Issue 17, Summer 2011

GREEN LINKS
Education for Sustainable Development & Global
Citizenship Newsletter
Issue 17, Summer 2011
Eco Schools reach
the big 50!
An outstanding 50% of schools in the
Caerphilly county borough have now
achieved the Eco School Green Flag
award. This is an impressive
achievement highlighting the dedication
and commitment to sustainable
development and global citizenship by
schools in the Caerphilly county
borough.
90 of the 91 schools in the Caerphilly county borough have achieved an Eco School award to
date. Out of the 46 schools to achieve Eco School Green flag status, 21 schools have
achieved their 2 nd Eco School Green flag award and 5 schools have achieved their 3 rd Green
Flag award and are now working towards the Eco Schools Platinum Award.
Our challenge now is to support every school in the county borough to help them achieve the
prestigious Eco School Green Flag award and to embed Education for Sustainable
Development & Global Citizenship throughout the school curriculum and ethos.
Coordinated in the Caerphilly
county borough by Tracy Evans,
the councils Education for
Sustainable Development
Officer, the international Eco
Schools programme makes
environmental awareness and
action a central part of school
life for the whole school
community.

Yellow Woods Challenge
Green Pupils from across the Caerphilly county borough have been rewarded for helping
to recycle thousands of copies of yellow pages directories.
In total, 50 local schools took part and pupils collected an impressive 2,597 directories for
recycling. This year the prize money amounted to £2,350 and was shared amongst 19
winners in three categories based on school size.
A special presentation award ceremony took place at Penallta House to present the
winning schools with their awards.
Winning Schools:
Small Schools (Up to 120 pupils):
Deri Primary School – 3 rd Place, £150 prize
money
Cwm Glas Infants – 5 th Place, £100 prize
money
Medium Schools (121 – 230):
Hendre Infants School – 2 nd Place, £250 prize money
Bedwas Junior School – 4 th Place, £100 prize money
Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon, 5th place, £100 prize money
Bryn Primary, 7th place, £50 prize money
Ysgol Bro Sannon, 7th place, £50 prize money
Coed y Brain Primary, 9th place, £50 prize money
Large Schools (231+ pupils):
Derwendeg Primary, 1st place, £500 prize money
St Gwladys Bargoed, 2nd place, £250 prize money
Libanus Primary, 3rd place, £150 prize money
Plas y Felin Primary, 4th place, £100 prize money
Tynewydd Primary, 5th place, £100 prize money
Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary, 6th place, £100 prize money
Newbridge School, 7th place, £50 prize money
Ty Sign Primary School, 8th place, £50 prize money
Cwmcarn Primary School, 9th place, £50 prize money
Cefn Fforest Primary School, 10th place, £50 prize money

Tread Lightly Education Resource
Tread Lightly is a free climate change education and engagement
programme offered by Taking It Global (TIC), with the generous support of
the Staples Foundation for Learning.
Tread Lightly features innovative online educational tools and resources,
designed to empower youth to reduce their ecological footprints and take
action on climate change.
Resources include the ‘Footprint Calculator’, ‘Low Carbon Lunch Challenge’
and ‘Commitment to the Tread Lightly Challenge’.
For more information and to sign up to Tread Lightly to take steps towards a
more sustainable future visit http://treadlightly.tigweb.org
Teachers Toolkit:
An interdisciplinary educational resource developed to empower secondary
school students to become environmental stewards and leaders.
Virtual Classroom:
Facilitate engaging, collaborative learning experiences in a private secure
online environment. Teachers can create their own personalised Tread
Lightly virtual classroom, equipped with blogs, maps, image galleries, live
video chats, discussion boards and online file storage.
Video Conference:
Connect with other classrooms around the world through video conferencing
to discuss climate change related issues.

Eco School Green Flag Renewals – New Procedure
As part of the Eco Schools programme Keep Wales Tidy have introduced a
formal procedure to encourage schools to adhere to the green flag renewal
timeframe and to ensure schools receive support working through the Eco
Schools programme.
In order to ensure that the above system is upheld, the following procedure
has been introduced by Keep Wales Tidy.
• A formal letter addressed to the head teacher is sent to the school
six months before Green Flag status is due to expire. The letter will
remind the school that an application for Green Flag renewal will be
due by the 2 nd anniversary of the award.
• After the 2 nd anniversary of the award, with no application having
been received, another letter is sent to the school, addressed to the
head teacher. In this letter will be stated that the last deadline for
application to be received is within 30 school days.
• If the school has not sent an application by the last deadline, a
standard letter will be sent to the head teacher advising that Green
Flag status has been removed. They will no longer have the
permission to display the Green Flag or use the award logo on school
documents. The school will be encouraged to continue working
towards Green Flag status, but when they do apply for status again, it
will be for the 1 st Flag.

