Academies
Energy efficient technology loans available S
chools and academies up and down the country are being encouraged to look at introducing energy efficient technology, to help reduce both their carbon emissions and their energy bill costs. Salix Finance Ltd, an independent not-for-profit organisation, has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, for its interest free loans scheme (SEELS).
Organisations across the public sector can apply for loans to fund energy efficient schemes that pay for themselves within five years through lower energy bills. Projects include insulation, lighting and heating upgrades, IT improvements, swimming pool covers, voltage management or better boilers. Until the beginning of March, only maintained schools were eligible to apply for the interest-free loans through their local authority, but the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has now given his consent to Academies to join the scheme. This consent applies initially for any Salix loan to which an Academy makes a formal contractual commitment in this current financial year. The funding will be allocated on a first come first served basis so projects submitted early will benefit. Repayments from the schemes are made from the money saved on energy bills and, once the loans are repaid, the school or academy will continue to benefit from the low carbon equipment and the saving it delivers. The aim of the scheme is to remove the upfront capital barrier to energy efficiency investment.
Alastair Keir, Chief Executive of Salix Finance said: “We are really pleased to be able to open up the loans programme to academies, in addition to maintained schools. This will give them the opportunity to reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions. The interest free SEELS loan removes the barrier of having to find capital to pay for the energy efficiency measures in a difficult economic climate. We hope that we can help to deliver some really effective solutions to help make schools and academies more environmentally friendly and help them cut costs during a time of tightened budgets.” To date, 182 schools and academies have benefited from £5.4 million worth of funding provided by Salix for nearly 400 individual energy efficiency projects. As a result of this investment in energy efficiency technology, these schools are collectively saving £1.6 million and 8,285 tonnes of carbon each year, and will save a massive £24.8 million and 127,536 tonnes of carbon over the lifetime of the technology.
uTo apply for funding visit
www.salixfinance.co.uk/loans.html or call 020 3043 8800
Chartwells - The Country’s Leading
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hartwells, the country’s leading academy school caterer, are passionate about ensuring each and every pupil can enjoy a healthy, balanced and nutritious meal at school.
Through our extensive experience of working with secondary and academy schools, we have developed an offer that is a step up from the traditional school meal and one that is not just healthy, but that pupils really enjoy. Eton Mess, Twice Cooked Belly of Pork (pictured) and Tuscan Bean and Roasted Butternut Risotto are all regulars on our menus and the response from teachers and pupils alike has been fantastic, with schools seeing a steady rise in pupil uptake.
We know the importance of nutrition to a growing secondary school student and check our food on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure the thousands of young minds we are feeding get the very best meal possible.
Chartwells also have a range of exciting, innovative brands and a unique partnership with Costa Coffee, which offers a whole new range of possibilities for schools.
We would love the opportunity to get to know you and your school and to discuss the possible ways we could work together. Whether you’re already an academy school, in the process of making the change to academy status or staying just as you are, come and visit us at the Academies Show and see what the potential of partnering with Chartwells could be.
u01895 554541
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THE COUNTRY’S LEADING ACADEMY SCHOOL CATERER
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