Scottish Waste Education Support Programme – SWESP
The Scottish Waste Education Support Programme (SWESP) is a specialist programme for waste education professionals in Scotland, that aims to identify and disseminate best practice to raise the standard of waste education.
Raising the standard of waste education in Scotland
Training course details
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Raising the standard of waste education in Scotland
Waste education professionals from all sectors are increasingly being asked to deliver curriculum-linked activities to the formal education sector. SWESP provides a range of support opportunities for waste education professionals including training, resourcing and networking opportunities and has something to offer every organisation, local authority or individual involved in waste education - regardless of prior involvement or level of experience.
Support ranges from residential training programmes to one-day networking seminars. Participants will also be given the tools to quantify the impacts of their educational work.
Here is what a selection of recent course participants thought of SWESP training:
"Fun, friendly and hugely enjoyable. I would recommend this course to anyone involved in waste education."
"A good variety of information, practical activities and opportunities to share with others. Well worth the time and money."
"I would thoroughly recommend the SWESP Core Training. It helped me develop my confidence and skills in moving from one-off workshops to long term school waste reduction projects."
"Unlike any other training course I have been on before - never a dull moment, never boring!"
"The team led by example on how to run an effective and fun learning experience."
Changeworks has seven years’ experience of delivering waste education and works in partnership with Waste Watch, who over the last 10 years have worked with 5,500 schools in the UK through Cycler the Robot and Schools Waste Action Clubs, to deliver the programme. In addition, Waste Watch has developed and delivered the Waste Education Support Programme to over 30 organisations in England. This proven model forms the basis of SWESP.
Changeworks was awarded part-funding to March 2006 from the INCREASE Programme and SEPA to initiate SWESP. The programme will continue to support the sector beyond this date through charges for the training programme.
Please contact us for more information.
Giant floor game
This fun and interactive game can be used with a whole class to reinforce the children's learning. It comes with a hard wearing 2m x 2m board, laminated playing cards, giant dice, a variety of waste related questions to ask the children and facilitator's notes about how to run the game with a class.This giant floor game can be purchased for £475 + VAT. A discount is available to those taking part in SWESP training.
Paper making kit
All you need to deliver a paper making lesson to a class of 33 children. Seventeen purpose-made paper making frames, seven basins, one food blender for making pulp, 50 J-cloths, glitter, 12 'lifecycle of paper' posters and full facilitator's notes are included in the price of £225 + VAT. Further discounts are available for those taking part in the SWESP training.Waste audit kit
A complete kit designed to allow you to deliver a Waste Audit activity with a class of 33 children. This valuable resource includes 33 pairs of children's gloves, one pair of adult sized gloves, 18 spring balances for weighing the waste, four plastic groundsheets and full notes about how to deliver a standardised waste audit for £225 + VAT.All the resources are available to order through SWESP. To place an order please contact us.
Discounted prices for resources are available to all those taking part in SWESP training.
Our new, highly successful food waste project is now available for use in schools and communities across Scotland.
Visit the Finish Your Food page for more information.
For further information about SWESP please contact Neil Fraser:
T: 0131 538 7942
Or you can write to:
SWESP
Changeworks
36 Newhaven Road
Edinburgh
EH6 5PY
