As the headteacher, I strongly believe in the power of shared responsibility and am committed to making our school a hub for environmental sustainability. To maximise our energy savings during the upcoming holiday period, I am in the process of devising an efficient plan incorporating our eco-team, which is comprised of enthusiastic pupils from different year groups, and our diligent caretaker.

On the final day of this term, we will organise an assembly where the importance of energy conservation will be reiterated, and the role of every pupil and staff member in this collective endeavour will be emphasised. Pupils in the eco-team, through their small presentations, will demonstrate how simple actions can make significant differences. The assembly will conclude by assigning the important task of the 'Big Switch Off' to our caretaker and the eco-team.

Our eco-team, together with the caretaker, will have clear responsibilities. The caretaker, with his extensive knowledge of the school premises, will be in charge of areas like the boiler room, kitchen and other staff-only areas. Meanwhile, the eco-team members, with their enthusiasm, will be delegated areas that are more accessible to the pupils such as classrooms, library, computer labs, and gym.

To ensure that nothing is missed, we will use the Energy Sparks checklist, a comprehensive guide which we believe will be a crucial tool for this task. This checklist is designed to not only encompass every electronic device and energy-consuming aspect within the school premises but also includes a column for the pupils' initials, serving as a constant reminder of their participation and responsibility in this significant task.

Under the watchful eye of their teachers and the caretaker, the children will go room to room, ticking off items from the Energy Sparks checklist as they ensure every light is turned off, every computer is shut down, every interactive whiteboard is deactivated, and all unnecessary electrical appliances are unplugged.

Involving the children will give them an understanding and appreciation of the practical steps towards energy conservation. This initiative is set to promote a sense of accountability and ownership towards the environment amongst the pupils, and as one of the future eco-team members beautifully put it, "We're not just saving the school's energy, we're saving the planet's energy."

This approach will effectively ensure that our school will be as energy-efficient as possible during the holidays, and the children will learn the invaluable lesson of the role they can play in energy conservation. We plan to continue to employ and refine this strategy in the future, for the last day of every term, consistently encouraging environmental awareness and responsibility amongst our pupils.