| Run a Layer Up Power Down Day |
Change-maker |
Friday, 15 November 2024 |
| Staff and pupils receive an Energy Sparks energy audit |
Analyst |
Friday, 11 October 2024 |
| Be a solar spotter |
Home learning |
Friday, 11 October 2024 |
| Run a regular assembly about saving energy |
Communicator |
Friday, 11 October 2024 |
| Invite in an expert |
Explorer |
Friday, 11 October 2024 |
| Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera |
Detective |
Friday, 11 October 2024 |
| Invite in an expert |
Explorer |
Friday, 04 October 2024 |
| Hold a sustainable travel theme day |
Change-maker |
Sunday, 22 September 2024 |
| Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community |
Communicator |
Friday, 20 September 2024 |
| Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
Change-maker |
Friday, 13 September 2024 |
| Understand your school's baseload |
Analyst |
Friday, 13 September 2024 |
| Understand how our transportation choices impact the environment |
Explorer |
Friday, 13 September 2024 |
| Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |
Change-maker |
Friday, 13 September 2024 |
| Invite in an expert |
Explorer |
Friday, 30 August 2024 |
| Run an assembly about the high carbon commute |
Communicator |
Friday, 30 August 2024 |
| Making sense of our school's carbon footprint |
Analyst |
Friday, 28 June 2024 |
| Pupils meet with the office staff to discuss their role in saving energy |
Communicator |
Friday, 28 June 2024 |
| Complete a baseload audit |
Detective |
Friday, 28 June 2024 |
| Analyse your school energy use - what's happening in the school kitchen? |
Analyst |
Thursday, 27 June 2024 |
| Analyse a school's solar data |
Analyst |
Thursday, 27 June 2024 |
| Run a campaign for the whole school community - Challenge 1 degree |
Change-maker |
Thursday, 27 June 2024 |
| Use energy data during maths lessons |
Analyst |
Tuesday, 25 June 2024 |
| Other |
Change-maker |
Monday, 24 June 2024 |
| Hold a sustainable travel theme day |
Change-maker |
Thursday, 20 June 2024 |
| Conduct a lighting audit of your school |
Detective |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Find your Energy Allies |
Communicator |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Run a switch off campaign |
Change-maker |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Use appliance monitors to understand the energy use of individual appliances |
Detective |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Run an assembly about food waste at your school |
Communicator |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight |
Change-maker |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Pupils talk to the school business or estate manager about improving the efficiency of school lighting |
Communicator |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Plan and run a campaign to switch off lights and use natural light on sunny days |
Change-maker |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Investigate how the school's hot water is heated |
Detective |
Friday, 14 June 2024 |
| Monitor whether electrical appliances and lights are left on or on standby after school. |
Detective |
Monday, 10 June 2024 |
| Monitor light levels in classrooms |
Detective |
Friday, 07 June 2024 |
| Fight food waste at home |
Home learning |
Wednesday, 05 June 2024 |
| Understand how our transportation choices impact the environment |
Explorer |
Tuesday, 04 June 2024 |
| Introduce a policy on switching off lights, computers, and other information technology equipment |
Change-maker |
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 |
| Find out exactly how much food your school is wasting |
Detective |
Friday, 24 May 2024 |
| Turn off the heating for the summer |
Change-maker |
Friday, 24 May 2024 |
| Energy audit of the school kitchens |
Detective |
Friday, 24 May 2024 |
| Year 6 statistics - data handling, line graphs, bar charts and pie charts |
Explorer |
Thursday, 23 May 2024 |
| Research and present some renewable energy solutions |
Communicator |
Friday, 10 May 2024 |
| Review school heating timings |
Detective |
Friday, 10 May 2024 |
| Pupils talk to the school caretaker about improving heating controls |
Communicator |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Talk to the caretaker about turning off the heating and hot water in the school holidays |
Communicator |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Pupils meet with kitchen staff to discuss their role in saving energy |
Communicator |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Introduce an energy efficiency reward system |
Communicator |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Find your Energy Allies |
Communicator |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Conduct a transport survey |
Detective |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Turn the school heating down by 1°C |
Change-maker |
Friday, 26 April 2024 |
| Do a creative activity themed around energy saving |
Communicator |
Friday, 19 April 2024 |
| Review and reflect/ Follow up check |
Analyst |
Friday, 22 March 2024 |
| Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
Change-maker |
Monday, 18 March 2024 |
| Find out exactly how much food your school is wasting |
Detective |
Friday, 15 March 2024 |
| Analyse how much greenhouse gas is being produced by your school's food waste |
Analyst |
Friday, 15 March 2024 |
| Class room energy mini audit |
Detective |
Friday, 08 March 2024 |
| Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
Detective |
Friday, 08 March 2024 |
| Learn about water power |
Explorer |
Thursday, 07 March 2024 |
| Design posters to remind pupils to not waste food |
Communicator |
Tuesday, 05 March 2024 |
| Get the lowdown on the lunches - interview kitchen staff |
Communicator |
Friday, 01 March 2024 |
| Find out why food waste is bad for the planet |
Explorer |
Friday, 01 March 2024 |
| Understanding how our diet affects the climate |
Explorer |
Friday, 01 March 2024 |
| Analyse your school energy use - review heating timings |
Analyst |
Friday, 01 March 2024 |
| Analyse your school energy use - when pupils are at school |
Analyst |
Friday, 01 March 2024 |
| Run a Layer Up Power Down Day |
Change-maker |
Friday, 16 February 2024 |
| Complete a baseload audit |
Detective |
Thursday, 15 February 2024 |
