What are Eco-Schools UK doing these days? Does anyone know?
I note that the Eco-Schools UK homepage has little to say about the numbers of schools and students involved. On the face of it, this might seem to say quite a lot. Time was when such numbers would be widely visible partly as a badge of success, but also as a means of drawing others in. Why the coyness? I know some folk who think that ever since schools have had to pay £200 (plus VAT) after their Green Flag assessor visit interest has dropped off, but is that really the case? Or is it more fundamental?
It's notable that the Eco-Schools UK website doesn’t mention climate. Have the student climate protests caught them on the hop I wonder. Some 12 months after these began, climate isn’t even one of their 10 topics for students to investigate. Being part of Keep Britain Untidy might be part of the problem as it’s not exactly in the vanguard of action re climate and ecology. As a test, just try searching its website for "climate" and see where it gets you.
At least the Keep Britain Untidy website (if you dig deeply enough) does say that "More than 2.3 million children and young people are currently actively engaged in the Eco-Schools programme. Our ambition is that every child has the chance to learn about the environment and the role they can play in improving it." which is more than the Eco-schools website does. However, what "actively engaged" means is anyone's guess – as it always was.
So here's a challenge for Eco-Schools: will you be supporting the work of Teach the Future? I shall watch with interest ...
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