMPROVEMENT4. / ASPECT: MANAGEMENT
4.1 / Aspect: Strategy, sustainability policy and programme
4.2 / Aspect: Documentation
4.3 / Aspect: Training and communication
4.4 / Aspect: Assessment and development
Do the management know the activities to social sustainability?
Does the management promote and support the development and transformation of the
guidelines and does it take over model function?
Is the management supported in its efforts for a social sustainable development of the school
by activities of the teachers, students and parents?