Primary schools
- ‘This is a way of shaping young children to make positive changes for the future.’ – Highfields Primary School
- ‘A successful project requires time, energy and an end product that you can see.’ – Inglehurst Junior School
- ‘It’s great for the children to feel the soil on their fingers and eat food that they’ve grown themselves.’ – Queensmead Primary Academy
- ‘We’re giving city children an opportunity to experience the outdoors.’ – Buswells Lodge Primary School
- ‘In our concrete jungle, we’ve been learning about biodiversity and urban wildlife.’ – Charnwood Primary School
- ‘When you make it part of the curriculum it becomes truly embedded in the school.’ – Lydgate Junior School
Secondary schools
- ‘It helps the students make a real difference. It’s good for their mental health.’ – Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College
- ‘You have to dedicate time to sustainability. Decide what you want to achieve and stick to it.’ – Meadowhead School
Further education
- ‘Green skills are a key part of our curriculum. It’s preparing our students to make something of themselves.’ – Chesterfield College
- ‘Putting things in the right bins is not the mindset we need. Huge change needs to happen.’ – The Sheffield College
Multi-academy trust
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