Eco-Committee

What is Eco-Schools?

Eco-Schools is a simple, seven step framework designed to place young people, in control of environmental actions and projects in our school, local community and beyond.

Why involve young people?

Climate change is happening now, and the impacts of climate change will only increase in the future. But young people don’t have to be bystanders. You can make a difference!

The Seven Steps

Form an Eco-Committee
Complete the Eco-Schools Environmental Review
Decide on an Action Plan
Gather environmental Curriculum Links
Inform and Involve others
Monitor and Evaluate projects in the Action Plan
Create an Eco-Code

Ten Topics

To achieve an Eco-Schools Green Flag there are ten topics (see below) to choose from and the Eco Council is asked to earmark three in their action plan to achieve Eco-Schools status. These topics have been chosen to combat a variety of global issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution.

Ten Topics
Biodiversity	Energy	Global Citizenship	Healthy Living	Litter
Marine	School Grounds	Transport	Waste	Water

This year, the focus topics our Eco-Committee have chosen are: Litter, school grounds and waste.

What has been happening?
	Eco-Committee members elected. Environmental review completed. Action plan created. Visit from Sally Teasdale and her team from Bradford Council to deliver a presentation on litter, waste and recycling.
	Participated in the RSPB’s Big School’s Birdwatch. Litter survey of our school grounds completed. Litter pick with Sally Teasdale from Bradford Council inside our school grounds and around our school perimeter. Litter posters made and distributed around school.