1. Eco- schools Silver Award
The school has been awarded a ‘silver award’ for its’ work in raising
environmental awareness. This has been achieved through the hard work
of many pupils who have carried out a thorough review of our practices
and worked out an action plan for this session.
As a result of all the hard work we have with the help of Greenspace and
Community Service :-
 Built bird boxes which are now being used by their new owners
 Put in raised plant beds for use by classes and the after school
environmental group
 Built and bought composters to allow us to make our own natural
compost.
 Landscaped our new garden and started installation of a new
polytunnel.
 Planned a nature trail which will take you past many interesting and
rare plants found in our grounds
 Carried out a complete botanical survey and put the results on the
school intranet
 Planted trees and shrubs to encourage wildlife
 Organised ‘healthy lifestyles’ days
 Requested that drinking water is made available to pupils and that the
canteen offers healthy low fat and salt alternatives
We are now desperately in need of parents or grandparents who are keen
on gardening to help us manage our new raised beds. If you love
gardening and would be willing to help water plants during the summer
or help keep our beds weed free please contact Mr Dyer in Biology.