Charles Dickens Primary School is committed to educating its pupils about caring for and respecting the environment and developing responsible citizens who are able to make valuable decisions.

As part of our responsibility to the environment and as an Eco-School we aim:

• To develop an awareness of environmental issues
• To promote environmental issues and raise awareness among the wider school community
• To become more sustainable in the school environment and reduce the environmental impact of the whole school
• To link environmental issues in with the curriculum

Charles Dickens is proud to be an Eco-School and it was awarded its 9th Green Flag with Distinction in 2024.

We are have also been awarded the Alan Titchmarsh Most Environmentally Friendly School Garden by the London Children's Flower Society in 2026.

The whole school works together to ensure the Eco-School principals are embedded in the daily life of the school and indeed in the whole school community. The staff ensure that work on the nine eco-schools topics is weaved creatively through the curriculum and the children are responsible for electing an Eco-councilor in their classroom. The Eco-councilors are then encouraged to act as an eco-role model to the rest of the school, to encourage recycling, reduce litter in the playground, eat healthily, conserve energy and look after our growing spaces.

We also have a fantastic garden space which the children use to grow a variety of fruit and vegetables. The garden plays home to the ‘Charles Dickens Forest School’ where children have access to learn about the importance of nature and the changing seasons.