Caerphilly Flower Festival 2011
Children's Floral Wheelbarrow Competition
25 th & 26 th June 2011
For the 4 th year running, the prestigious Caerphilly Flower Festival will include the very
popular Children’s Floral Wheelbarrow Competition
To enter this years competition organisations must register their entry with Stacey Francis,
Events Officer at events@caerphilly.gov.uk or telephone 01443 866390. An application
form will then be distributed for completion. The closing date for entries will be Monday 20 th
June 2011. Visitors to the Flower Festival will be able to vote for their favourite floral
wheelbarrow and their will be a fantastic prize for the winning entry.
Previous entries

Caerphilly Flower Festival 2011
Children's Floral Wheelbarrow Competition
25 th & 26 th June 2011
Entry Criteria:
• Organisations/Individuals will be required to provide their own Floral Wheel Barrow; this can
be of steel or timber construction.
• Completed wheel barrows must be delivered to Caerphilly Tourist Information Centre –
Lower Plateau by 9:00am on Saturday 25 th June where they will be displayed from 10.00am
on Saturday 25 th June until 4.00pm on Sunday 26 th June.
• Council Staff will look after the Floral Wheel Barrows, store them overnight and return them
for display for the Sunday of the event.
• Parks Services Staff will facilitate and manage the judging element of the competition and
notify all organisations of the winner as soon as possible after the event.
• Organisations must make arrangements to collect their Floral Wheel Barrows from the
display area between 4:00pm & 5:00pm on Sunday evening of the 26 th of June.
• Photographs of the winning entry will form part of the Parks Services ‘Wales in Bloom’ 2011
entry. Please label up you barrow with the organisations name.
• Please remember this is a children’s competition. We will determine age categories for
prizes, if necessary, following an analysis of entries received.
• Children up to and including 16 years of age can submit entries.
• A collection / delivery service is available is required.
Previous entries

Solar Schools Resource Pack
As part of the Caerphilly Solar Schools Project, which involved installing solar PV on nine
schools in the Heads of the Valley area, funding was secured by United Welsh Housing
Association to develop an education resource pack to support the educational benefits of the
project.
The Solar Schools Resource Pack has been developed to provide schools with information
and ideas to deliver renewable energy education into the school ethos and curriculum.
The resource pack will be launched at the end of May 2011 and a pack will be sent out to
every school in the Caerphilly county borough in June 2011.
The resource pack contains lesson plans and
assembly plans written by primary and secondary
school teachers from schools in the Caerphilly
county borough. The pack will support teachers
delivering the topics through the National
Curriculum and Eco Schools Programme.
The pack also identifies the free resources
available for schools to download from the
Internet. We researched most of the resources
available and listed the most popular sites to
make it easier for schools to know what’s
available to them.

www.sustainablecaerphilly.co.uk
Kids find out how to be greener, healthier and happier with the Green Grin o
meter
Caerphilly CBC had been working with the Welsh Local Government Association
(WLGA) and Torfaen and Carmarthenshire County Borough Councils to secure funding
to develop the Green Grin o meter, to help raise awareness and understanding of
sustainable development and global citizenship to children throughout Wales.
The Green Grin o meter was developed by the New Economics Foundation and
Homemade Digital. The work was carried out as a bespoke project under the WLGA’s
(Welsh Local Government Association) Sustainable development framework for local
authorities. The Caerphilly CBC ustainable Development Team are in the process of
developing a Welsh version of the Green Grin o Meter, which should go live during the
summer term.
Visit the Sustainable Caerphilly website www.sustainablecaerphilly.co.uk to access the
Green Grin o meter.
Children answer a series of eleven questions looking at their life and feelings to
calculate their score on the Green Grin o meter. Their score is made up of three parts,
health, happiness and ecological footprint. Depending on their score they then receive
top tips on how to improve their score and live a more sustainable lifestyle.
The Green Grin o meter has been developed in consultation with primary school
children from Markham Primary School in Caerphilly, Llanyrafon Primary School in
Torfaen and Saron Primary School in Carmarthenshire.
For more information about the Green Grin o meter please contact Tracy Evans,
Education for Sustainable Development Officer at EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk

