Eco-Schools

What is the Eco-School program?

The Eco-Schools program is great and effective way to integrate environmental issues into your curriculum and create an environmental ethos in your school. Schools can easily work towards achieving a Bronze, Silver and Green Flag award for their environmental efforts.

Benefits of Eco-schools

• The opportunity to raise achievement, and enhance learning styles and thinking skills.
• The potential for financial savings.
• Benefits for the community and the whole school.
• Access to a network of support agencies.
• A prestigious award at Bronze, Silver or Green Flag level.

Salford leading the way

76% of all schools are taking part in the Eco-schools programme. This means out of 172 authorities in England and Wales Salford is an impressive 17th!

If would like to become and Eco-school or are already registered; help and support is available from our Environmental Education Team. All our officers are Green Flag assessors and can carry out mock Green Flag assessments.

If you would like to become an Eco-school or are already registered; help and support is available from our Education Team.

For more information look at the Eco Schools website or contact our Environmental Education Team on 0161 909 6500 or email environment@salford.gov.uk.

This page was last updated on 4 October 2010