The Eco schools programme
Eco schools is a free, international award programme that guides schools on their environmental journey.
It’s a programme to help put the environment at the heart of school life.
You can find out more information on the Eco schools website.
Register as an Eco school
To register as an Eco school, complete the online form below.
Register to become an Eco school
The Eco schools awards
There are 3 award levels within the Eco schools programme:
The bronze and silver awards are self-assessed online. Trust is placed on each school to complete this process.
The Green Flag award is an international standard, and the assessment is more rigorous.
The assessment is carried out by Keep Britain Tidy.
When your school has been awarded the Green Flag, you need to reapply every 2 years to keep the award.
First applications and renewals use the same application form.
Apply online for an award on the Eco schools website.
Eco schools 9 key topics
The eco schools programme targets 9 key subjects:
- energy
- water
- biodiversity
- school grounds
- healthy living
- transport
- litter
- waste
- global citizenship
The only compulsory topic is Energy.
Your school isn’t required to work on all the topics at the same time.
When you’re working on 1 topic, you may make improvements in other areas as the topics are designed to interlink.
How Eco schools can help schools
The programme has been designed to benefit the school by:
- enhancing the curriculum
- linking to the local community
- saving money through improved efficiency
- providing a structure to pupils and staff to work together to make a difference to the school
- giving age-appropriate responsibility to pupils
Schools carry out an annual environmental review. The review helps them set their actions for the year ahead so that they can continue to make improvements.
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