The Sustainable Learning programme will be changing into the Carbon Detectives Europe programme over the Easter holidays. If you are working towards a Level award under Sustainable Learning then do not panic. Awards will still be available until the end of the Summer Term.

'Opening the Doorway to Sustainability: An online course for educators'
is a professional development programme from WWF, being run in 2010 by
Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd).

Using the DCSFs National Framework for Sustainable Schools as a
starting point, it offers an opportunity to explore how taking a
sustainable schools approach can benefit pupils, teachers, the wider
community and of course the health and wellbeing of the planet on which
we all depend.

The UK’s leading green energy awards calls for entries from schools committed to sustainability

The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from primary or secondary schools that have developed both an ethos and practice of sustainability, in which the responsible use of energy is a crucial element. Judges are looking for schools that can demonstrate they’ve made tangible energy savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Entry is free and the Awards will be presented at a VIP ceremony in London in July 2010.

Entering the Ashden Awards for sustainable energy offers schools the chance to win promotional and publicity opportunities, as well as a cash prize for programme expansion, and engagement with experts and decision-makers in the sustainability sector.

In 2009 the Ashden Schools Award was won by Ashley School for bringing the climate change motive into everything they do, from setting targets to cut energy consumption in the school and home to integrating energy learning into every subject including art and maths. The school also has a biomass boiler, solar heating and PV array and energy efficient lighting is used throughout

Environmentalist Jonathan Porritt CBE, a supporter of the Ashden Awards said:

"With sustainable energy solutions now high on the public agenda, the Ashden Awards provide a valuable opportunity to highlight the very best sustainable schemes in the UK”

The deadline for expressions of interest in the UK Schools Award is 24 November 2009.

Benefits of winning an Ashden Award include:

• Individual prize money of up to £20,000


• High profile publicity in the UK and across the globe


• Engagement with key decision-makers in the sector


• Opportunities to present your sustainable energy solutions to experts and policy makers


• Tailored support to take the scheme further.


• A broadcast quality documentary film about the award-winning work

WWF have written a report called Learning for sustainability: From the
pupils perspective which is a three-year longitudinal study of 15
schools with an 'expressed commitment to learning for sustainability.

The study focuses on the agenda from the pupils point of view
highlighting the influences of peer pressure, the economic situation
and how participation in the sustainability agenda increases pupil
motivation. It is also made perfectly clear that standards of
achievement,behaviour and attendance in the schools involved is
generally higher relative to standard measures. It also provides useful
guidelines for examining the progression of schools working with ESD.

TeacherNet's new-look Sustainable Schools website is aimed at a wide audience within the
schools community. Practical resources, guidance and the inspiration
they provide will help schools take their commitment to sustainability
to the next level.

The DCSF would like all schools to be sustainable by 2020, and to
prepare young people for a lifetime of sustainable living. This website
looks at what is meant by sustainable schools, and describes the DCSFs
National Framework and related programmes. As well as the latest
guidance for sustainable schools, it contains news from local
authorities, local and national non-governmental organisations, and
provides links to a variety of dedicated support.

Sustainability Matters is a new short film highlighting the potential benefits of sustainability
aims to inspire people to sign up to the government's Sustainable
Schools agenda.

Commissioned by DCSF, Sustainability Matters is a seven-minute film
available to watch or download on the updated Sustainable Schools
website.

Ideal for stimulating group discussion among students, staff and
governors, it shows how sustainable development isnt just about
recycling and low-energy bulbs, but encompasses care for oneself, care
for each other and care for the environment. It also reveals the
far-reaching potential benefits of integrating sustainability into a
schools daily life, from budget savings to higher standards.

In light of the governments vision that all schools are sustainable by
2020, the updated website also has tips on how to get involved,
information on local support and case study examples from schools that
have already taken steps towards sustainability.

The 2009 Ashden Award for Schools, supported by WWF, was awarded jointly
to Ashley CofE Primary School from Walton-on-Thames and Edinburgh's
Currie Community High School at a glittering ceremony in London in the
presence of HRH Prince of Wales, patron of the Ashden Awards.

Motivated by their head teacher's expedition to Antarctica in 2007 to
see first hand the impact of climate change, Ashley pupils have worked
alongside governors and staff to make the school an inspiring success
story: the school has adopted a range of renewable technologies and
energy efficiency measures: a solar photovoltaic array, energy
efficient lighting and behavioural activities have resulted in a 51%
reduction in annual electricity consumption at the school, leading to
11 tonnes of CO2 saved per year. The installation of a biomass boiler
has reduced the use of gas and thus further lowered the schools carbon
emissions.

