Eco-Schools Green Flag Award 2025
Miss O’Donnell and The Sustainability Team have been awarded the Green Flag for Learning for Sustainability. They have been awarded a special commendation for the outstanding work they have been doing across the curriculum to embed sustainability into departments across our school.
Green Flag
Our Green Flag award is a “visible indication of a school’s commitment to sustainability and an internationally recognised accreditation for excellence in sustainable education”.
Additionally, our Special Commendation for Learning for Sustainability, in addition to the Green Flag Award, recognises “the extensive opportunities that have been offered to pupils to learn about our environment, whilst also gaining knowledge and skills for life.”
Eco Schools in Holyrood
The Sustainability Leaders make up our Eco Committee. We meet at least once each term and drive positive environmental change in the school and the wider community. We currently have over 100 recruits from all year groups, and all members join voluntarily. The Sustainability Leaders are pivotal in shaping Learning for Sustainability (LfS) and Eco Schools priorities. We also work in partnership with a variety of local community groups and businesses to enhance our delivery of LfS.
The Sustainability Leaders have created a January challenge calendar to encourage an eco-friendly start to 2025. The challenges are a mixture of various ideas and actions that focus on the school environment and the “Three R’s” (reduce, reuse and recycle).
The Sustainability Team is delighted to share that we have achieved Eco Schools Green Flag status from Keeping Scotland Beautiful (KSB). A Green Flag is a visible indication of a school’s commitment to Learning for Sustainability and an internationally recognised accreditation for excellence in sustainable education. KSB recognised our whole school approach to making our school more sustainable.
Our Sustainability Team make up the Eco Committee and have been driving forward initiatives for the last 18 months. It is made up of pupils from all year groups and anyone is welcome to join. We meet once a term and spend the rest of the time carrying out our initiatives. Recent initiatives have included the reusable plastic bottle campaign, whole school recycling, the Christmas Jumper Appeal and outdoor activities. We received amazing feedback from Keeping Scotland Beautiful (KSB) and our Green Flag status lasts for two years.
