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Resources Partnerships

The new website brings life to the Eco-Schools The marine resources are also designed for Outputs Target Total
Wales resources, enabling all resources to secondary schools. The newly developed
be readily available with the click of a button webpage holds videos, images and background Partnership Links – Co-working with partners on events throughout 5 6

for both primary and secondary schools. All information to guide the user through the the year. partners
resources can be filtered by topic area and are marine resources that are available. This Partnership links – share and promote partner resources through 6 7
available in both Welsh and English. This will webpage, and resources, will also share a events and newsletters.
extend as we develop our resources for the complementary message of #BeTheWave, a call We have continued and strengthened our planning joint pupil workshops for May, and
Welsh Baccalaureate with secondary schools in for young people to be the wave of change and partnership with Size of Wales, working together have had discussions with the Education team at
mind. help protect our marine environments. on our Climate Change training sessions and Natural Resources Wales, laying the foundation
on live pupil events. We also regularly meet to for collaboration throughout the next year. We

discuss upcoming projects and collaboration are also meeting with Repair Café Wales to see
to support each other and avoid duplication of how we can work together.
resources.
We have continued our good relationship
We have developed a stronger partnership with with Healthy Schools, maintained via regional
Dŵr Cymru this year, delivering pupil workshops interactions between local officers. Examples
together, with plans to continue next year. include:

● Caerphilly Healthy Schools and regional
Our Be The Wave resources have been Eco-Schools officer mapping out how the two

developed in partnership with the Marine programmes link, to help teachers to progress
Conservation Society and we have worked in both awards (something that will be shared
together in developing the training to support across Wales).
these resources ready for delivery in 2022.
● The Cwm Taf Healthy Schools team
This year we have played an active part in a consulting with their local Eco-Schools officer
Sustainable Fashion network led by Friends to engage schools in the area with litter and
of the Earth and involving Repair Café health work linked to World No Tobacco Day.
A screenshot of the primary resources , filtered by the topic ‘Energy’. Wales, Welsh fashion businesses and other ● In the Vale of Glamorgan, a joint cluster

interested individuals. This led to the work on event for schools.
the #GreenFriday social media campaign in
November. ● Powys – joint assessments conducted and
sharing of engagement to support one another.

We worked closely with WWF Cymru to
develop and deliver the Senior Eco-Committee As well as all the above, we are regularly asked
event in July 2021 and the Youth Summit. This to meet and discuss further collaboration with
partnership is continuing to plan another event organisations from Wales and further afield.
in summer 2022. Recently this has included sharing of resources
from Alupro and Urban Worm, supporting the
Climate Cymru have been in regular contact, Green Jobs agenda for secondary pupils through

and we have worked together to promote their Speakers for Schools and linking more closely
campaign and share their excellent resources with Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
and climate engagement opportunities.
We are currently working with Plantlife Cymru,

A screenshot of the Marine Ecosystems marine resources webpage
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