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The Eco Committee at Newland School for Girls welcomed Lauren Murtagh from 'Living With Water' this afternoon for another great workshop. The focus was on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDs). The students had to identify an area of the school campus that was prone to flooding and devise a scheme for it. We were really impressed with the variety of different solutions presented. Our profound thanks go to Lauren for leading this session.

Sidmouth Primary School's Junior Leadership Team have been very busy this term. In the most recent trust Pupil Voice & Influence survey, children across the school had felt that kindness was really important to them and something they wanted to promote and celebrate. The JLT took the bull by the horns and decided to make a video all about Random Acts of Kindness (RAK). They first made a list of RAKs, then filmed some examples to produce a podcast, which was shared in the KS1

It has been a busy autumn term for our Eco Committees and Hull University. The last session today was with Ings Primary School pupils. Dr Steven Forrest and Dr Bianca Kronemann worked with pupils to identify the effects of climate hazards at the school and produce lego models of possible solutions. It was interesting to note how each group first devised barrier defence systems before then making models of rescue systems. It was another highly collaborative session.

For two hours this afternoon, the Stepney Pupil Voice Team members were engrossed in their Eco Games development session with Hull University's Dr Steven Forrest. They first identified the different parts of the school site using aerial maps. Then they plotted where potential climate hazards could have most effect before planning and building solutions. Their lego models included flood early warning and barrier systems, special snow defences and emergency protection equipment