www.sustainablecaerphilly.co.uk
The Sustainable Caerphilly website is live, visit www.sustainabledevelopment.co.uk to
find out how sustainable you are and find out more on the Sustainable Schools,
Sustainable Living, Sustainable Businesses and Sustainable Council sections.
Sustainable Schools Section:
The sustainable schools section focuses on what’s happening in Caerphilly, Eco Schools,
Teacher resources, ESDGC Documents, ESDGC News and topic areas.
If you would like to include your school’s achievements on the website as School of the
Month or as a case study for a particular topic area, please email your information and
images to Tracy Evans, ESD Officer at EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk
The website gives hints and tips on how people can be more sustainable and features an
online questionnaire to help people find out how sustainable they really are.
Visitors can also make a pledge to make a difference to achieve a more sustainable future.

National Walk to School Week
Lets Walk to School Together!
Walk to School week is an action packed week that takes place in May each
year as part of a National Walking Month.
The theme for this year’s walk to school week is “Lets Walk to School Together”
Walking is a great way to keep active. As a nation, our lifestyles are getting less
active, so building walking into our daily routine, like walking to school or work, is
really important.
Walking is a truly sustainable way of getting around. We’re becoming a car
dominated society, and we are struggling with the daily problems of air pollution
and congestion as well as starting to see the impact of 200 years of growing
carbon emissions.
Getting cars off the road has obvious environmental benefits, it can also help
with the fight against childhood obesity. Currently only around half of seven to
eleven year olds are doing the recommended one hour of moderate physical
activity a day and the number of children travelling to school by car has doubled
over the last 20 years. So it is essential to get kids moving. The journey to and
from school is the perfect place to start.
Visit www.walktoschool.org.uk for more information and to download free lesson
plans and resources to support your walk to school week.

Free Your Feet – Secondary School Focus
Free your Feet is a national whole school walking challenge for secondary
schools.
Students record their daily walking on a record card. Completed cards are
entered into a prize draw to win high street vouchers. The challenge can
take place any time during the school year and lasts for one week.
Visit www.walktoschool.org.uk/our-projects/secondaryschools/walking-challenge
to register your school and receive your
free resource pack, while stocks last.
Schools taking part will receive a free resource pack (while stocks last)
containing:
• A 10 minute DVD to play in assembly
• Postcards for students to record their walking for the week
• Posters for around the school
• A £50 voucher for one winning school
• A banner for railings
You can choose when to run your challenge, which lasts for 5 days
between April and July 2011.

www.ecologycymru.com
ECOLOGY CYMRU
Talks and walks for schools....
Hello.
I am an Ecologist with over twenty years experience of studying birds, wildlife and
plants. I would like to share this knowledge with you through my school visits.
I deliver talks and walks on nature, especially our birds. During school visits I bring
along a selection of bird feathers, skulls, beaks, feet, nests and eggs with an
explanation of how they work and what they are made from. See a vulture’s wing
feather, a stuffed barn owl, the world’s largest egg and much more. Pupils can see
and hold many items for themselves.
Such talks and walks are ideal for your school environmental group, eco class,
forest schools, Science class or wildlife group. It is very important for the
pupils/children to learn about the wildlife in their surroundings and this is brought
for them into the classroom environment.
I have CRB proof and testimonials if required. Talks and walks can range from
about an hour to however long suits you. An optional guided nature walk is
available if required.
I can be contacted on 07530 627034 or via email at info@ecologycymru.com.
Learn more about me on my website. Thank you, Neville....

WHAT HAVE SCHOOLS BEEN UP TO!
Promote your achievements here!
Share good practice and ideas with other schools.
Email information and pictures to Tracy Evans, Education for Sustainable
Development Officer at:
EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk
Tynewydd Primary School
On 21st Oct 2010 Miss Stark told us that our school was spending a
huge amount of money on paper towels.
We wanted to reduced the number of paper towels used.We looked at
how much money we spent and decided to design posters to remind
pupils to only use 1 paper towel at a time. Millie’s design was chosen to
be positioned around the school.
Only use 1 paper towel
We want to save energy!
Poster designed by Millie Davies

WHAT HAVE SCHOOLS BEEN UP TO!
Tynewydd Primary School
Clean, Green & Healthy Road Show
On Tuesday 25 th January the clean, green and healthy road show visited
Tynewydd Primary School.
The performance highlighted the importance of keeping ourselves healthy and
caring for our environment.
We used the materials provided by the company before the visit so that we knew
the lyrics to the songs and could join in.

