Townhill Community Primary School 2019-20

RQ: How can we improve our school yard?

Methods: Google forms survey

Findings: Children prioritized more grass on their yard and to plant more trees for wildlife.

Outcomes/Impact:

Held a stakeholder engagement event where decision makers and local business pledged their ideas and support to help children improve their garden:

• Build planters and bug hotels,
• Spend some of the Council underspend,
• Apply for funding to dig up the tarmac and make the yard greener,
• Workshops by Size of Wales on the importance of trees in relation to climate change.
• Help the pupils to campaign more effectively for their greenspace.
• Provide training for staff in play
• Provide assistance with a gardening project

Impact Partners included: Phoenix Centre manager, Forest Schools, Community Tree Nursery, Size of Wales, Years/ Key Stage 2 lead, Headteacher, Child care/play sufficiency manager Swansea, Child Rights Coordinator Swansea, School Governor, Local Vicar, Play Wales.