Our Eco Council 

Year 1  Diamond and George                        Year 2 Darcie and Ezmai

Year 3  Alex and Evie M                                Year 4 Cosima and Alma

Year 5  Josh and Bella                                   Year 6 Hannah and Olivia

As part of our commitment to the environment and our community, we have a School Eco Council made up of two Eco Ambassadors from each class (years 1-6). We want children to feel empowered about protecting our planet and creating a more sustainable future for all.

We follow the Eco-Schools programme, which breaks down the complex topics of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution into an actionable framework, empowering children to make a difference in their school, local community, and beyond. It aims to create environmental awareness and action and embed these as part of the ethos of school life.

The Eco Council is designed to be pupil-led, and together, the council is working towards the prestigious Eco-Schools Green Flag award.

The core topics are:

1. Biodiversity: Caring for all plants, animals, and insects.

2. Energy: Reducing energy use and investing in greener energy sources.

3. Global Citizenship: Making our planet more peaceful, sustainable, and fair.

4. Healthy Living: Improving physical and mental wellbeing.

5. Litter: Reducing litter, which harms wildlife and costs millions to clear every year.

6. Marine: Protecting all rivers, canals, lakes, and oceans.

7. School Grounds: Improving schools for students, staff, plants, and wildlife.

8. Transport: Finding more environmentally friendly ways to travel.

9. Waste: Refusing, reducing, reusing, repairing, and recycling.

10. Water: Protecting our most important natural resource.

The Eco Council is encouraged to investigate a topic, look to real-world solutions for inspiration, and create an action plan. They have been able to include the rest of their class and school staff in their investigations and have reported their findings and action plans in an assembly.

Through the Eco Council, we aim to give children the opportunity to have an impact outside our school community. In March 2024, our school took part in The Big Plastic Count, a national initiative supported by Greenpeace to investigate the amount of plastic waste generated by UK households. We found that each school family threw away an average of 63 pieces of plastic packaging each week, with 87% of our plastic footprint coming from food and drink packaging. The data from The Big Plastic Count will be used in UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty which will set a global target to reduce the use of plastic for a more sustainable future.