East Midlands

Schools CollaborationOn Resource Efficiency

GOEM31st March 2011

Welcome

Anne GayferProgramme Manager (Climate Change, LEQ & Waste Management)

East Midlands

Schools CollaborationOn Resource Efficiency

SCoRE

Dan FernbankPublic Sector Project Manager31st March 2011

EM SCoRE participants

East Midland Schools

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Source: DCSF 2009 School Census, Edubase 2011

The story so far…

Jul – Changing Climate Week schools workshop

Nov – Nottingham workshop

Dec - Finalised proposal

Expressions of interest – all 9 authorities

Feb – Briar & SE2 appointed programme advisors

Mar – kick off meetings, today’s workshop

AgendaTime Activity Delivery

10.00 – 10.30 Registration and Coffee

10.30 – 10.35 Welcome Anne Gayfer, EM-IEP

10.35 – 10.50 Setting the context for the SCoRE programme and objectivesDan Fernbank Carbon Trust

10.50 – 11.10 Overview of programme and introduction to the consultant team Ed Horgan

11.10 – 11.40Development workshops - Feedback on the key issues

Cliff Bassett

11.40 – 12.00 SCoRE Programme Design Ed Horgan

12.00 – 13.20 Breakout Session

FacilitatorsProgramme Discussion and Feedback

13.20 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 14.30Schools Carbon Management Plans

Discussion and FeedbackEd HorganFacilitators

14.30 – 15.30Schools Key Development Issues

Group Work and PlanningCliff Bassett Facilitators

15.30 – 15.40Next Steps

Questions and AnswersEd Horgan

15.40 – 15.45 Closing AddressAnne Gayfer, EM-IEP

Dan Fernbank, CT

15.45 Close and Refreshments All

Aims of SCoRE programme

Develop capability of LA’s and schools to take action on carbon & resource efficiencyCarbon is key focus, but wider resource efficiency tooLA’s define and realise own carbon reduction outcomesPractical, well-structured initiatives & plansPilot initiatives and whole schools estate delivery planEstablish wide stakeholder support for actionCollaborative & bespoke supportMake business case for actionCommence rollout of support

Why take action?

£543m building energy in England’s schools~ total school emissions approx 7mtCO2

21% of public sector building emissionsLarge proportion of local authority CO2 emissions

Great opportunity to save money• CRC costs incurred by LA’s• Energy savings in schools

Link to curriculumEngage next generationCommunity leadershipImproved environment for study

Programme Advisor Team• Technical support• Change Management

support• Tool/template support• Workshop

facilitation/delivery• On-site/email/phone

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Programme Direction• Direct the programme• Monitor progress of programme• Ensure authorities’ needs met• Ensure quality expectations met• Draw on previous CT experience

EM SCoRE Team

Whole school approach:• Engage key stakeholder groups• Maximise behavioural change opportunities• Explore range of technical opportunities

Practical support and resource development Communication & marketing of programme initiatives Clearly defined strategy:• Quantified CO2 & £ savings

• Clear target for reduction (inc baseline)• Strong business case for action• Good governance; key stakeholder support• Plan signed off at senior level

Key elements for success

Collaborative Low Carbon Schools Service

Launch late MayCarbon onlyLess bespoke/hands on supportDesigned to work for large audiencePotential to learn/share experience across programmes; EM setting the paceKeen to learn from you

National programme

SCoRE Overview & Programme Advisor Team

Ed HorganProgramme Director

East Midlands – 9 LAs

East Midlands Schools

2,260 Schools

£51M Annual Energy Costs

345,000 tCO2 emissions

Equivalent: 828,000 Barrels Oil

Realisation of Carbon Issue

Dependence on Fossil Fuels

Guzzling 5.5 million barrels oil/hr

Sterile – Unseen combustion

Buncefield Oil Terminal Fire

Oil release & vapour cloud ignitionExplosion heard 160km away300,000 Barrels Oil

Climate Change News

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Birmingham City CouncilCarbon Trust Case Study

BCC Programme

Pilot School Surveys

Fast track case studies

Schools Performance Analyses

Co-ordinated Approach

Workshops – Action Plan

Progress & Support Conference

Birmingham City Schools

Annual

Schools Energy Costs £ 10M

Schools Carbon Emissions 88600 tCO2

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BCC Case Study

BCC Schools Quick Wins

Primary & SecondaryAnnual Saving

£1,118,000

7,235 tCO2

CRC Carbon tax @ £12/tCO2

Additional saving £86,800

Primary Schools (typical)

Annual Energy Cost £18,000 (Range £7k to £40k)