| Investigate whether the school's heating and hot water is switched off during the school holidays |
Detective |
Wednesday, 14 February 2024 |
| Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
Change-maker |
Friday, 09 February 2024 |
| Thermometers are put in each classroom to monitor room temperature |
Detective |
Friday, 09 February 2024 |
| Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy |
Communicator |
Friday, 09 February 2024 |
| Measure classroom temperatures |
Detective |
Friday, 09 February 2024 |
| Find your Energy Allies |
Communicator |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| Run a regular assembly about saving energy |
Communicator |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera |
Detective |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| Understand your school's baseload |
Analyst |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop |
Analyst |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment |
Explorer |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| See heat with a thermal imaging camera |
Detective |
Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| Pupils meet the Business Manager to discuss the school's energy usage and bills |
Communicator |
Thursday, 11 January 2024 |
| Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |
Change-maker |
Friday, 22 December 2023 |
| Find your Energy Allies |
Communicator |
Friday, 15 December 2023 |
| Work with your Caretaker to change the morning heating start time |
Change-maker |
Friday, 15 December 2023 |
| Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change |
Explorer |
Friday, 15 December 2023 |
| Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
Analyst |
Friday, 15 December 2023 |
| Pupils communicate with lunchtime supervisors and cleaning staff about saving energy |
Communicator |
Thursday, 14 December 2023 |
| Pupils communicate with lunchtime supervisors and cleaning staff about saving energy |
Communicator |
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 |
| Make energy saving posters |
Communicator |
Friday, 24 November 2023 |
| Run a Layer Up Power Down Day |
Change-maker |
Friday, 24 November 2023 |
| Other Eco road show |
Communicator |
Friday, 24 November 2023 |
| Find out about oil and its impact on the environment |
Explorer |
Friday, 17 November 2023 |
| Run a campaign to close doors and windows when the heating is on |
Change-maker |
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 |
| Introduce a policy on reducing energy and resource use from printing and photocopying. |
Change-maker |
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 |
| Run a whole school lights switch off competition |
Change-maker |
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 |
| Write a policy on closing external doors and windows when the heating is on |
Change-maker |
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 |
| Pupils meet with the headteacher and school governors to create an energy policy |
Communicator |
Monday, 13 November 2023 |
| Monitor whether outside doors and windows are closed during cold weather |
Detective |
Monday, 13 November 2023 |
| Write an energy action plan for your school |
Change-maker |
Monday, 13 November 2023 |
| Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
Change-maker |
Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Find your Energy Allies |
Communicator |
Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school |
Detective |
Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Investigate the school's thermostats |
Detective |
Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
Change-maker |
Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Make the switch |
Home learning |
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 |
| Learn about appliances that use energy at home and school |
Explorer |
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 |
| Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
Change-maker |
Monday, 09 October 2023 |
| Pupils share their energy saving work with a wider audience |
Communicator |
Friday, 22 September 2023 |
| Hold a sustainable travel theme day |
Change-maker |
Friday, 22 September 2023 |
| Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community |
Communicator |
Thursday, 14 September 2023 |
| Find your Energy Allies |
Communicator |
Friday, 08 September 2023 |
| Campaign for a meat-free day of school dinners |
Change-maker |
Monday, 04 September 2023 |
| Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
Change-maker |
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 |
| Walk/scoot/bike to school focus week. |
Explorer |
Monday, 28 August 2023 |
| Take longer term action to promote sustainable and energy saving travel to school |
Change-maker |
Monday, 19 June 2023 |
| 2 year 2 pupils from the Eco team discussed energy saving with a school governor |
Communicator |
Friday, 16 June 2023 |
| Run an assembly about the high carbon commute |
Communicator |
Friday, 16 June 2023 |
| Is your school kitchen planet friendly? |
Detective |
Wednesday, 10 May 2023 |
| Take longer term action to promote sustainable and energy saving travel to school |
Change-maker |
Wednesday, 10 May 2023 |
| Is your school kitchen planet friendly? |
Detective |
Wednesday, 10 May 2023 |
| Run a regular assembly about saving energy |
Communicator |
Friday, 21 April 2023 |
| Understand how our transportation choices impact the environment |
Explorer |
Monday, 20 March 2023 |
| Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
Change-maker |
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 |
| Run a themed event focused on energy use |
Change-maker |
Friday, 11 November 2022 |
| Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
Detective |
Friday, 11 November 2022 |
| Run a Layer Up Power Down Day |
Change-maker |
Friday, 11 November 2022 |
| Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
Change-maker |
Tuesday, 30 August 2022 |
| Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
Change-maker |
Tuesday, 30 August 2022 |
| Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
Detective |
Thursday, 24 February 2022 |
| Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
School staff led activities (e.g. policy changes) |
Thursday, 24 February 2022 |
| Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
Change-maker |
Thursday, 24 February 2022 |