WHAT HAVE SCHOOLS BEEN UP TO!
Tynewydd Primary School
“I would like to see the road show again because it was fun and exciting.” Millie
Davies
“The road show was very enjoyable, I would like to see them again.” Emily Powell
“I thought that it was funny and can teach people a lot about keeping our world
clean.” Ethan Davies

WHAT HAVE SCHOOLS BEEN UP TO!
Tynewydd Primary – Litter Pick
On Wednesday 2 nd February we did a litter pick.
What we collected:
Sweet wrappers, cigarette ends, cans, plastic, paper, tissues, bottle tops, cable ties,
carrier bags, and ribbon.
We spent 15 minutes in the rain collecting all the litter that we could from around
the school grounds
In the car park we found bits of paper that had been dropped by the people who collect
recycling. Three plastic containers had blown off the saplings that we had planted.We
think that most of the wrappers were blown in like cans and cigarettes. Every thing
collected was wet. Which meant that our weights were heavier than dry weights.
Leaves 40grams
General rubbish 426 grams
We recycled the paper, cans and plastic items that were found and put the leaves
in with our green waste collection.
Created by Emily Powell and Lewis Farrington-Cox
Making bird feeders
We made misters out of lard, seeds,
reasons and some more ingredients to
make bird feeders.we put them out for
the birds to eat also we put some water
for the birds to drink.
Created by Abbie Williams and Ethan Davies

WHAT HAVE SCHOOLS BEEN UP TO!
Pentwynmawr Primary School Tidy Towns Work
Newbridge Partnership and
Tidy Towns worked together to
clear the area by Pentwynmawr
Bus Stop
Pupils replanted the area with
heathers and formiums.

WHAT HAVE SCHOOLS BEEN UP TO!
Pentwynmawr Primary School Fairtrade & Reuse
Children and their parents and staff from Pentwynmawr Primary School have been
learning more about Fairtrade and waste minimisation by holding a fashion show with a
difference recently.
Pupils in years 5 and 6 have
been taking part in workshops
over recent months to help them
understand all about Fairtrade
and the impact they can have
during their everyday lives, with
the help of Fairtrade Volunteer
Jess Amos and the Caerphilly
CBC Sustainable Development
team.
The children also learnt about waste
minimisation and how they could help reduce
the amount of waste being sent to landfill by
reusing materials. The pupils also had the
opportunity to design Fairtrade organic
T.shirts, complete with their own green
message.
This hard work culminated in a Fairtrade/
Reuse Fashion Show where the pupils
showcased their Fairtrade outfits made from
reused/ recycled materials.
For more information about the Fairtrade Schools Scheme please contact Tracy Evans,
Education for Sustainable Development Officer at EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk

DOGS TRUST FREE WORKSHOPS
Looking for ideas for personal and social education?
Dogs trust is inviting your school to take part in one of their FREE
educational workshops.
The curriculum linked
workshops for 5 to 11 year
olds use fun activities to
explore the theme of dog
ownership
Lynn Jones, Dogs Trust
Education Officer for
South East Wales.
Our lively interactive workshops are:
• Tailor made to suit different ages, abilities and learning styles.
• Designed to develop pupils confidence, thinking, self esteem,
communication and teamwork.
• Designed to deliver activities that support Key Stage 1 & 2 attitudes and
values.
Please call me on 01656 729379 / 07843 348419 or email
lynne.jones@dogstrust.org.uk . Alternatively visit
www.learnwithdogs.co.uk for more information.

RESOURCES
BBC Breathing Places
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/breathingplaces
Although schools can no longer sign up to Breathing Places the free downloadable teacher
resources are still available to schools. Even if you haven’t heard of Breathing Places, you
will hopefully find the teacher resources useful.
Resources available in English and Welsh.
Look Around Worksheet
Aims to improve children’s observational skills and is an ideal introduction or starter activity for
other environmental activities.
Spot Some Ladybirds
The ladybird surveys are real science, ideal for school classes and nature clubs. The
resources will help you plan a ladybird hunt and identify and
record species.
Get Tree Planting
Help your pupils learn about trees through a range of practical activities.
Resources include a curriculum guide, and activity sheets covering leaf bag, seed to trees, nut
bags, paper recycling, general recycling and tree planting.
Make a Splash for Nature
Take a plunge and find out how to make your school grounds a haven for frogs, dragonflies
and other water-loving wildlife.
All the information you need to get started can be downloaded free. Teachers notes will help
you to create mini ponds and a mini bug garden. Once created, these mini wetlands will soon
be teaming with wildlife. You will be able to use the ponds and bug garden as a focal point for
your pupils to learn about water and how wildlife uses it.

