A Stockton-on-Tees primary school is celebrating after being chosen to represent the North-East at a major nature event held at the Royal Society in London.

Rosebrook Primary School was approached by National Education Nature Park to represent the North-East at the national event.

The event focussed on practical science (Hands on, Minds on) and was attended by educators, policy makers and charity leads as well as schools showcasing their work.

Rosebrook has received widespread acclaim in recent years for developing its forest school initiative.

The school has also been awarded ‘Outstanding Beacon School’ status from The Tree Council for its ‘Rooted in Nature’ project.

The National Education Nature Park programme empowers children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature’s future.

Lois Huntington, who leads on nature initiatives at Rosebrook Primary School, said: “It was a huge honour to represent the North-East at such a significant national nature event.

“Three of our Year 6 (10/11-year-olds) pupils attended with two staff members, and it was a brilliant experience for everyone.

“Each school had an exhibition stand which displayed a poster which they had created to portray examples of practical science which has been undertaken in school.

“Rosebrook pupils demonstrated how they had categorised and mapped the habitat types found on our school grounds and showed how they had used this information to introduce new habitat types.”

Rosebrook is one of ten primary schools across Teesside, County Durham and Hartlepool under the umbrella of Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Andy Brown OBE, Chief Executive Officer of Ad Astra, commented: “There were only twelve schools in the country – just two of which were primary – invited to take part in this event.

“It is a brilliant achievement and testament to the significant strides in recent years to promote nature and develop habitats at Rosebrook.”

The other Ad Astra Academy Trust schools are Crooksbarn in Stockton-on-Tees, Ayresome and Sunnyside in Middlesbrough, Barnard Grove, Brougham, West Park and West View in Hartlepool and Deaf Hill and Kelloe in County Durham.