Eco-Council
The main aim of Dorridge Primary School’s Eco-Council is to remind everyone in school to save energy and reduce, recycle and reuse.
The Eco-Council is pupil-led and consists of one child nominated to represent each class from Year 1 to Year 6. These pupils play key roles in decision-making and participate in reducing the environmental impact of the school. The Eco-Council representatives are dedicated and enthusiastic individuals who work hard to improve and develop the school for the better. The Eco-Council meets once a week to di
scuss environmental issues and the changes the council would like to see made around the school. Eco-Council is led by class teacher Mrs Brookson.
The Eco-Council committee process offers a useful model for successful communication and decision-making. The councillors, elected by their classmates, are children who already have a strong sense of environmental responsibility. Ideas are brought to the committee for discussion and decisions are reached democratically.
Each Eco-councillor takes the committee’s ideas and suggestions back to their class and to the whole school, through assemblies and into our school community. In this way, Eco-Council extends learning beyond the classroom and develops responsible attitudes both at home and in the wider community.
Our Eco-Council is a place to make positive changes and to make a difference. By encouraging and supporting pupils to take responsibility for the environmental management of the school, children will develop and build a sense of responsibility for their surroundings. Dorridge Eco-Council encourages pupils to help further develop our caring school community where the ideas of others are valued and action is taken in response to these ideas.
This term, Eco-Council are continuing to help Mrs Ashe with her Climate Action plan, which will cover recycling, water use, saving energy, sustainable food and biodiversity. Our main focus this term is the state of wildlife on our school grounds. We will be learning how to help animals, insects and plants on the school site, and plan to record some of our findings.
eco councillors 2025-26
| Year group |
Name |
| Year 1 | Arthur, Xanthe, Maeve |
| Year 2 | Eloise, Jacob |
| Year 3 | Harry, Grace, Bella |
| Year 4 | George, Sebastian, Olivia |
| Year 5 | Tamara, Fraser, Grace |
| Year 6 | Harry, Jared, Emma |
What Eco Council think
We asked our newly formed Eco-Council in September; what are you hoping to do? What are you passionate about?
Year 1 want to help the planet, want to pick up litter to save animals and mini-beasts, and they just really like Nature.
Year 2 want to save the planet by learning how to use less energy, and they also want to save animals from extinction.
Year 3 really love Nature and really, really love animals.
Year 4 love nature and animals. They don’t want the Polar ice caps to melt and the sea levels to rise. They think they can help save the planet.
Year 5 want to help nature, because they don’t like what’s happening to our planet.
Year 6 really love nature and want to help with gardening at school. They also want to learn more about recycling plastic.
This term, Eco-Council are joining forces with School Council to learn about sustainability and help Mrs Ashe create a Climate Action plan. They will set the school community a ‘Cut your Carbon’ challenge in November and December, and also make eco-Christmas decorations to sell at the Dorridge Primary School fair!
