Eco-Schools

At Great Oldbury, we believe it is vital to encourage children to love where they live, show pride in their community, and care for their surroundings, from a young age.  It is our aim to inspire the next generation of innovative, inspirational environmentalists to make considered choices which help to protect our planet.

The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple seven-step framework that has been designed to raise awareness of environmental issues whilst empowering young people to make a positive difference by taking a lead on environmental actions and projects in their school and local community. Within Eco-Schools’ simple framework young people have the freedom to decide on the environmental issues they would like to tackle, represented by ten Eco-Schools topics. Once young people have chosen their topics, they decide what actions they would like to take and how they are going to involve their school and community. The seven-step process culminates in an Eco-Schools’ assessor looking over a school’s application and evidence, with a view to recognising and celebrating their achievements.  The programme not only positively impacts our planet, it also benefits young people, building teamwork and leadership skills whilst increasing confidence and reducing eco-anxiety.

At our school, we have elected ‘Eco- Heroes’ who have been given the responsibility of improving the sustainability and ecological achievements of our school. Eco- club meets weekly to work towards our Eco- Schools Green Flag accreditation. This year, our identified action plan target areas are: Litter, School Grounds and Biodiversity.

We are very proud of our Eco- Heroes and the dedication they show to making our school more environmentally friendly!