Eco-Schools and Education Business Partnership

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Eco- Education Business Partnership

How Can We Help You?

Do you know you have a Eco-Education Project Manger in Cornwall?

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This year, Cornwall Council is partnering with Eco-Schools and Let’s Go Zero to enhance your eco-education curriculum and Eco-Clubs. This year we would also like to help decarbonise your school buildings and grounds. Your Eco-Education Project Manager will connect your school with climate advisors who will develop Climate Action Plans for you. Additionally, they will assess your buildings and recommend improvements to reduce carbon emissions and save costs.

Your advisor will work with headteachers to develop a school Climate Action Plan tailored to your schools needs, which is required to be in place by 2025 as mandated by the government. They will provide guidance on reducing your emissions and outline the necessary steps, followed by connecting you with organisations who may be able to help fund new initiatives.

To learn how Cornwall Council can help, please contact your Eco-Education Project Manager.

She can assist you in the following ways:

  • Help you to cut your carbon footprint using the Eco-Schools Cut Your Carbon Calculator.
  • Help achieve your Eco-School Accreditation by providing you will an action plan to follow and the resources needed to achieve the award. She may also be able to assist with funding your award.
  • Find the right information you need in relation to your eco-education, clubs, and buildings.
  • Organise meetings with Council Teams who may be able to assist with your needs, Eco-School managers and Let’s Go Zero climate advisors.
  • Networking giving STL/Teachers the opportunity to learn from each other through regular catch up events, in person and online
  • Assisting with finding funding for eco-projects.
  • Organising workshops offering a variety of workshops to suit your needs.
  • Providing regular updates via the newsletter.

Please fill out the survey, at the bottom of this page, so we can better assist you


Register Today

Eco-Schools

This year, Cornwall Council has a limited budget to help schools renew their Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation. The budget will cover at least 50% of the renewal accreditation fee, depending on how many Cornish schools renew their accreditation.

  • Maximum Cost: The most any school in Cornwall will have to pay to renew their Green Flag accreditation is £87 + VAT, assuming every school renews.
  • Potential Savings: If not all schools renew, the remaining budget will be divided among those that do, reducing the cost further.

The exact cost of your Eco-Schools Green Flag renewal will be determined after the Green Flag application window closes. However, it will not exceed £87, and the Eco-Schools Team will complete assessments and send accreditations before invoicing.

You are eligible to receive this part-payment toward your renewal on the condition that you sign up for Let’s Go Zero. They offer a variety of free opportunities that you might find valuable and will help to create your Climate Action plan for free.

The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple, seven-step framework that is easy to follow and requires NO extra work load to staff/volunteers than any other club.

Cornwall also has it's own Eco- Education Project Manager to support you on your journey. Please contact Charlotte

Young people are our future, give them a voice!

Scan the QR code to find out more Crowd funded Cornwall Climate and Nature Fund

Cornwall Council is committed to supporting active engagement within schools. By fostering climate and environmental awareness and encouraging hands-on participation, they aim to cultivate a sense of responsibility and stewardship among the younger generation, paving the way for a more climate and nature-conscious future. This crowd funder opportunity is available to schools, and can be matched with funding from the Cornwall Council Nature fund.

Found out more: Cornwall Climate and Nature Fund

To read about one crowd funded project here: Nansloe Nature Garden


Plant a tree with The Woodland trustThe Woodland Trust

We want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So we’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities. Together, we'll get millions more trees in the ground.

Please see The Woodland Trust for more information.


Hayley In Action

Climate Workshops

FREE Climate Change workshops for primary and secondary schools

Do you want to help your students understand climate change in an accessible, enjoyable way? Do you worry about your students suffering climate anxiety? These FREE workshops for students from EYFS to Key Stage 5 could help!

Following a huge demand in the 2023/24 academic year, Cornwall Climate Care, a local charity making documentaries about the impacts of climate change and innovative solutions being used to reduce these, are delighted to extend their offer of free workshops on the effects of climate change on topics such as our oceans, coastal erosion, food systems and, new for 2024/25, energy production.

