PUPILS from two York secondary schools received national journalism acclaim when their work went on display at a city museum.

Applefields School and Archbishop Holgate’s CE School both entered a National Science Museum project aimed at uncovering the next generation of environmental journalists.

The Science Museum’s Climate Science Outreach Project invited 48 schools to submit articles about local issues that matter to the students, covering topics from wind farms to hedgehog populations, which have been incorporated into a one-off publication entitled ATMOS.

The high quality of submissions led the Science Museum to put them forward for ‘peer review’ with The Guardian newspaper.

Applefields School received a commendation for an article exploring new ideas in saving household energy, undertaking primary research into different types of insulation and conducting interviews with local experts.

Archbishop Holgate’s was praised for an article which charts a day in the life of two students: Ed, an ‘eco head’ and Sadie, a ‘wasting lady’.

The project works with students aged 13 to 14 years and uses science communication as a means of exploring the subject of climate change.

Dani Williams, Science Museum Outreach Project Coordinator, said: “The work is impressive in its quality and scope.”

An exhibition of their work at the National Railway Museum in York last week will go on to tour to Bristol, the Science Museum in London and the Manchester Museum of Science & Industry.

The pupils who took part for Archbishop’s were: Cameron Sharpe; Freddie Horsefall; James Usher; Eve Ferguson; Zachery Adamson; Alistair White; Edward Cass; Nicola March; Sam Harrison; Joe Moody; Sadie Simpson and Madison Clarke.

Science teacher Rob Osman said: “The pupils really enjoyed taking part and were buzzing when they saw their work on display.”