Biodiversity in schools
Thanks to funding by The Norman Family Trust and The Nineveh Charitable Trust, we are able to deliver free class and whole school assemblies, and biodiversity improvements, across state-funded primary and secondary schools in Devon, Dorset, and South-West Somerset.
Biodiversity improvements on school grounds can include wildlife habitats such bird boxes, insect hotels, and water habitats; tree or hedgerow planting, wildflower planting, and native bulb planting. We have a free biodiversity audit, which we can help carry out to identify possible changes, where desired.
Testimonials from a selection of schools that have taken part in this project can be found below.
If you would like to book a free assembly and discuss the types of free biodiversity improvements you'd like for your school grounds, please contact us. Funding for biodiversity improvements is based on a first come, first served basis.
Schools are able to choose from one of our following assemblies:
British wildlife
Trees
Hedgerows
Plants for pollinators
Careers in biodiversity
Suitable for secondary schools
Project feedback
Assembly choice: British wildlife.
"I would like to thank you again for the great assembly; spending time with our Eco Team and supporting us with our pond. It’ll make a big difference! I’ve passed on your information to other schools in the Trust."
Did the children enjoy the assembly? "Yes. Lots of children have come up to me afterwards including the Wildlife Champions inspired."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of the assembly? "Yes. I also learnt that Sloe worms aren’t snakes! They didn’t know about the bird boxes with perches being bad. They enjoyed learning about hedgehog homes and the grey squirrel."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in learning about British wildlife? "Yes."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
"I would like to thank you again for the great assembly; spending time with our Eco Team and supporting us with our pond. It’ll make a big difference! I’ve passed on your information to other schools in the Trust."
Did the children enjoy the assembly? "Yes. Lots of children have come up to me afterwards including the Wildlife Champions inspired."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of the assembly? "Yes. I also learnt that Sloe worms aren’t snakes! They didn’t know about the bird boxes with perches being bad. They enjoyed learning about hedgehog homes and the grey squirrel."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in learning about British wildlife? "Yes."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
Mrs Bone
Deputy Headteacher, St Michael's CE Primary Academy, Exeter.
Assembly choice: Plants for pollinators.
"Thank you so much for coming in today! It was really interesting and lots of the children were discussing the assembly during the afternoon when we were planting the flowers. We would definitely love to take you up on more opportunities!"
Did the children enjoy the assembly? "Yes."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of the assembly? "Yes. Which animals are pollinators, which plants to plant, the importance of wildlife for certain lifecycles."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in plants for pollinators? "Yes, for older years."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
"Thank you so much for coming in today! It was really interesting and lots of the children were discussing the assembly during the afternoon when we were planting the flowers. We would definitely love to take you up on more opportunities!"
Did the children enjoy the assembly? "Yes."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of the assembly? "Yes. Which animals are pollinators, which plants to plant, the importance of wildlife for certain lifecycles."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in plants for pollinators? "Yes, for older years."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
Miss Kneller
Year 4 Teacher, Heathcoat Primary School, Tiverton.
Assembly choice: Plants for pollinators.
"Thank you so much for the assembly. The children were really engaged and enjoyed it. They were excited about knowing there is only one type of honey bee in Britain. They also found it very interesting that bats help pollinate as well.""
Did the children enjoy the assembly? "Yes."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of the assembly? "Yes."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in plants for pollinators? "Yes, most definitely."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Would like to, yes."
"Thank you so much for the assembly. The children were really engaged and enjoyed it. They were excited about knowing there is only one type of honey bee in Britain. They also found it very interesting that bats help pollinate as well.""
Did the children enjoy the assembly? "Yes."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of the assembly? "Yes."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in plants for pollinators? "Yes, most definitely."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Would like to, yes."
Mr Greeley
Class 2 Teacher, Musbury Primary School, Musbury.
Assembly choice: British wildlife.
"I think this assembly is a great way to have students learn/reinforce/discuss local animals, their habitats, and how their schools can help ensure habitats are safe for local animals to be around school. This connected to the students personally (adding bird boxes to the school) and connected in some way to their learning in science throughout the year (animals and their habitats/local animals and their habitats)."
Was the assembly content engaging? "Yes. Students were engaged in the assembly and were interested in the topic."
Was the assembly content informative? "Yes."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in British wildlife? "Yes."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
"I think this assembly is a great way to have students learn/reinforce/discuss local animals, their habitats, and how their schools can help ensure habitats are safe for local animals to be around school. This connected to the students personally (adding bird boxes to the school) and connected in some way to their learning in science throughout the year (animals and their habitats/local animals and their habitats)."
Was the assembly content engaging? "Yes. Students were engaged in the assembly and were interested in the topic."
Was the assembly content informative? "Yes."
Would you recommend this assembly to another school interested in British wildlife? "Yes."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
Mrs Gurd
Year 5/6 Teacher, Axminster Community Primary Academy, Axminster.
Biodiversity task: Bulb planting.
“[The children] learnt how to plant bulbs, how they will grow. They learnt all about different insects, soil safety and the environment. Fantastic and enriching. Absolutely loved it.”
Did the children enjoy this session? "Yes."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of this session? "Yes."
Would you recommend this session to another school interested in biodiversity and/or bulb planting? "Yes."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
“[The children] learnt how to plant bulbs, how they will grow. They learnt all about different insects, soil safety and the environment. Fantastic and enriching. Absolutely loved it.”
Did the children enjoy this session? "Yes."
Did the children learn anything new as a result of this session? "Yes."
Would you recommend this session to another school interested in biodiversity and/or bulb planting? "Yes."
Are you likely to use the services of Little Green Change again in the future? "Yes."
Mrs Harper
Teaching Assistant, St Peter’s CE Junior School, Tavistock.
If you are a secondary-aged school based in the UK, you can also access all our Schools Programme resources for free. Check out our education page for more information.
Awards
We're proud to have won the Green/Eco Business of the Year Award at the Jurassic Business Awards 2024, a Judges' Choice award at the UK StartUp Awards 2024 South-West, and a Sustainable Business Award 2024 from Litter Free Dorset. Our Founder and Director, Clare, won a BBC Devon Make a Difference Award (Green Award category) in 2024 for her work founding and leading Little Green Change. We were also finalists at the The Small Awards 2024, and The Good Small Business Awards 2024.
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