RESOURCES
Woodland Trust Nature Detectives
www.naturedetectives.co.uk/schools/
Free Resources for Schools – available in Welsh and English
Green Tree Schools Award
Take part in activities = Earn points = Receive free tree packs
Points are awarded when your school participates in activities. Activities include:
Ancient Tree Hunt
Reduced CO2 Emissions
Recycling Christmas Cards/ Inkjet Cartridges/ Mobile Phones
Yellow Woods Challenge
Visit a Woodland
Share your Woodland Words & Images
A Woodland Perspective
Wildlife Trails
Register for free to start improving your school environment by working towards the Green
Tree Schools Award.
Pond Dipping Ideas and Snail Racing Kit
Includes a whole year of structured
activities.
Free Activity Packs
Download by theme:
Easter Pack, Outdoor Play, Mini Beast Pack, Trees, Birds, Adventure Pack: Picnic Kit,
Ladybirds, Games Pack, Photography, Storytelling, Summer Pack, Winter Pack, Autumn
Pack, Spooky Ideas, Fungi, Fruits and Seeds.
Free Booklets – Fun Outdoor Ideas for the Whole Year
Contains 44 ideas for playtime.
Welsh Resource Pack
Some favourite Nature Detective activities translated into Welsh

Growing Schools
www.growingschools.org.uk
RESOURCES
New Resources available to schools
If you are a teacher looking for interesting and innovative ways of incorporating outdoor
learning into your lessons, this section holds a wide variety of resources related to the
outdoor classroom.
Get Your Hands Dirty!
A Free resource box and accompanying booklet to help teachers considering the issues
involved in growing plants or keeping animals in your school grounds.
The Growing School Garden!
Learning outside the classroom – the manifesto aims to encourage more widespread use
of educational opportunities away from the classroom and to inspire schools, and those
organisations that support learning outside the classroom, to provide high quality
experiences or all children and young people.
Enjoy - Engage - Learn – Achieve!
Using gardens and woodland as a learning resource for SEN and EBD pupils. Resource
designed to help KS3-4 teachers of children with special educational needs develop high
quality learning experiences. The term special needs includes emotional and behavioural
needs, sensory and physical needs, communicative and interactive needs, and cognitive
and learning needs.
Growth Through Growing!
Two booklets available highlighting ways in which growing related activities are being used
to support the learning of students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, and
those with special educational needs.

Christian Aid
RESOURCES
www.christianaid.org.uk/TeachinbgResources/
Introduce the global dimension to your school day!
Download or order easy to use assemblies, classroom activities and games to help students
engage with world issues and reflect on their own role as a global citizen.
Primary School Teaching Resources
Assembly of the month:
No School Today – About the 2011 Global Campaign for Education
Water Works – About World Water Day and Ethiopia
Is It Fair – About Fairtrade
Curriculum Linked Classroom Activities:
Abu lives in Kenya, Become a transformer, Crazy climate, Flush, Goat for it.
Secondary School Teaching Resources
Assembly of the month:
Send my sister to school – About the 2011 Global Campaign for Education
Tapping into a new life – About World Water Day and Ethiopia
Christian Aid uncovered – Exploring global issues ad the work of Christian Aid
Curriculum Linked Classroom Activities:
Changing Lives, Flush, Harvest Lesson Plan, Live Responsibly.

