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  • Are you the greenest school in the world?

    04 April 2013

    Enter the Green School scholarship competition and find out if you're school could win a trip to Bali.

  • Nine out of ten teachers want environment to stay in the curriculum

    03 April 2013

    More than 90% of teachers want the environment to stay part of the English National Curriculum, a study by Keep Britain Tidy has today revealed.

  • What's your waste saving pledge?

    30 March 2013

    During Waste Week the Pod asked students to encourage their families and friends to think about the waste they produce and how they can reduce, reuse and recycle more. It's not too late for you to take part too.

  • Biodiversity - Ideas and learning resources from a global perspective

    28 March 2013

    Why not think about including global biodiversity into your planning for next term? It is the perfect way to incorporate both Eco-Schools topics of biodiversity and global citizenship within your curriculum work and is a great opportunity to explore some of the amazing wildlife and plants from around the world.

  • Help us keep climate change on the National Curriculum

    27 March 2013

    The government is considering dropping climate change from the national geography curriculum. As environmental ambassadors, we hope you will join us in fighting against the proposed plans. Here are three simple actions to help keep climate change in the curriculum.

  • Eco-Schools solar service for schools is back!

    26 March 2013

    Great news the Eco-Schools solar service for schools is back! This means that your school can now generate renewable solar energy for free.

  • What a Wonderful Waste Week

    25 March 2013

    Eco-Schools would like to congratulate all those schools that took part in this year’s Waste Week campaign. Over 3100 schools got involved from across the country and both Eco-Schools and the Pod have had some amazing feedback about the activities undertaken and waste savings made over the week.

  • The Zayed Future Energy Prize is now open for submissions

    19 March 2013

    As last year’s winner in the European high school category was a Green Flag Eco-School, why not get involved too and try to win a prize this year.

  • Spring has sprung! Now is a great time to start planning some lessons outside the classroom

    06 March 2013

    As March is the official start of Spring, why not use the opportunity to plan some lessons, activities or eco-clubs outside of the classroom. We’ve pulled together some top ideas, resources and inspirational case studies to help you get started.

  • Can we share your Eco-Schools story?

    04 March 2013

    There are thousands of schools, Eco-Coordinators and Eco-Committees all around England, progressing along their own Eco-Schools journey. Each of these have lessons they've learnt, successes to celebrate and stories or ideas to inspire other Eco-Schools. By sharing your stories, you can help other Eco-Schools and gain some recognition for the fantastic work you've been doing.

  • Eco-Schools England working in partnership with:
  • EDF Energy
  • ASDAN
  • Homebase
  • Managed by Keep Britain Tidy