We are a lovely, large Primary School in Wood Green. We have 650 children on roll at the moment from ages 3-11. The children and community of Lordship Lane are incredible. Teachers and staff work tirelessly to ensure children get the very best from their school experience every day. Lordship Lane is on a busy main road and the pollution levels have been audited to show that we are one of the most polluted schools in London. We appeared on Channel 4's Dispatches programme in June: Britain's Toxic Air Scandal, which highlighted just how serious the problem is. During the filming, King's College ran an experiment to see if ivy screens would make a difference to the air quality for our children. The temporary screens made a huge difference in the short time they were up, and now we want to put permanent screens in place to safeguard the children's health for many years to come. The air quality measured before and after the screens was enough to be life changing for our children.
The look of the Green Screens will make the surrounding areas much more amenable to the eye. We are an urban primary school with very little greenery surrounding us. It will encourage further green projects by children and parents alike, members of the community are already talking about further projects we could become involved in to improve the look of the school as well as the air quality in the surrounding neighbourhood. By installing Green Screens, our children will be encouraged to play far more actively, as the air quality will be much better. This will encourage teachers to teach lessons outside more often and will allow for community events outside more often rather than the use of the inside halls or classrooms. For example; last year we held a super hero party as part of the curriculum for the Y2 children. Due to the pollution and the idling cars, we held the party inside one of the halls. With better air quality, curriculum activities like this would be able to be held outside.
