plastic Clever SChools: nottinghamshire Challenge
About the challenge
Amy, one of the co-founders of Kids Against Plastic explains what the Plastic Clever Schools: Nottinghamshire Challenge is and why she hopes all schools in Nottinghamshire get involved.
THE AIM
The aim of the Challenge is to help support schools in Nottinghamshire to meet the Government’s 2022 plastic target and make the county a Plastic Clever Schools County.
In 2018, Damian Hinds MP, the then Secretary of State for Education, challenged schools to eliminate non-essential plastics by 2022. Since then, very little has been done (by Government) to help schools reach this target, and there isn’t long until the target elapses.
If the aim of the Plastic Clever Schools Challenge is achieved, a generation of school children across the districts of Nottinghamshire will have been involved in important education, awareness and action against single-use plastic pollution, leading the way for other counties across the UK to follow.
A legacy of the Challenge will be a ‘blueprint’, or model, for other counties to adopt and adapt during 2022.
SO WHAT WILL SCHOOLS HAVE TO DO TO BECOME PLASTIC CLEVER?
Becoming Plastic Clever is straightforward and achievable for any school, big or small. It’s also super-inspiring and empowering for pupils as they play an important role in every step of the journey. Plus it’s really educational and good fun as Plastic Clever Schools has been designed by children and teachers for children and teachers.
There are three steps to becoming a Plastic Clever School:
the challenge timeline
AWARDS
There will be four main school awards, and an award for the local Borough / District council that has the highest percentage of Plastic Clever Schools.
Outstanding
COMMITMENT
Outstanding
CREATIVITY
Outstanding
PUPIL VOICE
Outstanding
CLEAN UP
Leading
Local Council
Prizes
EVERY school that reaches Plastic Clever status by the end of the Challenge will win a Plastic Clever prize bundle and an invitation to a celebratory award event, but the four school award winners will receive an amazing set of prizes, as well as the Plastic Clever prize bundle. The Borough / District Council that has the most Plastic Clever schools by the end of the Challenge will also receive an award.
How to take part
All Nottinghamshire schools are encouraged to take part in the Challenge in September.
To take part, all schools have to do is register using the form below. Once registration has been completed, information about the Challenge will be communicated through the email used during registration.
* After submitting the registration form, please check your inbox (and SPAM folder) for the confirmation email.
Our supporters
A special thank you to the for their help and support to make the Plastic Clever Schools Challenge a reality.
