Due to popular demand, the deadline for the inaugural Green School Awards has been extended.

All entries must now be received by midnight on Sunday, May 15.

Our expert judging panel will name the winning submissions and recipients of an award will be invited to a celebratory event at Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa in June.

Key partners Golding Homes are keen to discover schools making a difference and are urging them to take part. Caroline McBride, Head of Community Development at Golding Homes, said:

“We are extremely proud to support the Green School Awards which helps young people learn more about the environment and how we can protect it. The awards inspire them to be creative, coming up with innovative ways in which to be more eco-friendly. We hope that by taking part the children will be more environmentally aware, encouraging them to change their behaviour and make changes within their own homes and the communities where they live.”

The new award scheme will showcase best practice across three core categories: energy conservation, nature conservation and recycling.

Schemes should link to schools to some degree; perhaps with the original idea being generated by a school but then carried out in pupils’ homes, or in a wider community effort.

Simon Dolby, chief executive of the KM Charity Team which organises the awards, said: “We are pleased to provide an additional week for Green School Awards submissions. So far we have received some tremendous entries from across Kent, Medway and Bexley, and we are very much hoping that the extension will see many more eco-friendly schemes supplied.”

The KM Green School Awards are supported by Golding Vision (Part of Golding Homes) and Loop CR.

Submit your schemes today by completing the entry form at www.kmcharityteam.co.uk/schools/green-school-awards/

For further information about the awards, contact the KM Charity Team on 0844 264 0292