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Sustainability

  • The school were awarded the Eco-schools Green Flag in 2024! And the EcoCouncil already have some great ideas and plans for this year.
  • There is LED lighting and double glazing throughout the school.
  • There is a meat-free option available every lunchtime and a meat-free day every week and food waste is separated and collected.
  • Reusable crockery and cutlery is used at lunchtime and pupils and staff make good use of reusable water bottles
  • Recycling is well segregated with children and staff understanding what needs to go into which bin
  • On demand printing has worked well to reduce paper usage.
  • We have an amazing TA who goes above and beyond to ensure that nothing goes to waste and that things that the school no longer need are passed on to the community.
  • The school has a wonderful uniform 'shop' for parents to access second-hand uniform as well as a textile recycling bank that helps to raise funds.
  • Staff are great at car sharing, both for travel to and from work, and for events away from school.
  • The balance bike sessions for the younger children and Bikeability for the older ones help to develop cycling skills and confidence and promote active travel.
  • The local Councillor runs a gardening club with the pupils and there is a really lovely pond and nature area on site.

Bream School selected for national Net Zero project

 

We are delighted to have been selected to be part of the Let’s Go Zero project, a national campaign uniting teachers, pupils, parents and schools to become Net Zero by 2030.

 

As part of the Let’s Go Zero project, a team of Climate Action Advisors work closely with the chosen schools to measure their carbon footprints. They create Climate Action Plans designed to reduce emissions, enhance biodiversity, and integrate sustainability into the curriculum. Bream was selected to be part of the project by the Gloucester Diocesan Board of Education.

 

Bream School is an old school that was built in 1907. Headteacher Nicky Brice said: “As our school is an old building, we wanted to see what we could do to help us become Net Zero.

 

“Our Eco-committee has taken thermal imaging pictures across the school, looking to see where there might be issues.

 

“The school achieved their Eco Green Flag last year, and the children are keen to continue taking positive environmental steps.

 

“We have already put LED lighting throughout the school, but the children wanted to know what is next. A lot of our curriculum focuses on climate change and the negative impact this is having. We want to teach our children that they can have a positive impact for change, and they can make a difference not only to our school but in the local community and beyond. This project seemed like a really key next step for us.”

 

“When we asked our year 6 children why it’s important to make our school more eco-friendly, they told us that they want to help the environment thrive and they want to keep animals, who may be affected by our actions, safe.”

 

The school recently welcomed Let’s Go Zero’s Climate Advisor, Jen Gale, who met with staff, students, and the school’s Eco Committee.

 

Nicky said: “Jen is now forming a plan, looking at increasing our recycling, installing solar panels, and incorporating movement sensors to enhance energy efficiency. Once we have received her report, we will form a Carbon Neutral Action Plan, involving stakeholders such as members of our Local Academy Committee, our Bishop’s Visitor and the diocesan team.”

 

Anne Hemsley, Foundation LAC member at the school, said: “The school’s vision, based on verses in Isaiah, is that each child should have the opportunity to grow to be the best that they can be, ‘confident, responsible and selfless members of their community’.

 

“The ‘Let’s Go Zero’ project gives them an opportunity to do this, as they look at ways that they can be creative stewards of God’s world, which has been God’s intention for humankind from the beginning.”