The Hammersmith school’s efforts were recently recognised with a prestigious Green Flag in the Eco-Schools Awards and has received a United Nations eduCCate bronze certificate for training staff on sustainability issues.
Currently, six staff members have qualified as climate change and sustainability teachers, and the rest of the school workforce are about to begin the online training.
One of the support group members of the educate team talked about the courses he did: “I found human health interesting, understanding about how flooding and disease are affected by climate. I also did sustainable diet: how we are wasting far too much food.”
Another teacher who delivered training to all staff said: “I have found out so many new facts that I did not know about climate change which are shocking, making me feel committed to my role now.”
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