Schools and Environmental Education
We aim to work closely with all pre-schools, nurseries, primary, secondary schools and colleges in the borough to encourage them become to be sustainable.
The Government in England wants every school to be a sustainable school by 2020. Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life. Visit www.eco-schools.org.uk
Schools work towards gaining one of three awards – Bronze, Silver and the prestigious Green Flag award, which symbolises excellence in the field of environmental activity.
Bronze and Silver are both self accredited through the Eco- schools website and the Green Flag award is externally assessed by Keep Britain Tidy.
Joining the Eco-Schools programme is free and it makes tackling sustainable issues manageable and easy for all schools, whether they are children’s centres, nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools or schools with special status. Once registered, schools follow a simple seven-step process which helps them to address a variety of environmental themes, ranging from litter and waste to healthy living and biodiversity.
Please contact marilyn.davies@basingstoke.gov.uk or telephone 01256 845427
Marilyn Davies, Environmental Education Officer.
