Why should I make a booking with SWAP?

• Everything we offer is FREE!
• We consistently get excellent feedback from teachers. 
• NO buses - we come to your classroom.
• Supports Every Child Matters.
• Suitable for alternative curriculum students.
• Suitable for citizenship, science, geography and DT, Key Stages 3-5.
• Qualified secondary teachers.
• Assemblies, 1 hour workshops or a whole day.
• Available to all Somerset schools.
• Work towards Sustainable Schools or Eco-Schools.

ASSEMBLIES - click here for more information

WORKSHOPS - click here for further information

Most workshops take around an hour but we will aim to fit in with your timetabling.

SWAP can also help you to become an Eco-School. We are trained assessors and can give you advice on how to achieve your bronze, silver and Green Flag awards. Many of our workshops will help you to meet criteria needed for the awards.

SWAP can provide your school with two free compost bins and may also be able to arrange for you to have a free recycling collection from your local district council. If you chose to compost or recycle at your school we would advise that you have an assembly to show students what they can and can’t put in the bins. This will help to avoid contamination which can cause problems.

The SWAP team is based at the Carymoor Environmental Centre near Castle Cary. This unusual site is Somerset's first Eco-Centre , and is built on a capped, recovered landfill site. It is situated next to the working landfill at Dimmer, putting the team in a unique position to explain and promote these themes in schools. Site visits and tours are also available by arrangement; please contact Graham Jennings on 01963 350786.

SWAP is funded by the Somerset Waste Partnership and is delivered in partnership with the Carymoor Environmental Trust.