Contact the Healthy Schools Team
Healthy Schools Team
Children and Young Peoples Team
Public Health
Castlewood
Clevedon
BS21 6FW
shaun.cheesman@n-somerset.gov.uk
07385378475
Schools may find the following programmes, which support a whole school approach, helpful
Modeshift STARS
Modeshift STARS is the national schools awards scheme that has been established to recognise schools that have demonstrated excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable travel. The scheme encourages schools across the country to join in a major effort to increase levels of sustainable and active travel in order to improve the health and well-being of children and young people. For further support on sustainable travel, including Modeshift STARS, contact Abbie.edbrooke@n-somerset.gov.uk
Eco-Schools
The ECO Schools award provides a simple, seven-step framework that empowers young people to make a difference in their school, local community and beyond. Some resources to support eco-schools can be found below:
- A freely downloadable eco-poster as part of the campaign to encourage school pupils to join an eco-committee.
- A freely downloadable newsletter template for eco-schools to make it easier to update their website with all their achievements.
- A blog full of eco-school tools and templates.
- A blog on ideas to help wildlife, supported by conservationists across the UK.
- Twinkl’s giveaway and a community collection grant. If schools apply, they can be in with a chance to get £500 – perfect for any eco-school projects.
SEEd
The Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd) model is a practical, tested approach which enables year on year improvement. The process helps explore new ways of thinking that involves the whole community surrounding your school to effect a culture change towards Sustainability.
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth have 50 easy measures to encourage climate-positive behaviour and meaningful action for schools. The free guide includes tips to reduce the impact of transport, food, nature, energy and waste and ideas for cost savings while delivering on the curriculum.
Sustainable Schools
The Sustainable Schools Programme provides a simple set of measures that your school can easily adopt to reduce its impact on the environment.
Below are some resources which may help with delivering environmental education in the classroom and as part of a whole school approach.
Encourage environmental education and win up to £2000 by entering the Primary Awards for Green Education in schools
The Eden Project provides virtual school workshops
Forestry England provide resources and hands on visits to forests (inc Leigh Woods)
Royal botanical gardens Kew provide Free Endeavour resources for plant science
Learning Through Landscapes provide free outdoor lesson ideas
Natural History Museum provide natural history resources
RSPB provides Nature Activities for Kids
RHS resources support school gardening
Wildlife Trusts offer visits to nature reserves, on-site lessons in schools, forest schools, teacher training and advice on school improvements
Slimbridge provide hands on curriculum linked learning sessions
The World Wildlife Fund provides World Wildlife classroom resources and more
Young People’s Trust for the Environment provide a suite of lessons for children to learn What climate change is, what impact it’s having around the world, How humans are causing it and what we can all do to stop it.
Stem learning provides a collection of resources linked to climate change themes