Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks
Sustainability shouldn’t just be one person’s job at a school. We strongly suggest that this is a shared responsibility, incorporating a team of school stakeholders including governors, the senior leadership team, estates and teaching staff.
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Overview
For the best energy-saving results; schools should have at least three registered staff users on Energy Sparks so that energy-saving becomes a community effort. These should include a member of the senior leadership team, site manager and a teacher. When staff leave the school, they should hand over their Energy Sparks user role to another suitable staff member.
To encourage more colleagues to get involved with Energy Sparks, you can set them up with a user account on Energy Sparks. To do this, log into Energy Sparks, click on the Manage School menu in the top right-hand corner of the screen, select Manage users and then either click on New school admin account or New staff account. Enter their details and they will be issued with an account set-up email.
We strongly encourage staff users to sign up to receive weekly Energy Sparks alerts so that they are updated about when the school’s consumption changes and are kept informed about the cost and carbon implications of these changes and recommended actions to reduce energy usage.
What else can staff members do to get more involved with Energy Sparks and save more energy at their school?
- Attend staff training: Energy Sparks run regular online training sessions on how to get the most out of your Energy Sparks account, from general inductions, to using Energy Sparks with your pupils and how to use Energy Sparks to optimise your school’s heating system.
- Sign up to receive the Energy Sparks newsletter to stay informed about energy saving campaigns, updates to the site and best practice across schools.
- Read and share our Introduction to Energy Sparks slide deck and User Guide.
- Watch our Energy Sparks user guide videos.
- Find out more about using Energy Sparks with your pupils with our Pupil Project Pack.
- If your school needs more help with taking action on climate change, why not contact the Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisors for some free support?