“We’ve taken the Let’s Go Zero pledge, declaring our aim to become zero carbon by 2030. We’re joining schools across the UK in this national campaign to show the overwhelming support for zero carbon schools, and inviting government and local councils to work with us to reach this goal.

We know that schools can be the trailblazers for their community, responding to young people’s calls for action.  In fact, they can inspire whole communities to tackle the climate crisis. In the coming pivotal ‘climate decade,’ we will be part of Let’s Go Zero’s national network of schools and sustainability, sharing information about how to reach zero carbon, and working with local councils and government to make it happen.

We’re committing to cut carbon in a number of key areas. Here are some of the things we’ve already done and are planning to do:

We encourage all staff and pupils to avoid single use plastics and to use reusable bottles, bags and containers.

We have solar panels on our roof to increase our use of clean, renewable energy.

We have specific bins around the school to encourage recycling and to reduce our landfill waste.

We ensure our heating controls are checked and changed regularly so that we are not heating an empty building.

We have planted trees both in Barnwood Arboretum and in our school grounds as part of the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy and in support of the Woodland Trust's Big Climate Fightback campaign.

We hold regular environmental awareness activities to enage our pupils and encourage them to play their part.

Our World Book Day theme for 2022 is based on the book, 'Mother Earth is Weeping' by Claire Donald.

We actively encourage our children to be courageous advocats (for example we were proud to support one of our pupils' participation in Operation Ocelot)

We are moving away from single use milk cartons to introduce reusable beakers and large recyclable milk containers.

– By joining the Let’s Go Zero campaign and committing to becoming a school, we’re taking a positive step on a local level to help combat the climate issues we all face globally. It sends a strong message to our whole school and community that together we can safeguard our planet for future generations.