Quick Win Saving £1,580CRC Carbon Saving £120Total Saving £1,700Quick Win Funding £500 (pbp 4 months)

Investment Measures Saving £3,500CRC Carbon Saving £265Total Saving £3,765Investment Measures Funding £12,500 (pbp 3.3 years)

Overall Opportunity: Saving £5,465,Investment £13,000 (pbp 2.4 years)

SCoRE Advisors

Ed Horgan Programme Director

Loraine Moore Programme Administrator

Cliff Bassett Programme Manager

Heather Stevenson Project Advisor (Leicester, Leicestershire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)

Leigh-Anne Thorpe Project Advisor

(Derby, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northants, Rutland)

Nick Eaves Project Advisor

John Wade Project Advisor

Specialist Communication & Change Managers

Liz Warren DirectorCommunication Specialist

Rachael Mills DirectorSustainability Co-ordination

Specialist

About SE2

• Trusted delivery– Established in 2004– Successful project delivery at local, regional and national level– Support to DCSF / DfE developing a schools carbon

management strategy

• A breath of fresh air– Tackling climate change: guidance for secondary schools– Climate change funding for schools

• Bringing people together– Helping different teams from local authorities progress

together– Engaging stakeholders – from community groups to senior

policymakers

• Creative spark– Communicating with schools, communities, householders, LAs– Technical knowledge; creative approaches

About SE2

• Rachael Mills– Stakeholder engagement

for Carbon Trust, DECC, Climate Clinic

– Facilitating within and between LAs

– Engagement and champions programmes

• Liz Warren– 3 years’ working with

DCSF/DfE– Communications consultant

to EST, the RIBA and the Institute for Sustainability

– Community outreach projects on energy efficiency and sustainable travel

Quiz

Schools Carbon Quiz

Development Workshops:Feedback

Cliff Bassett

Diverse School Portfolios

20 - 420 schools3,000 - 60,000 tonnes CO2/yr

Urban and rural

Diverse fuel types, including emerging renewables

Composition of your project teams

Climate Change/Carbon: 5 AuthoritiesEnergy: 4 AuthoritiesSustainability/Environment: 3 Authorities

School advisers: 2 AuthoritiesProperty Services: 2 AuthoritiesWaste advisers: 1 AuthorityCYPS: 1 Authority

Some Mixed Opinions

CRC – who pays?FITs – love or hate?Pilot school selection– Just supportive schools?– Just poor performers?– Just secondary schools?– A mix?

Extent of centralised support

Much Common Ground

Most schools on central energy supply contractsUnderstanding of carbon footprint (building energy only)Waste and transport support providedMost have PFI schools – not for SCoREDECs seen by schools as ‘necessary evil’Good curriculum resources

Fundamental SCoRE objectives– Demonstrating a successful schools approach– Creating a legacy (resource development)

Resource Development 1

Co-ordination and Communication Strategy

Generally wide-ranging support is (or should), be available to schoolsNot all stakeholders on-board (some ‘blockers’)Access to key schools staff can be poorMuch reliance on ‘one-to-one’ communications

General desire to develop an effective co-ordinated approach to delivery and communication

Resource Development 2

AMR Development

AMR roll-out generally well advancedMost should be complete by JulyPro-active use of existing HHD is patchyProposed use by schools is variable

Widespread desire to have guidance on use (and maximising benefit of), newly available AMR data– LA Climate Change teams– Individual schools

Resource Development 3

Business Case & Selling to Schools

Receptiveness of Governors, Head Teachers and Bursars is variableSome ‘blocking’ (e.g. Salix)Limited use of performance analysis to demonstrate savings potential

General desire to increase schools buy-in

Resource Development 4

Practical Whole School Savings

All LAs recognise importance of ‘behavioural change’ opportunitiesWhole school approach important (pupils and staff)Some notable successes, but much more to go atLittle use of data

General desire to develop approach, to maximise savings and increase persistence.

Resource Development 5

Eco-schools Enhancement

Most LAs support Eco-schools (some strongly)Seen as providing a good foundationIncreasing emphasis on energy

Widespread desire to maximise the uptake and benefits of Eco-schools participation

Resource Development 6

Invest to Save Opportunities

Most LAs operating Salix revolving funds (plus some others)Mixed uptake in schoolsGeneral shortage of new schemesSome historical issues with accurate quantification of savings/costs

Widespread desire to improve uptake of Salix in schools (identification, quantification, implementation)

Resource Development 7

Energy Training

100% concern re. caretaker training on heating controlsSome LA sustainability staff would benefit from energy skills training

General desire to tackle heating control (and other training issues)

Resource Development 8

Renewable Energy Guidance

Variable LA attitude to FITs and other renewablesGeneral acknowledgement that there are issues that need to be managed effectively

