The Water Explorers project sets ‘missions’ for student teams to investigate while raising awareness about water conservation. Teacher Katy Micklewright explains more

I have been running the Eco-Schools Committee at Springfield Secondary School in Portsmouth since September 2014 as an after-school, extra-curricular club once a week.

I started the committee because I feel passionately that schools ought to be educating young people about the impact they have on their environment and the wider world.

As part of the committee, we have focused on topics such as recycling, energy production, water saving and sustainable development. The committee is made up of pupils aged from 11 to 15 and includes a diverse group of students – from those with SEND who have previously found it difficult to socialise to some very high attainers who have a huge amount of confidence and a genuine interest in either community or self-improvement.

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