Currie is a 900-pupil secondary school near Edinburgh that has taken
giant strides in reducing energy use over the past 10 years. It is the
first school in Edinburgh to install a wind turbine, and the first
Scottish school to win an Ashden Award, it also has a solar thermal
system, and pupils enjoy cross-curricular learning on sustainable
energy. Sustainable energy issues are core to the schools day-to-day
practice: pupils have patrolled the classrooms, switching off lights
and appliances; use energy monitors to track energy use; and make
pledges to save energy at home. Their Energy Group has reduced lighting
wastage alone by 5%. 2,000 lights have been upgraded to low-energy
designs; windows have been sealed and doors replaced to reduce heat
loss, and the boiler is switched off for several months of the year.
Solar thermal panels heat the school swimming pool.


 

The National Sustainable Schools Conference 2009 will help teachers and
senior managers plan their journey to becoming a sustainable

school. The conference will include participatory workshops for
attendees to identify tasks, resources and approaches. There will be a
market place with many local and national organisations who offer
support and resources to schools with demonstrations of their work.

Participants will get to meet schools from their region who have begun
their sustainable schools work. At the end of the conference,
participants will have been given the opportunity to begin their plans
for the next year and connect with others around the country to get
more ideas and inspiration.

Who is the conference suitable for? You may have already begun some
sustainability work and be asking What next? or you may just be
starting. This conference will help anyone on their journey as it will
be looking at the 8 doorways, how to integrate this work into
cross-cutting curriculum themes, how to engage in your local community
and how to incorporate Pupil Voice.

The conference is being held in 4 locations: Leeds (3rd July), Preston
(6th July), London (8th July) and Bristol (14th July). For further
details and to book a place at one of the conferences please visit the
National Sustainable Schools website.

The energy company E.ON has launched a Sustainable Energy Fund for
green-thinking community groups across the UK, offering grants and
advice for sustainable improvement energy projects. The fund replaces
E.ON's SOURCE fund.

The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund offers grants of up to 20,000 to
community groups and not for profit organisations who wish to consider
and implement sustainable energy projects in their buildings - from
energy efficiency through to micro-generation.

The closing dates for applications in 2009 are:



* June 12th 2009

* October 16th 2009

This new website is a comprehensive and authoritative tool that allows teachers to select the most appropriate online resources for their teaching needs around climate change.

Green.tv is a broadband TV channel for environmental films, bringing
together films from a range of organisations and independent
filmmakers. It provides bespoke channels for major environmental
organisations, including one for the Ashden Awards.

Log on to Green.tv and view some of the
excellent films of national and international Ashden Awards winners.
Included in the current listing are films of the sustainable energy
activities at Eastchurch Primary School, Kent and Seaton Primary School
in Devon. Both schools are participating in the Sustainable Learning programme.

Fifteen schools have applied for the 2009 Ashden Schools Award,
supported by WWF, for a chance to win money to expand their sustainable
energy activities. Assessment and judging will take place in January
2009 and short listed schools will be notified the following month.
Successful schools will be presented at a VIP ceremony in London in
June 2009.

Case studies and films of past winners are
available on the Ashden Awards website and they provide excellent
resources for use in the classroom - see the Schools Resource section
for how these can be used at Key Stages 1 & 2.

For the third year running the national Teaching Awards includes a category for Sustainable Schools.

Anyone can make a nomination online at www.teachingwards.com. It is quick and easy. Any nominations are then endorsed by the head before putting them before a panel of judges to find the best of the region. All those nominated receive a certificate of commendation. Regional winners then go forward to the national awards.

All nominations need to be made by 1st March 2009.

The Carbon Reduction Commitment is a new legally binding climate change and energy saving scheme aimed at large commercial and public sector organisations. It will have a significant impact on reducing UK carbon dioxide emissions from these organisations.

It is proposed that all state funded schools (including academies) are included in the scheme; not individually but under the umbrella of their participating Local Authority (LA). Schools will be required to supply their annual energy use data to their LA and this will form part of the LA’s overall ‘carbon footprint’ under the scheme.

