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This term boards are usually considering longer term planning in line with their strategic role and their vision, so is environmental sustainability part of your school vision?

The Department for Education’s (DfE) require that by 2025, all education settings will have nominated a sustainability lead and put in place a climate action plan, irrespective of whether they are maintained schools or academies. However the National Governance Association (NGA) has estimated that around a third of schools have yet to engage with environmental sustainability at all.

The Devon Association of Governance (DAG) understands that this is a huge topic for schools and is supporting all those involved in governance to consider what they can do to meet the requirements on schools and boards from 2025.

A DAG Community Network for Governors and Trustees online seminar on Environmental Sustainability will take place on Monday 24th June at 6.00pm. This free seminar will bring together leaders in sustainability in education across Devon to assist the school governance community to understand requirements and help governors and trustees to navigate the existing initiatives and resources available to enable progress with developing climate action plans.

The online session will include contributions from experts from Devon County Council and the Diocese of Exeter and will include a question and answer session. The seminar is open to all involved in school governance across Devon and Cornwall. Please reserve your place as soon as possible by contacting  [email protected].