Thanks to the dedication of Gosforth Junior High Academy's Gardening Club and students involved in garden interventions, they've reached a new milestone in sustainable gardening. By gaining the Level 3 award, the academy has been awarded a certificate, a £50 gardening voucher, a book on wild gardening and some seeds for next spring from the RHS.

The Level 3 award recognises that students can identify and look after a range of plants in the garden. Students have identified and tried edible flowers, noticing that the nasturtium has a peppery taste. The gardening group held a bean picnic in the summer with broad beans grown in the academy garden. They also grew carrots, which they took home to share with their family.

Special shout-out to Emily B (Year 8) for growing the biggest beetroot we’ve ever seen!

Gosforth Junior High are now working towards Level 4 - and hoping for pumpkins big enough to carve soon!