These workshops increase understanding of the causes of climate change and its effects on the chosen topic, by using interactive activities to make an intimidating topic accessible and fun. They also inspire hope and positivity by demonstrating how anyone can make a difference regardless of their age.

For more information please contact Cornwall Climate Care’s Education Coordinator, Hayley Hill, via hayley@cornwallclimate.org or visit her website – bookings now open for the 2024/25 academic year.


Eco- Education Business Partnership

How Can We Help You?

Do you know you have a Eco-Education Project Manger in Cornwall?

(See Who's Listening)

This year, Cornwall Council is partnering with Eco-Schools and Let’s Go Zero to enhance your eco-education curriculum and Eco-Clubs. This year we would also like to help decarbonise your school buildings and grounds. Your Eco-Education Project Manager will connect your school with climate advisors who will develop Climate Action Plans for you. Additionally, they will assess your buildings and recommend improvements to reduce carbon emissions and save costs.

Your advisor will work with headteachers to develop a school Climate Action Plan tailored to your schools needs, which is required to be in place by 2025 as mandated by the government. They will provide guidance on reducing your emissions and outline the necessary steps, followed by connecting you with organisations who may be able to help fund new initiatives.

To learn how Cornwall Council can help, please contact your Eco-Education Project Manager.

She can assist you in the following ways:

  • Help you to cut your carbon footprint using the Eco-Schools Cut Your Carbon Calculator.
  • Help achieve your Eco-School Accreditation by providing you will an action plan to follow and the resources needed to achieve the award. She may also be able to assist with funding your award.
  • Find the right information you need in relation to your eco-education, clubs, and buildings.
  • Organise meetings with Council Teams who may be able to assist with your needs, Eco-School managers and Let’s Go Zero climate advisors.
  • Networking giving STL/Teachers the opportunity to learn from each other through regular catch up events, in person and online
  • Assisting with finding funding for eco-projects.
  • Organising workshops offering a variety of workshops to suit your needs.
  • Providing regular updates via the newsletter.

Please fill out the survey, at the bottom of this page, so we can better assist you


Register Today

Eco-Schools

This year, Cornwall Council has a limited budget to help schools renew their Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation. The budget will cover at least 50% of the renewal accreditation fee, depending on how many Cornish schools renew their accreditation.

  • Maximum Cost: The most any school in Cornwall will have to pay to renew their Green Flag accreditation is £87 + VAT, assuming every school renews.
  • Potential Savings: If not all schools renew, the remaining budget will be divided among those that do, reducing the cost further.

The exact cost of your Eco-Schools Green Flag renewal will be determined after the Green Flag application window closes. However, it will not exceed £87, and the Eco-Schools Team will complete assessments and send accreditations before invoicing.

You are eligible to receive this part-payment toward your renewal on the condition that you sign up for Let’s Go Zero. They offer a variety of free opportunities that you might find valuable and will help to create your Climate Action plan for free.

The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple, seven-step framework that is easy to follow and requires NO extra work load to staff/volunteers than any other club.

Cornwall also has it's own Eco- Education Project Manager to support you on your journey. Please contact Charlotte

Young people are our future, give them a voice!

Scan the QR code to find out more Crowd funded Cornwall Climate and Nature Fund

Cornwall Council is committed to supporting active engagement within schools. By fostering climate and environmental awareness and encouraging hands-on participation, they aim to cultivate a sense of responsibility and stewardship among the younger generation, paving the way for a more climate and nature-conscious future. This crowd funder opportunity is available to schools, and can be matched with funding from the Cornwall Council Nature fund.

Found out more: Cornwall Climate and Nature Fund

To read about one crowd funded project here: Nansloe Nature Garden


Plant a tree with The Woodland trustThe Woodland Trust

We want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So we’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities. Together, we'll get millions more trees in the ground.

Please see The Woodland Trust for more information.


Hayley In Action

Climate Workshops

FREE Climate Change workshops for primary and secondary schools

Do you want to help your students understand climate change in an accessible, enjoyable way? Do you worry about your students suffering climate anxiety? These FREE workshops for students from EYFS to Key Stage 5 could help!

