BEFORE GOING HOME shutdown checklist

Ask a staff member to do this checklist and rotate it weekly. You may decide to formally do this only once a week if, after using it for a while, it appears that everything is being switched off (Friday night is best). Keep the checklist in a public place in the staffroom – eg hanging from the wall – where everyone can see it.

Completed (tick)		Turn off the following		What happens if you don’t do it?
Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri

		Computers in pods or computer labs Computers Radios and other appliances in staff areas Central air conditioners Central heaters PA system Air conditioners Fans Heaters Tea and coffee boilers		The Mountain Pygmy Possum is so cute! It’s also not happy! Heating up the earth with greenhouse gases will melt all the snow where it likes to live.

Try to get everything in the school that isn’t in a classroom on this list.

Tips

• 'Power save' mode on copiers and printers uses less energy than normal, but energy is still used. Think of power saving mode like a car idling – it's not moving but is still using energy. Switch off overnight.
• Mark the location of each appliance on a map, and list each one individually – eg copier A, copier B etc.
• If there are several staff rooms you might have a list for each staff room, rotated among staff in that area.
• If an air conditioner or heater is on, and you can’t figure out how to turn it off – you have a problem! Get a tradesperson in to have a look at it, and if its on a timer, to change the times so that it shuts down earlier! You may also notice that some of your security lights are on in the daytime. Get your electrician to look at that as well.