The scheme has been developed in part to encourage the uptake of energy efficiency measures. The inclusion of schools energy use as part of their LA’s total emissions should ensure that all schools receive energy management advice from their LA and benefit from lower energy bills.

The Sustainable Learning programme can help LA’s provide this support to their schools by providing a free, structured, task based approach to managing energy and water.

DCSF has produced a series of brochures titled 'Top tips for sustainable schools'. Top tips are provided on reducing energy and water use in schools, sustainable school travel, reducing waste in schools, sustainable purchasing in schools and developing the global dimension in schools.

The top tips brochures can be downloaded from the TeacherNet website.

The Co-operative Group has recently relaunched its Green energy for Schools scheme and Co-operative Group members are invited to nominate schools to be fitted with free solar panels.
Last year over 100 schools across the UK were fitted with 20,000 worth of solar panels. The scheme is jointly funded by the Co-operative Group and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's Low Carbon Buildings programme.
Further details are available on the Co-operative Group website. Nominations must be received by 5 November 2008.

Thanks to the continuing support of Currys as part of the Switched on Communities scheme Eco-Schools throughout the UK have the opportunity to apply for funding to help them progress towards the prestigious Green Flag award.

Applications for grants up to a maximum of 5,000 are considered for new or existing projects that create positive change and development within a school on the themes of energy and water. Priority will be given to projects that clearly demonstrate an energy efficiency element or identify technology solutions to environmental improvements.

The Switched on Communities scheme also provides a selection of free energy saving white goods (those displaying the highest Energy Saving Logo rating) such as fridges, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers and energy efficient light bulbs. Schools may also apply for energy saving equipment such as energy efficient lamps, new heating controls, thermostatic radiator valves, insulation and draught stripping, switch it off stickers and posters.

Applications will be reviewed three times during the 08/09 school year. Panel meetings will take place mid November, mid February and mid April. Closing dates for all applications are as follows:

Round one: 1st November 2008
Round two: 1st February 2009
Round three: 1st April 2009

By October 2008 occupiers of public buildings with floor areas of more than 1000 sq m, must have a Display Energy Certificate (DEC). DECs are being introduced to raise public awareness of energy use by displaying the actual energy use and energy efficiency of the buildings they visit. This is based on records of gas, electricity and other meter readings or fuel delivery records in the case of oil or solid fuel.

DECs include an A-G energy rating for the building, where A has the lowest CO2 emissions (best) and G the highest CO2 emissions (worst). The certificate is similar to those that are required for fridges and many other new white goods.

It is estimated that 40 000 buildings will require DECs, a large proportion of which will be schools. The regulations apply to individual buildings, so school sites with several large buildings will need more than one certificate. Similarly, where individual buildings, for example smaller blocks and temporary classrooms, are each less than 1000 sq m a DEC is not required even if the total floor area of the school exceeds 1000 sq m.

Carbon Emissions from Schools: Where they arise and how to reduce them:

This report from the Sustainable Development Commission with The Department for Children, Schools and Families quantifies for the first time the contribution of English schools to greenhouse gas emissions and also offers scenarios for how these may change on the way to 2050.

This new publication from the Carbon Trust
looks at how the whole school, from pupils to teachers to support staff
can get involved in reducing its carbon footprint. It provides advice
on creating an energy policy, monitoring energy use, creating and
maintaining awareness, how energy fits into the curriculum and
signposts to other useful resources.

Has your school made sustainable energy a practical reality as well as a topic to learn about in the classroom? Then enter the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy and win money to expand your scheme, as well as publicity to tell others about it. Winners will also get to meet sustainable energy pioneers from around the world.

The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking inspirational and innovative local sustainable energy projects being run in UK schools. Entry is free, and the Awards will be presented at a VIP ceremony in London in June 2009. Applications forms are online at http://www.ashdenawards.org/uk_awards.

This competition is open to any UK school providing education for pupils aged between 5 and 16 which has developed both an ethos and practice of sustainability, in which the responsible use of energy is a key component. We’re looking for schools that can demonstrate they’ve made actual energy savings, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and possibly generated renewable energy. The Schools Award carries a first prize of £15,000 and two second prizes of £7,500.

