Eco School - Empowering Children to Improve Our Environment
Hawkedon Primary School is following the Eco Schools Framework to increase environmental education and deliver projects that increase sustainability, develop green skills and model green careers.
Eco Schools is a charity passionate about engaging young people in environmental education and action. They 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.
The Eco Schools Seven Step framework aims to place young people at the heart of environmental action and is the main reason why the Eco Schools programme is the largest educational programme in the world, as relevant today as it was when established in 1994. The Seven Step framework supports young people of all ages and abilities to work together to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate environmental actions in their school. Participating in the programme:
- Engages young people in important environmental issues.
- Demonstrates to pupils that environmental actions can be enjoyable, social and rewarding.
- Teaches responsibility and generates a sense of community.
- Develops the skills and knowledge young people need to play an active role in protecting our environment now and throughout their lifetimes.
- Empowers pupils with the belief that they can have a positive impact on our planet.
- Enables schools to green their entire curriculum.
Independent research has also found that pupil participation in Eco Schools leads to: increased confidence, development of leadership skills, improved behaviour and greater motivation at school. It creates the next generation of innovative, inspirational environmentalists and tells local communities that a school, college or nursery is forward-thinking and actively engaged in protecting our planet. Find out more – https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/
Seven Step Framework
These are the seven Eco Schools steps we are following and we will update more here as we achieve each step:
1. Eco-Committee, the pupils and adults responsible for leading all things ‘Eco’. Meet our Eco Champions here.
2. Environmental Review, an annual review of our learning environment.
3. Action Plan, our plan for environmental actions in our school.
4. Curriculum Links, how environmental issues are taught across our curriculum.
5. Informing and involving, including all pupils, staff members and our local community in our Eco Schools work.
6. Monitoring and Evaluation, measuring the impact of our projects from our Action Plan.
7. Eco-Code, a rallying call that everyone can get behind!
Eco-Code The school has an agreed, adopted and displayed Eco-Code – click here to view our Eco Code.
The Eco-Code is displayed in all classrooms.
The Eco-Code is known and understood by all our pupils and staff.
February 5th 2026 our children took part in the Big Schools Birdwatch campaign.
