Broadhempston Primary School

Eco Council

At our school, we are passionate about looking after the environment, and our Eco Group plays a key role in helping us do just that.

Children who are interested in joining apply to be part of the group and a team is chosen to represent the school. Together, they take responsibility for caring for our planet and encouraging others to do the same.

The Eco Group works on an action plan based on important environmental themes such as recycling, saving energy, reducing waste, protecting nature and looking after our school grounds. They share ideas, set goals, and lead projects that everyone in the school can get involved in.

One of their big aims is to achieve the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award which shows that our whole school community is committed to being more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Through this work, children learn how small changes can make a big difference. They also become leaders in protecting the environment, inspiring others to take action and helping our school to be a greener, cleaner place.

The Eco committee from Kingfisher class along with some other volunteers from the class worked wonders on the veg beds by the village hall. They mulched 3 beds with cardboard and sowed 3 varieties of broad beans after preparing another bed. A blackcurrant plant was also added! Thank you to Angela from Food for Thought who came to support us with our gardening.

We’re so proud to have received our Green Flag Award plaque and certificate for 2025! Eco-Schools were really impressed that our pupils took their amazing eco work beyond the school gates helping at home and in our local community. They also loved our Global Citizenship projects including our link with our school in Uganda, all our Super Kind Projects and fundraising and how we’ve made sustainability part of our learning in lots of different subjects.

A huge well done to Mrs Cleverley, our Eco-Committee and everyone in our school community for working so hard to care for our planet.

Here’s to another year of learning, leading, and protecting our planet together!

The Eco Committee made bird feeders using bird seed and lard. They then put these up around the park. This links in to our theme BIODIVERSITY and SCHOOL GROUNDS.
Sycamore class and the KS2 Eco committee did an amazing job weeding the beds by the Village Hall with the help of Angela from Food for Thought. We’ll be ready to plant soon. We were so impressed with how much the children got done in just 2 x 40 minute slots. Excellent work everyone!