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Eco Board

Here is our journey as a school and an Earth Friends group to achieve the Eco Schools Green Flag Award.

Our Earth Friends meet on a Wednesday after school . They collaborate, discuss and share ideas on ways to make Pinner Wood more sustainable and greener. As a group, they complete an environmental review then put an action plan in place to support the school on their Eco-Schools journey. This plan will involve the school, staff, children, local community and other stakeholders we work with.

Environmental Review (2025 - 2026)

1) Need for more recycling outside

2) Helping people in the school understand how energy is used and can be saved

3) Working towards water saving stratergies and understanding why it is important to save water

4) Continue to support the biodiversity of our school

5) Promoting sustainable transport to school and the school community

Action Plan (2025 - 2026)

1) Continue our active travel journey as a school and continue to promote and build confidence in active travel

2) Create links through Global Citizenship with businesses, organisations and charities

3) Continue to monitor and action our energy, waste and waste emissions

Our Journey

Here is what Earth Friends have got up to in Autumn term:

Litter picking
Looking at recycling in the school
Supporting with Terra Cycle to collect crisp packets, chocolate wrappers and old pens
Making signs to remind staff to turn off the lights in their rooms when leaving
Supporting with biodiversity by making a bug house
Making plant pots from recycled materials

Here is what Earth Friends have got up to in Spring term:

Bird watching for the RSPB and recording what we find
Introducing the new members of Earth Friends and discussing what our priorities are for Pinner Wood
Completing an energy audit of the school and talking about next step

Here is what Earth Friends have got up to in Summer term:

Taking part in a number of trips including analysis of the River Pin and attending Yes Fest
Reviewing the use of water and where water is wasted in our school
Updating our outdoor learning lessons
Organising the celebration of Walk to School week
Sharing updates in assembly
Submitting our final Green Flag award

Here is what Earth Friends got up to when they returned to school in September 2024:

Achieved Gold award for the Tree Council award
Got the Green Flag Eco Award with Distinction
Organised and supported with the eco refill and pupil profit project in conjunction with Harrow
Did a bin audit
Litter picking in the local area
Supported the organisation and running of Road Safety week including parking patrols, an assembly and a workshop

Here is what Earth Friends got up to in Spring Term 2025;

Achieved RHS Gardening Award Level 5
Supporting in planning and running of sustainability week
Supported with climate action plan and working towards actions
Took part in the Picker Pals project
Some Earth Friends attended the TFL ambassador day in London

Here is what Earth Friends got up to in Summer term 2025:

Organising energy champions accross the school
Achieving GOLD in our TFL award
Set up, planned and ran the Eco Refill shop throughout the term
Secured funding for more scooters for the playground by writing an application
Took part in parking patrols

Here is what Earth Friends have got up to at the end of 2025 and now 2026:

Reviewing green choices in classes accross the school and awarding those classes who have made green decisions
Helping to plan and share ideas about Sustainability Week
Creating parking tickets and handing them out for Parking Patrol
Creating invitations and inviting our local community to our Eco Refill Shop
Continuing to run our Eco Refill shop
Litter picking in the school

Here is what Earth Friends have got up to in Summer term 2026:

Reviewing systems in place for reducing plastic waste - no single use plastic bottles, laminating policy and eco refill
Making links with local community to support eco refill shop
Promote use of bikes and scooters in the playground and support children in building confidence to use them
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