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Pupil Workshops




                                                                                                                                Outputs                                                                          Target       Total

                                                                                                                                Number of schools attending a network/twinning/progression event                    40         326


                                                                                                                                Number of primary schools attending a climate change workshop                       50         427

                                                                                                                                National Eco Committee Event focussing on pupils becoming Climate                   80         135
                                                                                                                                Communicators and COP26. To be run virtually over 4 days in June
                                                                                                                                and November

                                                                                                                                Senior Eco-Committee virtual event focusing on Climate Action,                      20          21
                                                                                                                                running over 5 days in July, and a whole day event in November
                                                                                                                                Schools participating in Wonderful Woodland pupil workshops                         22          24



                                                                                                                             Our virtual pupil workshops have been a huge  Throughout  the year our virtual  sessions
                                                                                                                             success this year; we have had excellent numbers  have  evolved to include outdoor broadcasts,
                                                                                                                             of  schools  attending,  with  many  schools  connecting  with  Eco-Schools  from  other

                                                                                                                             returning  regularly  for  different  sessions.  It  is  countries, and developing links with a range of
                                                                                                                             worth noting that on many occasions more than  partners. A real highlight has been our virtual
                                                                                                                             one class from each school attends a workshop  sessions in partnership with Dŵr Cymru – a total
                                                                                                                             (for example five classes from Glyncoed Primary  of 12,506 pupils attended these workshops.
      Platinum Renewal Training                              Life Below Water                                                joined  us  for our  most recent virtual  outdoor
      Platinum renewal training is a session designed  These  Teacher  Training  sessions  were  for                         learning session),  meaning we  are  directly
      to  help  platinum  awarded  schools  with  the  secondary educators. By the end of the training,                      engaging with large numbers of pupils at each
      renewal process. These schools often have new  teachers had  a good understanding  of the                              event.
      coordinators who need support  and guidance  importance of our oceans and a realisation of the
      with how to continue operating as a platinum  key threats our oceans face. Ideas and practical                         Our workshops have covered a range of topics
      level  school.  This  training  is  an  efficient  way  activities  to  support  a  thematic  approach  in             (see overview of sessions delivered below) and
      to support numerous  coordinators whilst also  delivering the new curriculum were explored.                            we always place a strong emphasis on what we
      allowing them the time to share good practice.                                                                         can do as individuals, schools, and communities,
                                                             In the summer  term we  also  worked in                         and  share  practical  ideas  that  schools  can
      Linking to the Curriculum Training                     partnership with the National Education Union                   implement.
      This session was developed to support teachers  to deliver webinars to educators across Wales

      to  achieve a greater  whole  school  approach  on how to bring Eco-Schools into their school
      to  Eco-Schools  and  more  integration  with  and use our resources to support development
      classwork. Staff had identified that some long- of the Curriculum for Wales. We had a positive
      running  Eco-Schools  were  still  very  reliant  on  response  to  these  and  hope  to  continue  this
      one person to lead the programme and a small  working relationship in order to reach a wider
      group of pupils, which is often not sustainable  audience.
      for the programme  in that school.  Content
      includes modelling how to link each of the Eco-

      Schools seven steps into classwork to achieve a
      true whole-school approach.





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