Eco-Schools in Blackpool
Eco-schools is a global education programme that empowers young people to drive environmental change. With over 19.5 million children involved across 70 countries, it’s the largest initiative of its kind worldwide.
The Eco-Schools programme
Supported locally by Blackpool Council in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy, eco-schools provides a simple seven-step framework for schools, nurseries, and colleges. The aim is to:
- Inspire hands-on environmental action
- Support learning about key issues like climate change, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss
- Build essential life skills including literacy, numeracy, and teamwork
Participants choose from ten environmental topics and link their school activities to at least three of them. These topics turn big global issues into practical projects that children can tackle in their school and local community.
Earn your Green Flag
By completing the framework and delivering impactful projects, schools, colleges, and nurseries can achieve the internationally recognised eco-schools Green Flag award.
Eco-Schools in Blackpool
Every school in Blackpool was offered funding to take part in the eco-schools programme. There are currently 25 taking part, making a real difference in their communities and inspiring the next generation of eco-leaders.
Details of individual school awards
| School | Award |
|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy |
Green Flag |
| Baines School |
Green Flag with Merit |
| Park Community Academy |
Green Flag with Distinction |
| The Blackpool Sixth Form College |
Green Flag with Distinction |
| St. John Vianney Catholic Primary School |
Green Flag with Merit |
| Baines' Endowed Primary School, A Church of England Academy |
Green Flag with Distinction |
| Boundary Primary School |
Green Flag |
| St John's CE Primary School |
Green Flag |
| Stanley Primary School |
Green Flag |
| Woodlands School |
Green Flag |
| Saint Teresa's Catholic Primary |
Green Flag |
| Moor Park Primary School |
Green Flag with Distinction |
| Devonshire Primary Academy |
Green Flag with Merit |
| Bispham Endowed C of E Primary School |
Green Flag with Merit |
| Mereside Primary Academy |
Awaiting award |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy |
Awaiting award |
| Marton Primary Academy and Nursery |
Awaiting award |
| Revoe Learning Academy |
Awaiting award |
| Christ the King Catholic Academy |
Awaiting award |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy |
Awaiting award |
| Highfurlong School |
Awaiting award |
| Layton Primary School |
Awaiting award |
| Roseacre Primary Academy |
Awaiting award |
| St. Kentigern's Catholic Primary School |
Awaiting award |
| Unity Academy Blackpool |
Awaiting award |
Get Involved
Whether you're a teacher, student, parent, or community member, you can be part of the change.
Find out more about eco-schools and how to get started
Youth climate assembly
Alongside the climate assembly in 2021, a separate youth climate assembly was held to make sure young people’s voices are heard in the fight against climate change. This was Blackpool’s first ever youth climate assembly.
They made recommendations and proposed actions on 7 key themes- food, town, green and blue spaces, education, transport, and renewable energy. Details on the sessions can be found below.
Session 1 of the Blackpool Youth Climate Assembly brought a group of young people, volunteers, councillors and practitioners together to explore and learn about climate change and the environment with a view to learning about issues and then going on to come up with solutions.
Session One was about setting the scene and finding out what young people thought about climate change and the environment before inviting a range of guest speakers to help build the knowledge of the young people who were part of the climate assembly.
There were speakers from Blackpool Council who introduced their vision for a green Blackpool.
Viktoria from the University of Brighton set the scene and explored with the group some words they might come across or be unsure about.
The group then heard from Guy from Generation Climate Europe/Transition Network about food and agroecology, they heard from Sam from Groundworks and Emily from LoveMYBeach who introduced them to green and blue spaces. Blackpool Youth Council then raised awareness about Fuel Poverty and finally, Leah from Active Blackpool talked about cycling and sustainable transport solutions.
Session 2 of the Blackpool Youth Climate Assembly brought the group from session one back together ready for the final 2 hours. This session was all about giving young people the opportunity to split into smaller groups and talk about their views and opinions on one of the topics from session one.
Emma, a member of Bury Youth Council came to talk about her experience getting involved in climate change and what events she has been involved in. She spoke about things young people could do to help combat climate change and answered questions from the group.
After the break, the groups came back together from their discussions and gave feedback on what they spoke about and each group gave a possible action around their topic to be pursued following the climate assembly.
Evaluation forms were filled out at the end of the session and the young people were made aware that they would carry on as Blackpool’s climate group and if that was something they wanted to be a part of then they could come to an open session on the 2 February 2021.
Lancashire youth climate conference 2024
In October 2024, Blackpool Council supported the first ever Lancashire Youth Climate Conference, which took place at Blackpool Sixth Form College.
The event brought together 94 young people aged 16-19 from across Lancashire to discuss climate action in the region.