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We would just like to celebrate some of the things that we have achieved at Ravensmead over the last academic year. We have made a great start in environmental awareness, and this is just the beginning! We can't wait to see what we can achieve in 2025-26:
3 active travel events : Oct, Sustrans March, Walk to School
Reduced to one photocopier – reduced energy and paper
Took part in Switch off Fortnight (Nov 24)
Recycling batteries and textiles
Registered for Plastic Free Schools starting Sept 25
Uniform swap events
Curriculum mapping for sustainability across subjects – good staff engagement
Science Week – focused on Sustainability – workshop with Inventors and Makers (STEM)
Taken part in Zero Carbon Schools
Severn Trent assembly – raising awareness of water conservation
Waste assembly – council
Pupil leadership – Y3 parent assembly on waste and recycling
Rebranded Science Club to Science and Sustainability Club
New dedicated Sustainability page created on the website
Garden tidy up – plans to engage with National Education Nature Park
Let's Go Zero - helping schools become zero carbon by 2030.
We are working with Cindi Blunt, who is our Climate Action Advisor, to develop our climate action plan and reduce our carbon emissions, both as a school and individuals.
Ravensmead's Climate Action Plan
Ravensmead's Climate Action Plan
Ravensmead Primary Climate Action Plan Dec 24 (2).pdf
Sustainability Week
Sustainability Week
In March 2025, the whole school took part in activities that looked at Climate education. EYFS focused on recycling and from Y1 upwards we learnt about energy, where it comes from and how we can use more sustainable forms of energy.
Click here to see the newsletter.
DfE Climate Change Strategy
DfE Climate Change Strategy
The DfE is preparing schools by encouraging positive environmental behaviours and creating a better environment for children’s futures. They want every setting to join them in making education more sustainable and helping children get the skills they need for a greener future.
What is our carbon footprint?
What is our carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the total of an individual's, a family's or an organisation's greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gasses are those gasses responsible for global warming. Examples of greenhouse gasses include carbon dioxide and methane. These are emitted by burning fuels like coal, gas, wood or oil.
Our world is in crisis - from climate change to the pollution in our oceans and devastation of our forests. It's up to all of us to fix it. Take your first step with the WWF UK based environmental footprint calculator.
Responding to the urgency of the planetary emergency and the Department for Education's Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the way we teach climate education and support young people to act and increase biodiversity across England.
Climate Change Resources recources for school children.
Our school responsibly collects used batteries so that we can win vouchers to get exclusive discounts on a huge range of books in the Harper Collins Recycle to Read Book Catalogue.
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel inspires pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality in their neighbourhood and discover how these changes benefit their world.
We are registered with Modeshift Stars, who recognise schools that have shown excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable and active travel.
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