ADDRESS
Durham Road
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 1NN
Telephone
01254 703449
Welcome to our Eco council 2025-26. We have just completed our ‘suatainability audit’ and have created out action plan for the coming year.
The areas we are focussing on primarily are:
Decarbonisation
Biodiversity
Sustainability
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Decarbonisation - we have introduced the 'WOW Walk to School' scheme which encourages children to commute by either walking, cycling, wheeling or scooting.
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Biodiversity - we currently have a bug hotel situated in EYFS but have plans to create others around our school grounds. We are using a compost bin in order to reduce food waste and have a gardening club that runs throughout the year, producing produce that can be used in the kitchens at school.
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Sustainability - we are developing a sustainable school uniform policy in order to reduce textile waste and promote ethical sourcing.
Our Aim
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Our mission is to help make our school sustainable and to bring about behaviour change in young people and those connected to them so that good habits learned in schools are followed through into homes and communities.
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What’s more, by addressing environmental issues in school and reducing waste, they'll save money, which can be reinvested elsewhere.
The role of the Eco-Committee
The Eco-Committee is tasked to:
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Ensure that the whole school is aware of the Eco-Schools programme
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Take the lead in carrying out the Environmental Review
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Ensure that everyone in the school community is represented in the decision-making process (as far as possible)
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Provide a link between pupils, teachers, senior management team, governors and the whole school community
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Take the lead in delivering the Eco-Schools Action Plan
Play the free climate change game
Eco Class of the Week
We will be continuing to monitor our Eco class of the week. This will be awarded for the class who has been the most energy efficient (turning off lights, white board and computers)
Will it be your class? Well done to 4P, 4B & 2F for all their hard work saving energy.
New Menu
The Eco Council met with our school cook to discuss about the new menu. We have asked the children in school what they like about the new menu and how it can be improved. We particularly focused on the plant based options and the vegetables on offer.
