A new network of schools taking collective action to help tackle the climate emergency has been launched in B&NES, and the Council is calling on more schools to sign up.

The B&NES Schools Climate Emergency Network’s first meeting was attended by representatives from more than half of all of the schools in the district, including primary and secondary schools from both the state maintained and independent sector. The Network has been set up by members of Family Action on Climate Emergency (FACE), Councillor Tom Davies, Bursar of Monkton Combe School and Jo Marsh of the Palladian Academy Trust in response to the council’s Climate Emergency declaration in March.

The network has written a Schools Climate Emergency Declaration template for schools who want to show their commitment to the issue by making their own declarations, and a number of schools are already in the process of doing so. There were also presentations from three projects that schools can take part in right now, that align with each of the priority areas including the Energy Sparks energy monitoring programme, Mode Shift Stars school travel scheme, and Bath & West Community Energy’s search for new solar roof sites. Schools interested in joining should contact Tom Davies at: [email protected]