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Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Solar PV
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 50,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 890 school dinners.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 52,000 km.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 8 months
Electricity
It will take 110 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 6,000 km.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 112 years.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 490,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 290 average homes in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 2217 years.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 6 years of computer games.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 2,900 solar panels in a year.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to play 7 months of computer games.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 66,000 kettles.
Gas
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 860 km.
Gas
It will take 130 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
That's the gas used by 54 UK homes in a year.
Gas
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 390 showers.
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Reminders
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You have completed 9/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Recent alerts
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You are in 26th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 110th place nationally.
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Recent activity on your scoreboard
Schools score points by recording their activities to investigate their energy use, learning about energy, and taking energy saving actions around their school.
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2025 | 30 | Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
| 03 Nov 2025 | 35 | Carry out a campaign to inform staff and pupils about the importance of classroom layout to keep the heating running efficiently |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 20 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 35 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 35 | Pupils take part in a holiday switch off |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 30 | Investigate whether the school's heating and hot water is switched off during the school holidays |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 29 Sep 2025 | 55 | Created a climate action plan |
| 25 Sep 2025 | 35 | Pupils meet with the headteacher and school governors to create an energy policy |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 20 | Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting |