Communicator
Communicating the work of the Energy Team to wider audience in school and community
A collection of 31 activities relevant to a range of subjects and key stages.
Create an Energy Mascot for your school
Design a School Energy Mascot to connect students to your campaign to make your school more sustainable.
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 Citizenship
Create an energy saving display
Create an eye-catching and informative display to raise the profile of your energy saving activities
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 Citizenship Languages, Literacy and Communication Mathematics and Numeracy Science and Technology
Create a promotional video to get pupils and staff to save energy
A video is a great way to share information about saving energy with pupils, staff, families, the wider school community - and beyond!
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Languages, Literacy and Communication
Design posters to remind pupils to not waste food
Use your art and persuasive language skills to create some eye catching posters for the dining hall
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Do a creative activity themed around energy saving
Ideas for raps, videos, poems, stories and more to promote the energy saving message
10 KS1 KS2 KS3
Get the lowdown on the lunches - interview kitchen staff
Interview kitchen staff to better understand how to address food waste at your school
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 Citizenship
Hold an assembly to introduce your school to Energy Sparks
Use our video or presentation to get everyone excited about saving energy
30 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Inform community groups using your school about your energy saving mission
Inform all groups using your school about the need to save energy and how to do it
30 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Introduce an energy efficiency reward system
Motivate pupils and staff through a reward system to highlight positive energy efficiency behaviour
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Pupils communicate with lunchtime supervisors and cleaning staff about saving energy
Arrange a meeting with lunchtime staff and cleaners to brainstorm ways that they could help to save energy
30 KS1 KS2 KS3
Pupils meet the Business Manager to discuss the school's energy usage and bills
Discuss the school's energy tariffs and possible energy saving action with the School Business Manager
30 KS1 KS2 KS3
Pupils meet with kitchen staff to discuss their role in saving energy
Use our downloadable questionnaire to support discussion with the kitchen staff on using and saving energy
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy
Use our downloadable questionnaire to support discussion with the caretaker on using and saving energy
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Pupils meet with the headteacher and school governors to create an energy policy
Pupils and school management can work together to write an energy saving policy and action plan
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 Citizenship
Pupils meet with the office staff to discuss their role in saving energy
Use our downloadable questionnaire to support discussion with the office staff on using and saving energy
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Pupils share their energy saving work with a wider audience
Share your energy saving work including artwork, digital media or crafts with Energy Sparks to feature in our newsletters and social media
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Humanities Languages, Literacy and Communication Mathematics and Numeracy Science and Technology
Pupils talk to the school business or estate manager about improving the efficiency of school lighting
Pupils can support the school business or estates manager to plan energy saving improvements including lighting upgrades
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Pupils talk to the school business or estates manager about Improving your school's insulation
Pupils can support the school business or estates manager to plan energy saving improvements including insulation
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Mathematics and Numeracy Science and Technology
Pupils talk to the school caretaker about improving heating controls
Pupils can work with the caretaker to improve heating controls to save energy
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Research and present some renewable energy solutions
Find out and present amazing facts about renewable energy
30 KS2 KS3 Humanities Languages, Literacy and Communication Science and Technology
Run an assembly about food waste at your school
Share what you've found out about food waste with the whole school community
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Run an assembly about the high carbon commute
Tell your whole school why a low carbon commute is the planet-friendly thing to do
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Run a regular assembly about saving energy
Ideas to include in regular assemblies to remind everyone in the school about the importance of saving energy
10 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Languages, Literacy and Communication Mathematics and Numeracy
Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community
Ideas to help spread the word about energy saving action
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Languages, Literacy and Communication
Share your Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronze Campaigner action plan
Upload your campaign action plan as part of your evidence log and and to help Energy Sparks see what you have planned
10 KS4
Talk to the caretaker about turning off the heating and hot water in the school holidays
The caretaker can help to change heating settings to cut energy waste during the school holidays, weekends and overnight
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
Tell leaders what you want them to do about climate change
Tell our political leaders what you want them to do to fight climate change
30 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship
Tell your whole school community about your new heat pump
Resources and guidance for assemblies, pupil presentations and newsletters
30 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 Citizenship Languages, Literacy and Communication Science and Technology