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Eco Committee
Eco-Committee
Learning and living as children of God
(Ephesians5:1) (You are God’s children whom he loves. Try to be like God)
We serve our community by providing the highest quality education, encouraging understanding of faith and promoting Christian values. All children can express curiosity, explore big questions about our world, share socially and spiritually with freedom to make good choices underpinned by our values. Respect, Friendship, Perseverance, Thankfulness, Trust and Truthfulness. Eco-Schools is a key example of how our school vision permeates through all we do by looking after one another and the world around us. Eco-Schools creates the intrigue of curiosity about how we can help and become more aware of what we do and the impact it has.
In September 2021 Deerhurst and Apperley set up our own Eco-Schools Committee. This committee is made up of 12 children from across the whole school. In Eco-Committee we talk about how we can help make our school more eco-friendly and have created an action plan explaining what we would like to achieve in the acidemic year.
What is Eco-Schools?
They are a charity passionate about engaging young people in environmental education and action. Eco-Schools do this by providing a simple, seven-step framework that guides, empowers and motivates pupils to drive change and improve environmental awareness in their school, local community and beyond.
After completing the seven step process, schools can then apply for Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation, which recognises, rewards and celebrates the environmental achievements of young people.
Eco-Schools was founded in 1994, operates in 70 countries and engages 19.5 million young people globally. This makes Eco-Schools the largest educational programme on the planet.
The Seven Eco-Schools steps are designed to make environmental actions pupil-led. Working through each of the seven steps and achieving Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation is designed to be done in a single academic year. Several of the steps, for example Step 5: Informing and Involving, naturally overlap and this is encouraged – our process is designed to be holistic.
Below, is a brief summary of each step, but further details, examples, criteria and resources can be found on the Eco-Schools website.
- Eco-Committee, a group of students and adults responsible for all things Eco-Schools.
- Environmental Review, a free-to-download resource which has been designed to review learning environments and provide inspiration to Eco-Committees.
- Action Plan, a plan for environmental actions in your school, college or nursery.
- Curriculum Links, including environmental issues in your school’s, college’s, or nursery’s learning.
- Informing and Involving, including all pupils, staff members and your local community in Eco-Schools work.
- Monitoring and Evaluation, measuring the impact of the projects in your Action Plan.
- Eco-Code, a rallying call that everyone can get behind!
2024-2025
Notice Board:
- Donation of bulbs
- Donation of pots
- Donation of planters
- Donations of soil
2023 – 2024
In our committee this year we have; Evelyn, Ethan, Imogen, Rose, Perdi, Zahara, Thomas, Ellis, Sophie, Gretel, Ella, Nancy, George and Alex. They all had to fill in forms to explain why they would like to be on the committee and all put forward great aplications.
Notice Board:
- Donation of compost
- Donations of seeds and bulbs
- Donations of small pots to plant seeds into
Summer Term:
- Bulbs planted in lots of different locations around school
- Great Big Green week planned
- Walking bus to start in Summer 2 and last for 4 weeks.
- Fruit, Veg and plant swap with donations from Waitrose
- Flower sale
Spring Term:
- Prep the flower beds for the flower garden they want.
- Bulb and plant donations for their flower beds.
- Cake Sale planned and money will be used to help with Great Big Green Week.
Autumn Term:
- Eco-Committee have been chosen. They will represent the committe for this year.
- Environmental Review completed by the children over a couple of meetings. They have looked assessed the areas we scored well and not so well in.
- Action Plan Completed for the rest of the year.
Pictures from this year:
2022 – 2023
In our committee this year we have; Sonny, Gabriel, Ben, Isla, Orla, Alexander, Molly, Este, Ella, Hugo, Flynn and Molly. They all had to fill in forms to explain why they would like to be on the committee and all put forward great aplications.
Notice Board:
Any donations of plant pots, compost, seeds, vegetable plants and other plants would be wonderful.
Summer Term:
- Friday 23rd June – Sunflower seed planting at 3pm. Please come and join us to plant some seeds with your children.
- Tuesday 20th June – plant, homegrown veg and fruit swap at 3.15pm
- W/B: 19th June will be Deerhurst and Apperley Green Week. During this week there will be different activities for the children and parents to join in with.
- Every Tuesday in June there will be a walking bus from the village hall at 8.30am
- Forest school was made bigger. Class 2 planted wild flower seeds round the borders and created a willow fence round the edge.
Spring Term:
- They planned to change the area of forest school and make it larger. They discussed how they would do this.
- Seed donations to school for our wild flower boarder around forest school
- Eco-Committee have brought lots of new eco awareness books from the money they raised.
- Eco-Committee planted the tree which were donated to school.
Autumn Term:
- Thursday 24th November – Cake Sale
- Meeting – decided on a cake sale to raise money for books, seeds, bulbs and plants for the school
- Environmental Review completed by the children over a couple of meetings. They have looked assessed the areas we scored well and not so well in.
