We Are a Green School
We believe that sustainability and education on climate change are a priority in order to nurture responsible adults of tomorrow. We engage staff and involve pupils in green education and sustainable activities, such as:
- We have a clear travel plan for encouraging all pupils and parents to walk, scoot or cycle to school, with secure park on our premises (see the full plan below)
- We walk or use public transport during school trips and activities outside the school building
- We offer cycle training to our pupils through the Bikeability scheme or Brent Council training team
- We are working towards being more efficient in using energy through assessment, monitoring, reduction and choice of provision
- We have adopted LED lighting and smart readers
- We collaborate with the local park and allotment keepers
- We have a nominated Eco Lead (staff member) who is supported by the School Council (pupils)
- Selected staff members are trained - by the Brent School Nursing team - with the skills and knowledge to recognise if a pupil is having an asthma attack, what to do to manage the emergency, and how to correctly administer medications
- We are part of 'Our Schools Our World' programme
- We have applied for Priory Park Road to be a School Street (closed at drop off and pick up times)
- We have been working hard with local residents and Brent and Camden councils in order to close our street to traffic permanently through the Kilburn Oasis project.
We aspire to be as sustainable and green as possible; we are constantly evaluating, reviewing our green practices and adopting new ones, and therefore the above is just the start of our journey.
Working with the local authorities
In summer 2024, our Year 5 and 6 pupils wrote to the Leader of Brent Council, Mr Muhammed Butt, in order to raise awareness of the problem they encounter on their way to school. In response to the letters, five Brent councellors came to visit us, committing to help us improve the local area.
Letters to the Leader of Brent Council,Cllr Butt
Kilburn Oasis
