At St Matthew's, we are committed to playing our part in protecting our planet by taking action on a small and big scale to increase recycling, reduce pollution, improve biodiversity and reduce our carbon footprint as a school. 

What is Eco Council?

Eco Council is a group of pupils from Year 5 and 6 who meet once a week after school to discuss eco-friendly and environmental issues within school and our community. So far, we have taken part in several litter picks, reported fly-tipping to the local council, emailed our local MP to ask for more litter bins outside our school and taken a survey of the KS2 building's energy usage.

Why do we have an Eco Council?

• To ensure our school is eco-friendly and prepares pupils to live with reflection of the environment
• To make sure the children have a platform to voice their opinions and take part in reducing carbon in our school
• To discuss and raise issues related to the environment

What are Eco Council currently focusing on?

As we begin this next academic year, we will take some time to reflect on our achievements from the Summer term 2025.

Over the holidays, we have also taken installation of our Wellbeing garden - a reflective space for all KS2 pupils to use during break and lunch times if they need a quiet moment away from the playground. This space will also be utilised during lessons to support learning about the environment, biodiversity and mindfulness. The first task Eco Council will undertake in the Autumn term is to fill the beautiful wooden planters with a variety of insect-loving plants and flowers. This will include hardy perrenials and evergreens to see us through the winter months and bulbs, seeds and plants that the whole school will see blossom as we reach Spring.