- Eco-Committee have been chosen. They will represent the committe for this year.
- Friday 16th December – Eco-Committe application deadline
Facts, Top Tips and Recipies:
Fact: One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators like bees. Top Tip: Remember to turn the lights off when you’re not in the room. Recipe: https://www.mobkitchen.co.uk/recipes/wintery-leek-and-potato-eggs
Fact: The Sun could provide us with a year’s worth of energy in just one hour (if we could harness it all).
Top Tip: Remember to turn the tap off when you don’t need it.
Recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/bean-enchiladas
Fact: Every year 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, that’s the equivalent of one rubbish truck every minute.
Top Tip: Don’t waste food as it adds to the amount of CO2 in landfills.
Recipie: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/veggie-shepherds-pie-sweet-potato-mash
Forest School
Forest School
Learning and living as children of God
(Ephesians5:1) (You are God’s children whom he loves. Try to be like God)
We serve our community by providing the highest quality education, encouraging understanding of faith and promoting Christian values. All children can express curiosity, explore big questions, share socially and spiritually with freedom to make good choices underpinned by our values. Respect, Friendship, Perseverance, Thankfulness, Trust and Truthfulness. Forest School is a key example of how our school vision permeates through all we do. Forest school creates the value of awe and wonder, the intrigue of curiosity, exploring big questions through learning and the appreciation of God’s creation.
Forest School originated in Scandinavia and began its journey in the UK in 1993, growing ever since. Forest School involves being outdoors in a natural setting and is child-led, providing opportunities for children to develop holistically.
We are thrilled to have our very own Forest School within the grounds of Deerhurst and Apperley and our aim is to use the outdoor environment to support the children’s learning and enhance their outdoor experiences, so that they can transfer their skills to their indoor learning and everyday life.
The Forest School ethos that we promote and adhere to at Deerhurst and Apperley is based on six key principles. These principles are defined by The Forest School Association as:
- It is a long-term process of regular sessions. The cycle of planning, observation, adaptation and review are combined into each session.
- It takes place in a woodland or natural environment to support the development of the learner and the natural world.
- It aims to promote the holistic development of the children which includes creativity, resilience, independence and confidence.
- It offers opportunities for the children to take supported risks appropriate to the environment and to themselves.
- Forest School is run by qualified Level 3 Forest School practitioners.
- Forest School is learner-centred.
Governor Visits to School
Chair of Governors – Mr Andrew Matthews
I have joined the governing body as a parent governor. I have two children currently in school in Classes 1 and 2, (and another joining the school in a few years) so the school will be a large part of our family life for many years to come. I have worked in aeronautical engineering for many years with experience in managing people, budgets, and projects. I hope to put my skills to use in supporting the school to continue to thrive.
Holiday Activities Programme
Glos safeguarding children partnership working together 2021
Pupil Premium 2021-2022
School Council
School Council 2024-2025
At Deerhurst and Apperley we have are proud to have pupil representatives that take part in Class and School Council meetings. These councils are in place so that pupils have a voice and are involved in decisions about the school that affect them. Through Class Council all pupils have the opportunity to raise issues, share ideas and take part in discussions that involve all of their classmates in reaching a democratic solution. Wider issues that arise at Class Council are discussed further at School Council, this ensures that as many pupil voices as possible are heard.
Pupils at Deerhurst and Apperley know that this is their school and their thoughts and ideas matter.
What does a School Council do?
A school council is a formal group of pupils who act as representatives of their classmates in discussing school issues with the headteacher and staff. It’s a brilliant way of representing and contributing to Pupil Voice in your school. Students are elected to represent the views of all pupils and also to improve their school.
“School council” means all kinds of school-based groups run by students, including student forums and youth parliaments. They help to make decisions about how the school is run and take on projects that support the children’s learning and development, such as organising charity events, representing the school at outside events or ensuring the school is environmentally friendly. School councils are usually elected annually by the other children. A school council does a number of things:
- A school council usually meets with a teacher present to discuss and sort out problems. These could include school lunches, behaviour or ideas for fundraising events.
- Members of the school council are responsible for carrying out the ideas that have been agreed upon, such as planning and raising awareness for school events.
- Each year, every class will normally elect two representatives to be members of the school council.
Meet our School Council Members for 2024-2025 Class 1 – Year 1 – Holly Class 1 – Year 2 – Sebastian Class 2 – Year 3 – George Class 2 – Year 4 – Leo Class 3 – Year 5 – Zahara Class 3 – Year 6 – Rose and Luke
Minute Meetings Academic Year 2024- 2025
School Council Minutes 9.1.25
School Council Minutes 19.9.24
Minute Meetings Academic Year 2023- 2024
School Council Minutes 25.4.24
Minute Meetings Academic Year 2022- 2023
School Council Minutes 17.3.23
School Council Minutes 25.1.23
School Council Minutes Autumn 2022
Minute Meetings Academic Year 2021- 2022
School Council Minutes 1.12.21