The outdoor environment can play a key role in young people's education and development. Our aim is to help schools maximise the opportunities within their grounds for outdoor learning.
Because each school is unique, we offer bespoke packages tailored for each school's needs. We take into account any budget and site constraints. Our staff are happy to visit anytime to offer advice and discuss the maintenance and development of your grounds.
What we offer
- Environmental Education: Workshops which can be run either within your school grounds or at a local park or countryside centre. There are discounts on the programme for schools which commission our grounds care service.
- Grounds maintenance: Managing schools grounds for outdoor learning, waste and litter.
- Managing your outdoor learning spaces to raise pupil attainment: Development and management of school nature areas.
Our services are good value for money. Our locally based staff are fully trained. They are happy to work with schools and voluntary groups on environmental projects within the community. All our staff have the skills to complete any work competently and safely due to ongoing
How our service can help you and your students:
- Supports Ofsted requirements.
- Improves health and well being.
- Enables participation in sports and outdoor activities.
- Works with local volunteers and community groups to maximise benefits for schools and academies.
- Provides a safe outdoor environment.
- Presents a professional image of your school or academy.
- Supports termly premises manager network meetings.
We look forward to working with you to realise the full potential of your school grounds. Also, to contribute towards the education of your young people.
For more details of our services or to get quotes, please contact Safer Cleaner Greener Services.
Mini-sweeper service
Many schools have discovered the benefits of our mini-sweeper service. A one-off sweep can be ordered at any time. You do not have to have a grounds maintenance contract with us. For a bespoke quote, contact us.
Grounds maintenance
School grounds are used by children and young people to play, learn and enjoy formal and informal sports activities. Keeping schools grounds safe and well maintained not only ensures their safety, but also gives an extremely professional impression of the school that children, young people, parents, staff and members of the community are happy to be in.
We specialise in providing high quality grounds care and maintenance for schools across the borough. We have many years' experience working with schools and know the priorities and challenges you face. This means each of our schools and academies is guaranteed to get the very best care through a bespoke offer, tailored to meet your needs.
Managing schools grounds for outdoor learning
- Grass cutting of sports fields and grounds.
- Weed spraying and weed removal.
- Maintenance of flower and shrub beds.
- Fine turf maintenance.
- Line marking for sports pitches, running tracks, rounders pitches.
- Installation of benches and seating.
- Play area inspections.
- Erection of goal and rugby posts.
- Environmental educational workshops.
- Advice on horticultural projects.
- Support for school gardening clubs.
- Tree inspections, pruning and felling.
- Hedge maintenance.
- Sports pitch aeration (Verti-draining).
Waste and litter
- Environmental waste and litter education programme.
- Installation of litter bins.
- Litter picking of grounds and emptying of bins.
- Street sweeping and cleansing machinery.
- Leaf clearance.
- Graffiti removal.
- Fly-tip removal.
Planting
We can supply and plant a range of shrubs, perennial plants, summer and winter bedding and trees at competitive prices.
Development and management of school nature areas
Area Countryside officers can offer advice on managing your wilder spaces, assist with funding applications and/or carry out practical work on the ground to improve the wildlife value of your outdoor learning space.
This will help to develop an important teaching resource, allowing staff to teach aspects of the science curriculum without the need to hire coaches.
Contacts and pricing
We are committed to delivering a high quality landscape and grounds maintenance service that meets the individual requirements of your site. We will support you to create a comprehensive programme so your school and academy site is in the best possible condition all throughout the year.
All our work is quality assured after each visit. Additionally, each site is formally inspected twice yearly to assess general grounds maintenance/appearance. Each school will be contacted annually and offered a visit by the Grounds Care Manager to discuss grounds maintenance performance and your school or academy requirements.
We are happy to quote for any additions to contract or one-off works. We can also give a quote for tree inspections and remedial work.
Environmental education and litter programme
- Julie Swift
- Education Officer
- Email: julie.swift@calderdale.gov.uk
Development and management of school nature areas
- Chris Sutcliffe
- Area Countryside Officer
- Email: chris.sutcliffe@calderdale.gov.uk
Grounds maintenance, tree safety inspections and remedial work and other offers
- Safer, Greener Cleaner Team
- Contact us
Useful links
Parks and Open Spaces. Details on local parks and spaces. This includes guided and self-guided walks, nature reserves, parks, paths and bridleways and play areas.
Countryside Service. This protects and enhances the unique natural environment of Calderdale and promotes knowledge and understanding.
Feedback
"Excellent service"
Primary school head teacher
"Great on quality and meeting need"
Secondary academy business manager
"The service is good and the staff very helpful"
Primary school head teacher