TRAINING
CAT Education Centre
In October CAT are running training courses for teachers to help them deliver Education for
Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship through their particular subject.
October:
3 rd - Design & Technology Teachers
4 th – Science Teachers
5 th – Maths & ICT Teachers
10 th – Arts & Languages Teachers
11 th – Humanities Teachers
12 th – Foundation Phase Teachers
13 th - Primary Teachers – KS2
17 th – 14 –19 Learning Pathways Teachers
18 th – The World of Work
All courses will take place at the Centre for Alternative Technology from 10.00 – 3.00, and will
include lunch, refreshments, and an introduction to CAT.
Cost per day is £80.
To find out more about a course or to book a place on a course contact CAT Education on
01654 705983 or email education@cat.org.uk
These courses will be targeted at KS3 and 4 teaching (with specific training days for
primary teachers and Foundation Stage practitioners) but some of the learning will give
teachers the background information necessary to teach at a higher or lower level.
The aims of the courses:
• Participants will be inspired and empowered to bring ESDGC into their classrooms,
through knowledge, understanding and practical activities.
• They will have a sound understanding of the Common Understanding for ESDGC and
how it relates to the new curricula for Wales and England.
• They will understand important, current issues of Climate Change and Eco Footprinting.
• They will begin to learn how to integrate ESDGC as a whole school management
approach.

National What Day/ Week/ Month
MAY 2011
1 st –7 th – COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK
www.compost.org.uk
Aims to encourage people to take action and
support composting at all scales and to use
compost
28th May/12th June: National Wildlife
Week
www.wildlifetrusts.org
Check out the website for more information
JUNE 2011
15 th –21 st - CHRISTIAN AID WEEK
www.christianaid.org.uk
14th May: World Fairtrade Day
www.wftday.org
A celebration of Fairtrade Internationally
16 th –21 st - British Sandwich Week
www.sandwich.org.uk
The sandwich industry celebrates the British
Sandwich. Send in details of your most
unusual and favourite sandwich
9 th –13 th - WALK TO LIVE WEEK
www.walk2live.org.uk
Annual sponsored walk run by, and for the
benefit of primary schools. Walk 2 Live
promotes the importance of healthy exercise
while raising funds for the school/ community
13 th FRUITY FRIDAY
www.fruityfriday.org
Annual awareness and fundraising campaign
held by the World Cancer Research Fund to
increase awareness of the link between
nutrition and cancer awareness.
16 th –20 th - WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK
www.walktoschool.org.uk
Encouraging pupils/ staff to walk to school
20 th –26 th - RECYCLE NOW WEEK
www.thebigrecycle.com
Aims to encourage people to recycle more
of their waste this summer
13 th –17 th - NATIONAL SCHOOL
GROUNDS WEEK
www.ltl.org.uk/schools_and_settings/progra
mmes/primaryprogramme
A week of focused activity encouraging
schools to get outside and use their
grounds
19 th –22 nd - NATIONAL BIKE WEEK
www.bikeweek.org.uk
Designed to highlight real alternatives to the
car for every day journeys
25 th June – 1 st July - NATIONAL INSECT
WEEK
www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk
Bringing the fascinating world of insects
closer to you
20 th –26 th June - Child Safety Week
www.capt.org.uk/csweek
Raising awareness of the causes of
childhood accidents

CONGRATULATIONS
ECO SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
Congratulations to the following schools who achieved an Eco School
award last term.
Ysgol Penalltau
Bronze Award
Silver
Pantside Primary School
Ty Sign Primary School
Green Flag
Derwendeg Primary School Cwmaber Infants School
2 nd Green Flag
Libanus Primary School Hengoed Primary School
Rhydri Primary School
Bedwas High School
3 rd Green Flag
Llanfabon Infants School
If you require support with your eco school work or want to know if your
ready to apply for your bronze, silver or green flag award, please contact:
Tracy Evans, ESD Officer on 01495 235141
or email EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk

Look who’s an Eco School in your cluster group -
Share Ideas and Support Each Other
School
Eco School Award
Bedwas High Green Flag (3 rd )
Bedwas Infants
Green Flag
Bedwas Junior
Green Flag (2 nd)
Graig Y Rhacca Primary
Green Flag
Machen Primary
Green Flag
Tyn Y Wern Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
School
Eco School Award
St Cenydd School
Silver
Cwmaber Infants
Green Flag
Cwmaber Junior Green Flag (2 nd )
Cwm Ifor Primary
Silver
Hendre Infants
Silver
Hendre Junior
Bronze
Hendredenny Park Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Nantyparc Primary
Silver
Plasyfelin Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
School
Eco School Award
Blackwood Comprehensive
Green Flag
Blackwood Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Cefn Forest Primary
Silver
Fleur De Lys Primary
Silver
Pengam Primary
Green Flag
School
Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre
Eco School Award
Bronze

