This year the eco council have split into two smaller groups.  Mrs Bowie leads the KS2 group and Mrs Wiseman leads the EYFS and KS1 group.  We are aiming to maintain our green award status as an eco-school and build on the work we have done in previous years.  We are very proud to be an eco-school and all of our eco councillors are committed to making our school more eco-friendly and having a positive impact on the world we live in. 

 

What has happened in the Autumn Term?

  • Each class voted for their representative.
  • The eco councillors met with Mrs Bowie and Mrs Wiseman to complete an eco-review of our school.
  • The key stage two eco councillors met to discuss our eco-review and decide which 3 areas they wanted to focus on.
  • They decided on:

 Biodiversity       Global Citizenship      Litter

  • The eco committee then worked alongside Mrs Bowie and Mrs Wiseman to write an action plan to help us reach our goals.

 

What has happened in the Spring Term?

  • The new school garden has been opened by the mayor and the eco council.  We now have a grassed area, raised beds, a womery, a mud kitchen and an outdoor classroom.
  • Food bank collection for Curry on the Street
  • Gardening Club for KS1 children has started
  • Whole school took part in the Great British Spring Clean following an assembly led by the KS2 eco team
  • Mrs Bowie has met with a climate ambassador from Leeds Beckett University to help develop our whole school sustainability focus.
  • Year 2, 3 and 4 have trialed reusable glue sticks.  
  • Mrs Bowie completed a carbon footprint assessment and had a follow up meeting with Let's Go Zero
  • Mrs Bowie led a staff meeting focusing on sustainability in school

 

Our Action Plan

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Previous Eco Council Work

As a school, we took part in 'Bags 2 School' fundraiser in Spring of 2024.  We brought in 170kg of clothes, textiles and toys from home which were recycled or repurposed.  This means there was 170kg less waste going to landfill and we raised some funds for school. 

The KS2 members of the eco council did a whole school assembly in March 2024.  

They taught the whole school about the Great British Spring Clean.  Every year group in school then went away and took part in a litter pick on our school grounds, or in the local area.  It was wonderful to see so many children taking part in this project and to hear how keen so many pupils were to take positive social action in their local community.