Our Commitment to Tackling Climate Change

At Moorthorpe Primary School with Inclusion Resource, we believe every child has a role to play in protecting our planet. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and we are committed to helping our pupils understand its causes, impacts, and solutions.

Through our curriculum and daily practices, we teach the importance of sustainability, energy conservation, and caring for the environment. From reducing waste and recycling to exploring renewable energy and biodiversity, we empower our learners to make positive choices for a greener future. Together, we can make a difference—one small step at a time.

Mrs Doyle is our Climate Change leader.

Climate Change Action Plan 25-26
 

Climate Change Action Group

In Autumn 2021 we established a Climate Change Action Group along with a group of 7 other schools in the Wakefield District. We met several times per year via Zoom and in-person to share ideas about how we can become more sustainable. The group set out 4 aims at different levels:

Government: liaise with local MPs to push the green agenda in parliament so that the UK is a positive role model on the world stage

Local authority: discuss with the city council what meaningful action they are taking to make Wakefield and the five towns a truly green place to live

Schools: improve understanding and seek support with formulating actions that will make schools greener organisations

Individuals: raise awareness in pupils, parents and staff on how to implement small changes that can collectively make a big difference

Each school appointed Climate Leaders from its school population to lead on initiatives like planting trees, leading assemblies and organising competitions.

In 2023 our school was responsible for leading the group to organise a 56-school, 10-day walking relay across the Wakefield district that covered nearly 50 miles by hundreds of pupils and connected thousands more as they lined playgrounds to form welcoming committees and send the next school on their way. It is was a wonderful event that captured the imaginations of our pupils.

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