St Clare�s Abbey Primary School, Newry

Green Flag Award for St Clare’s Abbey

18th May 2026

 

Green Flag Award

We are delighted to confirm that you have been successful in being awarded your Eco-Schools Green Flag in June 2026. The Eco-School’s team were very impressed with your school’s work.

Congratulations to all concerned - staff and pupils alike, and not forgetting the caretaker and many parents who helped your school achieve its environmental targets.

You will hold the flag for two years and will be reapplying in March 2028 to be awarded in June 2028.

The assessors made the following comments about the strengths of your school evident in the assessment:

THE ECO-COMMITTEE:
Great to see that members of the community have taken part in the Eco Committee meetings.

ACTION PLAN:
A great range of Action cards used in line with your chosen themes.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION:
Excellent use of data collected from all 3 themes chosen.

LINKING TO THE CURRICULUM:
Great to see that all pupils are introduced to environmental issues through their curriculum at their level of understanding.

INFORM AND INVOLVE:
There is a great amount of information on the school website about Eco activities and it is easy to find. Well done!

The assessors made the following suggestions which may enhance your Eco-Schools programme going forward:

THE ECO-COMMITTEE:
Perhaps in the future parents and governors could be invited to attend.

ECO-CODE:
Perhaps in your next application you can tell us how the children are involved with creating the Eco code.

The assessors made the following requirements which must be implemented before their next assessment:

No comment given

Once again, many congratulations to all and keep up the great work


Kind Regards,


The Eco-Schools Team

 

 
 
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