Following a huge demand in the 2023/24 academic year, Cornwall Climate Care, a local charity making documentaries about the impacts of climate change and innovative solutions being used to reduce these, are delighted to extend their offer of free workshops on the effects of climate change on topics such as our oceans, coastal erosion, food systems and, new for 2024/25, energy production.

These workshops increase understanding of the causes of climate change and its effects on the chosen topic, by using interactive activities to make an intimidating topic accessible and fun. They also inspire hope and positivity by demonstrating how anyone can make a difference regardless of their age.

For more information please contact Cornwall Climate Care’s Education Coordinator, Hayley Hill, via hayley@cornwallclimate.org or visit her website – bookings now open for the 2024/25 academic year.


  • Celebrating All Eco-Schools

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    Celebrating Cornwall’s Eco Schools

    Inspiring Activities with Eco-Schools


    This year, Cornwall has seen a massive 120% increase in schools joining the Eco Schools initiative!

    41 schools have now been awarded Eco School status, after leading on impressive initiatives to improve their school environments and impact the world on a local level.

    Eco-Schools is a growing phenomenon which encourages young people to engage in their environment by allowing them the opportunity to actively protect it. Involving children in the Eco-Schools project in the UK offers numerous benefits that extend beyond the classroom. Participation fosters environmental awareness and education, equipping pupils with the knowledge to make sustainable choices and develop eco-friendly habits.

    The Eco-Schools programme is designed to be pupil-led and the Eco-Schools Green Flag is an annual accreditation which celebrates the efforts of young people in that community.

    Just a few of the inspirational ideas students across Cornwall have led as part of the project include assemblies, planting vegetables, trees, and herb gardens, setting campaigns for families to take part in, creating bug hotels, nominating eco monitors, creating bird feeders and going on bug hunts.

    “This project has deepened the children's sense of purpose, responsibility and ownership of their environment. This was all about engaging in a national project of global value that connects environmental education and action and demonstrates how a small cog, at a local level, can make a big difference.” (Ben Stephenson, Headteacher at Nanstallon Primary School, an official Eco School for 2024)

    A huge well done to Cornwall’s Eco Schools!

    • Happy Days Nursery Falmouth
    • Sithney Community Primary School
    • Roskear Primary School
    • Trannack Primary School
    • Pennoweth Primary and Nursery School
    • Portreath Primary School
    • Pencoys Primary School
    • Porthleven School
    • Lanner School
    • Illogan School
    • Godolphin Primary School
    • Halwin School
    • Parc Eglos School
    • Rosemellin County Primary School
    • Garras Community Primary School
    • St Stephens Community Primary School
    • St Mabyn C of E School
    • Richard Lander School
    • Weeth Community Primary School
    • Happy Days Nursery & Preschool Truro
    • Happy Days Nursery & Preschool, Summercourt
    • Mawnan C of E VA Primary School
    • Redruth School
    • Doubletrees School
    • Happy Days Nursery Truro
    • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin
    • Happy Days Nursery St Austell
    • Sir Robert Geffery's CofE VA School
    • Happy Days Nursery Treloweth
    • Truro School
    • Oak Tree School
    • Germoe Community Primary School
    • Treviglas Academy
    • St Erth Community Primary School
    • Nanstallon Primary School
    • Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
    • CHES Academy
    • St Dennis Primary Academy
    • St. Columb Minor Academy
    • Wadebridge Primary Academy
    • Boskenwyn Community Primary School

  • Eco-School Achievements

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    Eco-Success Collectively, this is what all our wonderful young people have achieved here in Cornwall. Please join us in our mission and either gain your Eco-Schools Accreditation or renew your Accreditation this academic year. This year, Cornwall Council has limited funding to cover the £200+VAT cost of Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation for schools in Cornwall that are actively engaged in protecting our planet through the Eco-Schools programme.

    If you have any questions or need any help your Eco-Education Manager is here to help please contact: Charlotte

Page last updated: 20 Dec 2024, 11:25 AM