Eco-Ambassadors
We are acutely aware that there are decisions that can be made in school to enable our school to be more environmentally conscious. Some examples we consider are – what to do with food waste? How to reduce waste overall? How to reduce the amount of paper that we use? How can we encourage less car use, with more of our community using healthier alternatives for travel? A key part of our role is researching opportunities and then seeking to win support for new initiatives.

Marner achieves GOLD STAR accreditation 2021
TfL’s STARS schools accreditation scheme inspires young Londoners to think differently about travel and its impact on their health, wellbeing and the environment. Marner school community is proud to support this initiative. Do watch the video made and narrated by children in Year 3, who feel very passionate about improving air quality for all.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has just awarded more than £1.27million in funding to help tackle the capital’s toxic air by improving and creating green spaces.
Projects include green ‘pollution barriers’ for schools that will help protect against toxic air, plus new green spaces for housing estates, community gardens to help improve mental health and wildlife habitats in parks.
Greening playgrounds with climbing plants across entire walls, hedges, and wider green infrastructure can be beneficial to boosting air quality and reducing exposure to harmful emissions from busy roads. A recent report by the Air Quality Expert Group found a ‘green barrier’ between cars and pedestrians can halve the levels of pollution behind the barrier*.

Greener Marner Resources