What did your school do? Thornleigh High School Bolton

   Here Emma Lyon describes the impact of the I Can project

Describe the number of pupils directly and indirectly involved.

• Global Leaders is open to all Year groups, and we currently have around 30 students from Year 8-11 work directly/indirectly on projects
• Eco Group has around 10 member from KS3
• The whole school is informed and invited to take part in activities during the assemblies

 Write a few bullet points about the long-term legacy of the project on the school, consider climate education, pupils developing skills and the running of Climate conferences.

• We are continuing to embed a global curriculum and are working to include the sustainable development goals across the curriculum. 
• New projects are regularly being discussed during meetings.
• Impact on the International School Award
• students are becoming more aware of climate issues and critically thinking about issues.
• continuing to develop links with climate organisations across the world and in our own community.

Behaviour change – has there been a shift in the behaviours of the school and wider community as a result of the project eg- walking more, different diets, energy efficiency, less consumption.

• more students ride a bike to school.
• plastic free in school with recyclable products/packaging from the canteen
• more energy conscious about turning off lights and equipment
• use recycled paper across all the school
• awareness of littering - this has been significantly reduced

Pupils voice and Action- are your pupils able to raise issues and share their views on this topic with greater confidence because of the work done?

• Students are more conscious of climate issues and can talk more confidently about the changes and impacts
• confidence in public speaking