A SCHOOL played its part in helping the environment after thousands of students across the country campaigned against climate change.

Wellington College near Crowthorne held a 'sustainability day' on February 13 and got pupils to learn about how to reduce single-use plastic and increase recycling.

Hundreds of pupils from three schools in Berkshire attended to hear of the progress being made since the 2015 Paris Agreement, to address climate change and to discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development goals.

John Booth, Reading Friends of the Earth campaigner, said: "It was very good to discuss clime change with so many young people.

"They seemed well aware of the need to increase recycling and reduce single-use plastics, but less aware of the urgent need to reduce consumption of fossil fuels by 2030."

The Reading environmentalists was one of the 15 organisations who held exhibitions and stalls, carrying out surveys to test students knowledge on climate change.

Three quarters of the sample were fairly confident that the average temperatures were rising and almost everyone agreed that humans played a part in this.

Nicaraguan Ambassador to the UK, Guisell Morales-Echaverry spoke about her country's green revolution and how it has become more vocal on the international stage.

John added: "We were very pleased that Wellington College ran this event to familiarise their students with issues of sustainability and climate change.

"We asked what they or their parents could do and they suggested a wide range of useful activities - recycling, avoiding single-use plastic, using electric cars, reducing energy use etc."