Sustainability
At Brunel Field Primary School, we are committed to educating our children about environmental concerns and the importance of living sustainably. We recognise our responsibility to ensure that pupils have the necessary skills and knowledge to understand environmental concerns so that they can apply this to their lives and adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle.
We encourage both pupils, staff and the wider community to think about the environment and how their actions will impact their local surroundings and those more globally. As well as adopting the Zero Carbon Schools curriculum in Year 5, staff have received climate change training from Zero Carbon Schools and are committed to systemic change in a move towards being carbon zero.
We work very closely with our PSA which has two designated Eco Reps to consider and advise on the impact of projects and events on our environment. The PSA is pivotal in organising our annual ECO Week where we invite guest speakers to talk to children about their interests and/or jobs related to sustainability and climate change. The week also involves community activities such as litter picking and plant sales.
Our journey to net zero
We are proud to share the priorities of our Climate Action Plan 2025-28 which is designed to bridge the gap between climate ambition and action.
Brunel Field recognises the importance of taking responsibility for its own environmental impact and is committed to embedding long-term sustainable practices into its operations as well as developing our climate curriculum and understanding of ‘green’ careers.
Through Zero Carbon Schools, we have calculated our building emissions and consumption as well as taken an oversight of other areas such as food and transport which all contribute to the carbon footprint of our organisation.
Our carbon footprint for 2024-25 is as follows and we will be working year on year to reduce our carbon emissions:
brunel field carbon footprint poster.pdf
If you have any expertise which might support the school on their eco mission, please do get in touch with us at brunelfield.p@bristol-schools.uk