Environmental Education Policy Support
Field
of
Mars
EEC
staff
can
help
your
school
implement
the
Environmental Education Policy for Schools
published
by
the
Department
of
Education
and
Training
in
2001.
This
mandatory
policy
is
to
be
implemented
in
schools
from
2002
and
requires
each
school
to
produce
a
School
Environmental
Management
Plan
(SEMP)
which
is
incorporated
in
the
whole
school
plan.
Click
on
the
picture
above
to
download
the
policy.
The
SEMP
should
be
organised
under
three
focus
areas:
• Curriculum
• Management
of
resources
• Management
of
school
grounds
Field
of
Mars
EEC
staff
can:
• Attend
staff
meetings
to
introduce
the
policy
and
outline
SEMP
requirements
and
processes
• Work
with
schools
to
carry
out
environmental
"audits"
• Provide
advice
relating
to
SEMPs
• Provide
information
and
resources
relevant
to
the
Environmental
Education
Policy.
