We are proud to be registered with Eco Schools working towards our ‘Green Flag’. This is an important part of the school vision to ‘Take the extra step in learning, kindness and ambition for ourselves, others and our world.’

Switch Off Fortnight and energy saving

This year's main environmental focus for the Eco Council is reducing the school's energy consumption and carbon footprint. As part of this commitment, the school successfully ran a Switch Off Fortnight initiative, encouraging everyone to think carefully about saving energy.

Pupils took on the role of Light Monitors, helping to ensure that lights, interactive whiteboards and other equipment were switched off when not in use. The project highlighted how small changes in daily habits can make a significant difference to energy use.

To support the campaign, our pupils were invited to take part in an energy-saving poster competition. Our pupils created imaginative and informative posters promoting ways to save energy at home and at school, as well as explaining why reducing energy use is important. The competition produced a fantastic range of creative entries and helped raise awareness of environmental responsibility across the school community, while supporting the school's aim of progressing towards Green Flag status.

Tree Planting

We received our trees as part of the Queens Green Canopy initiative – adding another line of trees to the ones we planted in 2020, plus a few more dotted around our playing field – some to create a screen by our MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) and a small number in another corner.

We planted 10 rowan trees, 10 silver birch trees and 10 wild cherry trees at the bottom of the school field. Our hope is that in planting these trees, we will eventually double the size of our conservation area; provide the children with a wonderful space to enjoy nature and help combat climate change.