Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
Easton Primary School, Monday, 24 November 2025
35 points
6 pupils
Change-maker
KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4
Action Plan
- Look at graphs of energy use to see how electricity was used, when and how much it cost. (17.11.25)
- Energy detectives mission - check how energy is being used in all areas of the school. (17.11.25)
- Boards, lights, heater fans on in rooms, not in use.
- Lights that had no effect in office.
- Lights left on in kitchen when no-one was there.
- Talk to school cook about when ovens are turned on.
- Place signs next to light switches to remind people to turn them off when not in use.
- Carry out spot checks for energy usage during the week. (24.11.25)
- Keep classroom temperatures between 18-20 degrees. (monitoring in Oak Class)
- Install thermometers in each classroom.
- Make posters to remind people about how to save energy.
- Talk to Mrs Staff and Mrs Keeble about the fridge in the middle room.
- Plan an energy-saving campaign / low-energy day
Activity description
Some schools will already have an Eco-committee or similar which will take on this role. Other schools may choose to appoint a class to lead on energy efficiency. Decide which staff will support your team.
In most areas Energy Sparks can help support your Energy Team with visits or online sessions from trained professional educators, volunteer energy mentors or with STEM Ambassadors. Please book a workshop here.
Educate your team about climate change and energy by carrying out some of the Energy Sparks Explorer activities. Make sure they are really knowledgeable about the importance of energy and climate change, at an appropriate level for their age. It is important that pupils have significant input into the decision-making process and take ownership of any energy saving plans made.
Set up the times and places for your team to meet, including when they will report to the school management team including governor representatives. Your team could split into several sub-groups focussing on different aspects of energy saving.
Your Energy Team will be responsible for reviewing the current energy use situation (using the Energy Sparks charts), developing an energy saving action plan, and monitoring, recording and reducing your energy use. They will particularly be responsible for communicating to your school community, conducting switch off campaigns and measuring how much energy is saved or wasted by pupil and staff behaviour. The group may decide to have a high profile energy efficiency campaign involving the whole school, possibly a power down/layer up day or switch-off fortnight. The team will also need to revisit energy issues on a regular basis to ensure that changes made are sustained over time.
In most areas Energy Sparks can help support your Energy Team with visits or online sessions from trained professional educators, volunteer energy mentors or with STEM Ambassadors. Please book a workshop here.
Educate your team about climate change and energy by carrying out some of the Energy Sparks Explorer activities. Make sure they are really knowledgeable about the importance of energy and climate change, at an appropriate level for their age. It is important that pupils have significant input into the decision-making process and take ownership of any energy saving plans made.
Set up the times and places for your team to meet, including when they will report to the school management team including governor representatives. Your team could split into several sub-groups focussing on different aspects of energy saving.
Your Energy Team will be responsible for reviewing the current energy use situation (using the Energy Sparks charts), developing an energy saving action plan, and monitoring, recording and reducing your energy use. They will particularly be responsible for communicating to your school community, conducting switch off campaigns and measuring how much energy is saved or wasted by pupil and staff behaviour. The group may decide to have a high profile energy efficiency campaign involving the whole school, possibly a power down/layer up day or switch-off fortnight. The team will also need to revisit energy issues on a regular basis to ensure that changes made are sustained over time.