Ben Harding EPQ - are British secondary schools really environmentally sustainable?

  Sustainability interview questions – after meeting notes Below are the notes written up from notes and discussion made during the interview with the business manager regarding the topic of sustainability in our school - an example of a British secondary school. Sustainability As a whole, do you feel this school is sustainable? The school is not sustainable   Do you think more could be done to manage this? Yes, Reusable energy could be considered Large areas such as the serveries and the hall lose lots of heat Do you feel it Should be the responsibility of staff, students or both to manage sustainability? Everybody should be responsible for being sustainable Ideas should be put forward by everyone such as having student council involvement electricity How much on average does the school spend on electricity per annum? Electricity budget is £95000/annum Gas budget is £60000/annum Total of £155000 budgeted for energy per annum. Are there any sy...

 To carry out my interview with the school business manager for my primary research, I have to consider an understanding of how to conduct an interview/meeting.   Listed below are some of the tips that I have found on how to carry out the perfect interview that will hopefully lead me to gain the best possible answers for the questions I will be asking. Here are the things I found that should be done in an interview/meeting. ü   ensure the organisation of the interview is on point—make sure it is organised for the correct date and time in the correct location. ü   give them some background as to what and why you are asking. ü   let the person answering speak—give them time to answer the questions and only ask 1 question at a time. ü   Listen and be engaged.   And the things that shouldn’t be done in an interview/meeting.   û   Don’t rely too much on the notes—actively ask questions. û   Be disrespectful or talk over th...