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• Yattendon wins gold - for being green

  Thu 30 Jan 2020

  Yattendon School has been awarded a gold award by the Woodland Trust for getting involved in green activities including tree planting, visiting a local woodland, reducing carbon emissions and recycling.

   

  The Green Tree Schools initiative, which has seen more than 12,000 schools sign up since it was launched in 2008, offers the opportunity to bring the great outdoors, wildlife and green issues into the classroom.

   

  Schools win awards for participating in green activities, which include tree planting, reducing carbon emissions and recycling.

• Friends indeed

  Sun 19 Jan 2020

  A project that forges friendships between children and local elderly people and tackles loneliness has won a national award for Yattendon C of E Primary School.
   

  The school scooped both the nationwide ‘Make a Difference’ award and the regional one for its initiative aimed at combating loneliness amongst senior citizens in its own village. The awards are the culmination of a child-led social action programme that encourages youngsters to identify an issue they feel passionate about, then make a difference through practical action.