Widespread desire to crystallise LA position and produce clear guidance (some have done)

Resource Development 9

LA Schools CMP Toolkit

Recognition that whatever approach is developed will need to be formalised and recorded in order to provide persistenceBusiness case required to ensure on-going LA financing and other resourcing

Need to encapsulate in concise Schools Carbon Management Plan

Conclusion

Diverse LAs, with diverse immediate priorities

Shared overall objectivesExpertise already exists in many areasSome areas are universally problematic

Opportunities for collaborative working

SCoRE Programme Design

SCoRE Programme Design

Common objectivesRange of interests, advancement ideas & plansCollaboration – development/learningSharing pilots & successesSchools CM plan – school carbon serviceFlexible approach - Delivery variations

- Timescale issuesFlexible support

SCoRE Programme

AprilMarch JuneMay AugustJuly September NovemberOctober December

Schools Vacation

Individual Development Workshops

Board Level Engagement

CMP Draft

Development Group

Workshops

Board Level Engagement

Individual Project

Planning Workshop

Stakeholder Engagement

Co-ordinator & Communication Workshop

Programme Development Conference

Resource Development

Sharing Conference

CMP Implementation

Conference

Programme Design

Development Work CMP Toolkit & Preparation Pilot Programme CMP Preparation

CMP Finalisation

Schools & LA Engagement Programme Preparation

Bespoke Support

Toolkit ResourcesCMP

ReviewCMP Final

Project Plan

Co-ordination & Communication

Individual workshopBespoke support/generic outputsSustainability service co-ordinationOpen communication routes

AMR Development

Interpretation guidanceElectricity key saving issuesNatural gas key saving issuesPerformance league tablesIdentification – actions – savingsMonitoring & communications

Business Case – Selling to Schools

Key drivers and issuesPerformance analysesFinancial quick winsCase studiesWorkshop material

Practical – Whole School Savings

Schools surveysFast track practical actions– Guidance– Self help tools– Workshop material– Case studies

Eco-Schools Enhancement

Link fast track practical actions to Eco-schoolsDemonstrate savings (case studies)Guidance & self help toolsLink to Carbon Trust whole school framework

Invest to Save

School surveysSchools projects resource bank GuidanceSurvey tools (LA surveyors)Simple school survey tools

Energy Training

Premises/caretaker training workshop

Capability building LA staff (range of support activities)

Schools workshop/engagement

Renewable Energy Guidance

Simple guidance– Renewables– FITs/RHIs

Questions & pitfallsLA approachGuidance will date

CMP Toolkit

Create schools CMP templateSimple plan & business caseAdd developed resourcesFlexible use in each programme

SCoRE Programme Feedback Workshop

Sit & work with your LA team

1. Consider the 9 Development Issues

Identify key issues for your programmeGreen Post-it

- LA Name- Comment why valuable?- Do you want to contribute to the

development group?- Who may be your representative?

SCoRE Programme

2. Positive Delivery - Green Post-it, comments

3. Limitations & Enhancements - Orange Post-it, comments

SCoRE Programme Design

4. Comment on best forms of communication

- Programme advancement/successes- Development group information

Ideas on Green Post-it notes

SCoRE Communication

Local Authority Feedback

Programme Matching Objectives ?

Lunch

Schools Carbon Management PlanWorkshop

Raise the ProfileEstablish Business CaseSenior Support, £ & HRCo-ordinated ApproachOpen Communication ChannelsDrive Engagement & SuccessGovernance & Management

Schools Carbon Management Plan

Plan is a Key Project OutputLAs Existing Robust CMPDevelop Simplified Schools CM TemplateStaged DevelopmentToolkit for Plan & ResourcesDevelopment Task

Schools Carbon Management Plan

Gather Ideas

Schools Development Issues workshop

ObjectivesOutputsActivitiesProject PlanExisting ResourcesConsultant SupportPilot/Case StudyGroup CommunicationNext StepsVolunteer – LA Development Project Lead

Group Work & Planning

Schools Key Development Issues Work Groups

Co-ordination & Communication Strategy AMR Development Practical Whole School Savings Eco-Schools Enhancement Invest to Save Opportunities Energy Training

Schools Development IssuesFeedback

Objectives & Outputs

Advisor Meetings – Project PlansDevelopment WorkshopsSchools pilot & engagementSchools Carbon FootprintSchools Performance Assessments

£/pupilDEC, OR ratingskW out of hoursMonthly electricity/gasAMR functional

Next Steps

Questions/Discussion

Schools Carbon Quiz Winner

SCoRE

Closing Address Anne GayferDan Fernbank

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