Green Gorse at The Morley Academy

Our Three Aims

Healthy Eating

We want to encourage more healthy eating in the school. In partnership with Gorse Gets Healthy we will encourage students to help grow fruit and vegetables in the Eco Garden

Litter

Through promoting litter awareness, The Morley Academy will encourage students to use the litter bins around the school to help keep our school and wider environment clean.

Energy Use

At the Morley Academy we want to reduce the amount of electricity that the school uses, especially in classrooms. We will encourage lights and smartboards to be turned off when not in use.

At The Morley Academy our aim is to reduce the carbon footprint of the school as well as becoming more environmentally sustainable to help protect our community.

With our partnerships with Eco-Schools, Energy Sparks and the wider Gorse Academies Trust, we are pledging to create a more sustainable and less wasteful future for all.

Our Green GORSE Ambassadors have selected three areas that we are going to work on to achieve this; healthy eating, litter and energy.

Eco Schools

The Eco-Schools programme is to unite young people to make changes and positive impacts to our planet. Pupils will have the privilege to learn about impactful environmental actions in order to make a difference in their school and local community.

Energy Sparks

Energy Sparks helps schools become more energy efficient and help to fight climate change. The programme is designed to help schools reduce their electricity, gas usage and carbon emissions through smart meter data analysis to help in addressing the climate emergency.

Our Progress so far

Healthy Eating Litter Energy
  • Tidied up the Eco-Garden
  • Planting a range of vegetables in the Eco-Garden, such as spinach, carrots and cabbages
  • Replanting of the school’s living wall
  • Promoted Eco-Schools through assemblies
  • Located litter bins in more strategic locations so they are more likely to be used
  • Promoting the use of the litter bins through a poster campaign around school
  • Promoted Eco-Schools through assemblies
  • We are now monitoring our energy use with Energy Sparks
  • The Eco-Citizens check on energy usage during break and lunch to ensure that no unnecessary lights are left on
  • Promoted Eco-Schools through assemblies

The Morley Academy Eco-Citizens