"You are never too small to make a difference"

Greta Thunberg

ECO Sustainability Commitments Layton Primary School recognises the global challenges associated with delivering climate change and environmental sustainability. This statement sets out the School’s commitment to modernising its infrastructure and business operations so that our current and future generations of students walk in to a more sustainable future as a result of all members of the school, both staff and pupils, being more environmentally conscious about their actions now.

Through our ambitious curriculum, we will continue to teach students about the devastating effects of human activity on the earth and its biodiversity, such as forest fires, deforestation, use of fossil fuels and the privilege of clean water. Furthermore, pupils will be made aware and actively partake in actions and charity work they can take to help combat global issues such as global warming, carbon emissions and non-recycled waste.

Here at Layton, we are lucky to enjoy such a vast outdoor space rich in greenery and a diverse selection of plants to add to the biodiversity of the school. Yet we are still eagerly expanding on our offering of different habitats within our boundaries to support the wildlife our students study within their Science lessons through classifying, life cycles and evolution.

Based upon the above core avenues of sustainable change and improvement, as a school we have devised an action plan which we are committed to upholding to secure a greener future. Across school, both staff and children are aware of the expectations and promote our dedication to ‘reduce, recycle, reuse’ energy, water, food and waste. Our action plan is shared with all members of our school so that they can be proactive contributors, while also being well-informed about everyone’s role on the ECO bicycle of change.