Look who’s an Eco School in your cluster group -
Share Ideas and Support Each Other
School
Eco School Award
Newbridge School
Silver
Abercarn Primary
Silver
Crumlin Primary
Bronze
Cwmcarn Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Pantside Primary
Silver
Pentwynmawr Primary
Green Flag
Tynewydd Primary
Green Flag
School
Cwmcarn High
Eco School Award
Bronze
School
Eco School Award
St Martins Comprehensive Green Flag (2 nd )
Cwrt Rawlin Primary Green Flag (3 rd )
St Helens Roman Catholic Green Flag (2 nd )
St James Primary
Silver
Rhydri Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
The Twyn School Green Flag (2 nd )
School
Oakdale Comprehensive
Rhiw-Syr-Dafydd Junior
Pontllanfraith Primary
Trinant Primary
Eco School Award
Bronze
Silver
Silver
Bronze

Look who’s an Eco School in your cluster group –
Share Ideas and Support Each Other
School
Heolddu Comprehensive
Aberbargoed Primary
Deri Primary
Gilfach Fargoed Primary
Park Primary
St Gwladys Bargoed
White Rose Primary
Eco School Award
Green Flag
No Award
Green Flag
Green Flag (3rd)
Silver
Green Flag (3rd)
Silver
School
Eco School Award
Rhymney Comprehensive
Green Flag
Abertysswg Primary
Silver
Fochriw Primary
Silver
Bryn Awel Primary
Green Flag
Phillipstown Primary
Bronze
Pontlottyn Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Upper Rhymney Primary
Silver
White Rose Primary
Silver
School
Eco School Award
Lewis Girls School
Bronze
Lewis School
Silver
Coed y Brain Primary
Silver
Cwm Glas Infants
Silver
Derwendeg Primary
Green Flag
Glyn-Gaer Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Hengoed Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Llancaeach Junior Green Flag (2 nd )
Llanfabon Infants Green Flag (3 rd )
Maesycwmmer Primary
Green flag
Tiryberth Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Ystrad Mynach Primary
Bronze
Greenhill Primary
Silver

Look who’s an Eco School in your cluster group -
Share Ideas and Support Each Other
School
Eco School Award
Risca Community Comprehensive Bronze
Risca Primary
Green Flag
Ty Isaf Infants Green Flag (2 nd )
Ty Sign Primary
Silver
Waunfawr Primary
Silver
School
Eco School Award
Pontllanfraith Comprehensive Bronze
Argoed Primary
Green flag
Bryn Primary
Green Flag
Cwmfelinfach Primary
Green Flag
Libanus Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Markham Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Penllwyn Primary Green Flag (2 nd )
Ynysddu Primary Green flag (2 nd )
School
Eco School Award
Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni
Silver
Ysgol Bro Sannon
Bronze
YGG Fargoed
Bronze
YGG Caerffili Green Flag (3 rd )
YGG Castell
Silver
YG Bro Alta
Bronze
YG Cwm Gwyddon
Silver
YG Trelyn
Green Flag
Ysgol Ifor Bach
Silver
Ysgol Y Lawnt
Green Flag
Ysgol Cwm Derwen
Bronze
Ysgol Gymraeg Penalltau
Bronze

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
& GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP RESOURCE BOXES
Nineteen resource boxes have been developed to support schools and
youth groups incorporating ESDGC into the school curriculum and youth
work programme.
The resource boxes cover the following topics:
Recycling & Waste Minimisation:
Music & Recycling
Primary School Waste Audit
Secondary Waste Audit
Recycled Paper Making
Composting
Generic Recycling
Recycling Display
School Grounds:
Mini Beast Grab &
Go Kits
Composting
School Grounds
Energy, Water & Global Citizenship:
Energy
Water
Fairtrade & Global Citizenship (Primary)
Fairtrade & Global Citizenship (Secondary)
Visit the Resources page on the Sustainable Schools website
(www.sustainablecaerphilly.co.uk to access the resource box booking
form for 2011 or contact Tracy Evans, ESD Officer at
EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk

Do you have something you would like to be
included in the next edition of Green Links?
Achievements, forthcoming and successful events all welcome.
Would you like to see your school in the ‘What have schools been up
to!’ section.
Please send any articles and photos by 11th July 2011 for issue
18 Autumn 2011.
If you have any comments regarding the above information please
contact:
Tracy Evans, Education for Sustainable Development Officer on
01495 235141
or email : EVANSTA@caerphilly.gov.uk