PUPILS and staff at Stratton Primary School took part in the Global Climate Strike on September 20, as part of their efforts to enforce important messages surrounding the climate crisis.

The school is very conscientious about keeping up to date with issues such as the current climate emergency and the global strike for climate change.

In support of this, pupils had the opportunity to take part in a symbolic ‘strike’ for climate action by delaying a lesson for five minutes at the end of their scheduled break.

Ray Newberry, teacher at Stratton, said: “There was a lot of interest in this important issue from the school community. Our families are very concerned about what the future will look like. We hear so much about climate change and the loss of endangered species.

“Children wonder what they can do to make a difference. Events like this help them to discuss ideas, clarify their thinking and serves to remind them that they are part of a global solution, made up of many small but important actions.”

He added: “These are the voters of the future and politicians will only get their votes if they start to answer these tough questions.”