Free Your Feet is a whole school walking

Free Your Feet is a whole school walking challenge, schools taking part have the chance of winning an i. Pad mini plus other walk to school support for their school. Encouraging students to walk to school means you get healthy alert students arriving at a safe congestion free gate every morning. The Free your Feet campaign increases students awareness of the benefits of walking and encourage them to walk as much as they can, on their school journeys, over a week. Student postcards are collected at the end of the week, and entered into a prize draw, with one student at each participating school winning a £ 50 shopping voucher. Everyone who has walked at all (however far), has an equal chance of winning. For schools already engaged with the Healthy Schools approach, the challenge is an ideal way of satisfying a ‘meaningful outcome’ as its pre and post event surveys show sustainable modal shift. Visit http: //www. livingstreets. org. uk/shop/walk-to-school/free-your-feet-pack for more information and to register.

As part of the Eco Schools programme Keep Wales Tidy have introduced a formal procedure to encourage schools to adhere to the green flag renewal timeframe and to ensure schools receive support working through the Eco Schools programme.

In addition to the requirements for a green flag, a platinum school should be able to meet 8 essential criteria and at least half of desired criteria.

Ysgol Y Lawnt – May 2011/ May 2013 Tir Y Berth Primary – July 2011 Hendredenny Park Primary – April 2012 Ysgol Gynradd Gymreag Caerffili – July 2012 Fochriw Primary School – August 2012 Cefn Fforest Primary School – November 2012 St James Primary School – May 2013 We are running Fairtrade Teacher training sessions to support schools working on the Fairtrade Schools Scheme. For more information about the Fairtrade Scheme in the Caerphilly county borough please contact Tracy Evans, ESD Officer at EVANSTA@caerphilly. gov. uk