Eco-Schools

Awarding body:  Keep Britain Tidy 

Description of award:  

The Eco-Schools Green Flag is an internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning. You can work up to your first Eco-Schools Green Flag by achieving Bronze and Silver awards which are self-accredited stepping stones along the way.

https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/about/howitworks/the-awards/

How does the whole school contribute to the award?:

The Eco-Schools Programme is pupil-led, involving hands-on learning that gets the whole school and the wider community involved in exciting environmental projects.

Milestones/achievements from the award:

• 2010: Bronze Award
• 2011: Silver Award
• 2014: Green Flag renewed
• 2016: Green Flag renewed
• 2019: Green Flag renewed
• 2022: Green Flag awarded with Distinction - we went beyond the Eco-Schools Seven Step criteria.

Length of time school has had the award:

• 13th year as an Eco-school

Significant Milestone Projects

ECO Team

The Polygon School is very proud to have their Eco-Schools Green Flag Award renewed in 2022, with a distinction.  This is the highest award available to schools which reflects; going above the Seven Step criteria, the dedication and the hard work the school and Eco-team put into making sure our school is as committed to all things green as possible.

Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journeys, providing guidance on how to make sustainability an integral part of school life. Eco-schools can help enhance the curriculum and get the whole school united behind something important.

Our Eco-team have completed this year's annual review and are now planning our plan for the next two years..

The Eco-Team