KEEP Britain Tidy has teamed up with Nunnery Wood High School to offer a nationwide Eco-Schools roadshow.

Delegates from education and charity sectors heard from inspirational speaker Rob Bowden, director and Founder of Lifeworlds learning, Dr Morgan Phillips, the head of Eco-Schools England, as well as student members of Nunnery Wood Highs Eco Action Team.

The event explored the Eco-Schools framework through an interactive workshop, and attendees heard examples of good practice from Nunnery Wood International Eco Representatives.

Environmental education in the National Curriculum was also discovered, debated and discussed at a final workshop looking into how sustainability can be worked into all areas of education and their huge potential to contribute to education on sustainability.

Ruth Corrall, Sustainable Communities project manager at Worcestershire County Council, described the day as inspirational and spoke about the support that is available for schools to embed sustainability.

Attendees also heard from RIDAN, an organisation working to reduce food waste in schools by composting, on support they can offer to interested schools.

Elena Lengthorn, the Eco-Schools co-ordinator at Nunnery Wood High School said: “Our Eco-Ambassador students proved themselves worthy of their titles today.

"They focused attendees on the possibility of delivering the National Curriculum through a sustainability lens and the value the Eco-Schools programme can give to schools.”

Nunnery Wood High School has achieved the Green Flag, the highest environmental accolade available from Eco-Schools, on four consecutive occasions and last year became an Eco-Ambassador school.

It also works with WCC as an Eco-Mentor school supporting other schools across the county in their work towards becoming Eco-Schools.

The roadshow took place on Wednesday, September 30.