Abbey Primary prides itself on being an Eco friendly school. We have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag award 5 times and will continue to sustain the Eco Ethos within the school.

Within our school, Primary 2 and Primary 3 pupils have the opportunity to become an 'Eco Buddy'. They are responsible for turning of the lights, interactive whiteboards and ensuring everyone is recycling correctly. Primary 4 - Primary 7 pupils are nominated by their class to be a representative on our school Eco Committee. Eco Committee meets with Mrs Woodrow each term to put forward their ideas on how to make our school more eco-friendly! 

We are very lucky to have such amazing outdoor spaces in Abbey! We have a great Eco Garden, named "The Enchanted Woods". On our bank we have a large poly-tunnel, we can grow our own fruit and vegetables in here. There are lots of playgrounds and an outdoor classroom, allowing us to take our learning outside! 

If you think you could support our outdoor space development, please let our teachers know! We really appreciate all the help to make our outdoor spaces accessible and useful for each class in our school! 

Green Flag Focus 2023 - 2025

Our Eco Committee are looking at improving different areas in our school. Our focus for this year includes: 

1. Major Focus - Outdoor learning
2. Minor Focus - Healthy Eating 
3. Minor Focus - Energy Reduction

To help us with our focus areas, we will be getting involved in a range of different initiatives. These include: 

• Global Outdoor Learning Day 
• Outdoor Classroom Day
• Switch-Off Fortnight 
• Cash for Clobber
• Adopt a Spot 
• Battery collection
• Waste Free Week

Follow our Green Flag journey on this page and in our Eco School Newsletters! 

Eco Committee Responsibilites

Our Eco Committee responsibilities include: 

• looking for ways to improve our local environment and our school
• encouraging others to treat nature with respect
• putting forward ideas that we could use to improve our school environment and encourage others to go outside
• being willing to listen to other members ideas
• ensuring that data, actions and activities are monitored, evaluated and reported back to the whole school
• contributing to Eco Committee assemblies
• attending Eco Committee meetings