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What is a School Environmental Management Plan?
What is a School Environmental Management Plan?
What is a SEMP
What is a SEMP
A School Environment Management Plan (SEMP) is a document that sets out the school community's intentions in regard to environmental education and environmental management. It represents an agreement to work together across the whole school.
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Environmental Education Policy
Environmental Education Policy
Under the NSW Department of Education and Training’s Environmental Education Policy for Schools all NSW schools must develop their own school environmental management plan that works to a schedule and is implemented in stages.
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SEMP Focus Areas
SEMP Focus Areas
SEMPs are intended to focus on the management of school grounds and resources, incorporating environmental awareness into the curriculum, and involving the whole school into planning and participation.
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Successful SEMPs
Successful SEMPs
The most successful SEMPs involve the entire school community and having a long-term vision that everyone can work towards and help contribute to.
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SEMP Builder
SEMP Builder
The SEMP builder is an on-line tool that takes you step-by-step through a process of reviewing your school activities and their environmental impacts, prioritising needs and writing up action plans to address those needs.
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