I am a primary school teacher with experience in Early Years, Key Stage 1 and 2. I am passionate and enthusiastic about the environment, learning outdoors, gardening and young enterprise. I have integrated all these topics into our school curriculum encouraging children to lead and have a voice in these subjects by becoming experts themselves. This has been accomplished by each class making a pledge across the school each term to help people, animals or the environment. These qualities and subjects help drive and inspire innovative projects engaging children, staff and volunteers across the school and the wider community to join together. In a previous school Eco Schools was at the heart of the life of the school. We wanted every child to leave with a real awareness of the local, national and global environment and how each one can make a real difference to the quality of the environment for everyone. Eco work was integrated into the curriculum and there was a real enthusiasm across the school for all our eco work. Also a recognition that it has financial rewards too.Foundation For Environmental Education Teacher Award 2024.1 of the 500 Coronation Champions 2023 for my environment work with young people at school and in the community. Wessex FM Teacher of the Year 2019Under my leadership the school has won:Energy Sparks Regional and National Champions 2023Education Business Awards, Environmental Practice Award 2020Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots Educational Institution of the Year 2019. Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Free Schools Champion 2019.Eco Schools Primary Eco School of the Year 2019.2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 (distinction) we achieved the Eco School Green Flag.In October 2017 we achieved RHS School Gardening Level 5.SAS Plastic Free Schools Award, May 2018. In June 2018 , 2019, 2020, 2021 we were regional (West and Wales) winners in the Better Energy School Awards. In September 2018 we came second in the Cultivation Street School Gardening Competition. Third in Cultivation Street School Garden Competition 2020.Shortlisted for the TES School Awards Environment Champion of the Year 2020, 2021.Led a group of 5 – 8 year old children three years (2016, 2017, and 2018) in a row to Young Enterprise Fiver Challenge Awards success. Raised £80,000 in the last 4 years through winning environmental competitions, applying for funding, organised an auction of promises for a Ridan Food Waste Composter, our recycling programmes, approaching local businesses for donations and young enterprise products sold by the children.