Collydean Primary School Green Flag Award

That this House congratulates Collydean Primary School on being awarded an Eco-Schools Green Flag from Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB); notes that the KSB’s award recognises nurseries and schools that have made a commitment to the Eco-Schools Scotland programme and over two years have engaged the whole school community to take action on climate change; thanks the pupils, school staff and Parent Council for their amazing work in reducing the amount of litter in and around the school; recognises the hard work of both upper school pupils and their younger counterparts who buddied up to litter pick around the school grounds together and to staff and the Parent Council’s aim to reduce the amount of litter left by members of the public using the school after hours; highlights the KSB’s programme which aims to make action to tackle climate change and awareness of our environment an intrinsic part of life ethos for schools and nurseries; thanks the pupils, staff and Parent Council for their excellent work in engaging the wider school community to look after the local environment and raising awareness of this vitally important issue; and hopes that other local schools and nurseries may follow the outstanding example set by Collydean Primary School.