Green Flag criteria

1. The school has identified an Action Team which has met on at least six occasions. The Action Team has the support of a parent and/or governor. Pupils take significant responsibility for the running of the Action Team.
2. The school has completed a formal Environmental Review, recorded the results and undertaken a follow-up review.
3. The school has produced a detailed Action Plan, including timescales and targets, shared the plan with the school community and updated it based upon the follow-up review.
4. The school has identified progress towards achieving most targets in the Action Plan.
5. The school has obtained physical evidence of their progress, including data collection and analysis (graphs, etc).
6. The school has identified substantial progress towards one large-scale project and indicated involvement with two others. ‘Identified substantial progress’ means that the school has an understanding of the project topic, recognises its importance to sustainable development within the school environment and wider community and has implemented change.
7. The school has a prominent, designated noticeboard, web pages or newsletter which details Eco-Schools activities. Eco-Schools activities are reported in assemblies and at governors’ meetings, as well as being regularly communicated to parents and the wider community.
8. The school has an agreed, adopted and displayed Eco-Code.
9. The school has shared good practice with other schools who wish to join the Eco-Schools programme.
10. The school can indicate that environmental issues have been covered in at least three curriculum areas by most year groups.
11. The school is mainly litter-free. Assessors visiting a school will pass schools that achieve a Grade B or above for litter.