There are many ways that schools can develop good sustainability principles in pupils’ mindsets and behaviour – from monitoring daily energy consumption and introducing energy efficiency measures, to actually using renewable technologies like solar panels and wind turbines within the schools. But more importantly, we're impressed by schools that are embedding sustainable energy learning into the whole ethos of their school through the curriculum and activities involving the wider community. Information about schools who have won Ashden awards, including short films about their schemes, is online at http://www.ashdenawards.org/UK_winners_2008.

Valuing Our Future is a new toolkit for developing sustainable schools produced
by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL). It comprises a
set of booklets used for training purposes with senior leaders in
schools – including Bursars, and includes a booklet on each of the
Doorways featured in the DCSF Sustainable Schools Strategy and large
inter-active charts and activity items.



You can order Valuing Our Future through the National College for School Leadership website.

Reducing carbon emissions, saving money and winning a prestigious award is the triple-winning success story for Ringmer Community College in East Sussex, winner of this year's Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy Schools category. With escalating fuel prices and widespread concern over climate change, the inspiring work undertaken by students and staff shows how putting energy saving at the heart of the school's ethos has cut CO2 emissions and saved money on the college's fuel bills.
A quarter of the college's students have volunteered to be Eco Reps and everyone is committed to the sustainability drive. The job of the Eco Reps is to cut energy use, 'name and shame' wasteful departments and promote their achievements to others, including trainee teachers. The college boasts a wind turbine and solar PV array and students have helped design the new sixth form building which will be heated using a ground source heat pump. Together the current energy initiatives save the college over £14,000 a year on energy bills.
Second-prize winner, receiving £5,000, is Sandhills Primary School Oxfordshire that uses a pupils' watchdog energy team to help the school caretaker minimise energy consumption for heat and light. Pupils organise energy competitions and they helped raise funds for the wind turbine that is going to supply up to a quarter of the school's electricity needs.
For further details of prize winners at this year's Ashden Awards and advice on how your school can apply for the 2009 awards visit the Ashden Awards website.

The report ‘Schools and sustainability: A climate for change’ produced
by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services
and Skills) assesses the extent to which those schools surveyed are
making sustainability an integral part of school life and the progress
they are making towards meeting the expectations of the Government’s
National Framework for Sustainable Schools.

The report shows that some schools are already leading the way in
encouraging pupils to be green, but most have limited knowledge of
sustainability and place little emphasis on teaching or promoting it.

The report highlights how teaching sustainability in schools can help
bring the significance of climate change to life and show children that
that they each have an important part to play in helping to protect the
environment.

This document from the DCSF contains thirteen participatory activities that help
bridge the gap between the recommendations of the National Framework
for Sustainable Schools and school improvement planning. The
activities are intended to help schools plan, implement, monitor and
evaluate their progress towards becoming a sustainable school. The
activities can be used individually, in combination, or in their
intended sequence, depending on where schools are starting from, and
what best meets their needs.

Green day is a one-day event for schools about climate change,
sustainability and the built environment. It is a fun and flexible way
to integrate these themes into lessons and school-wide activities and
aims to make schools more sustainable in the long term. It is promoted
by CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) as part
of its education work. The activity kit provides ideas, activities and
resources for holding a green day in your school, making it a more
sustainable place in which to work, play and learn.

The Government has launched a new round of its Bio-Energy Capital Grants Scheme. The scheme supports the installation of biomass-fuelled heat projects in the commercial and community sectors. Local authorities and schools are eligible to apply.

Grants are available for up to 40% of the difference in the cost of installing a biomass boiler compared to a fossil fuel alternative, with a maximum award of £100,000 per installation. Closing date for applications is 20 May 2008.

For further details contact biocapitalgrants@aeat.co.uk

Your ideas are needed to improve our service and support to schools

Our current phase of funding from DCSF has now come to an end. This gives us an excellent opportunity to now look at new and innovative ways for the Sustainable Learning programme to evolve and improve. Our aim is to provide schools with a comprehensive and straightforward energy and water management package.

We are aware that schools are faced with increasing energy costs and the need to incorporate energy and water management into school policy and plans.

With this in mind we are asking all our schools and Local Authorities for ideas and suggestions. We are particularly interested in hearing about:
o What your school / Authority is doing and how our service can adapt to further support these efforts
o What the current pressures are within your school or Authority with regard to energy and water issues across the three scales of curriculum, campus (buildings, equipment and services) and community
o Which parts of the current Sustainable Learning programme works well for you and, more importantly, which areas could be improved (and how) to make it easier for you to use and progress within the programme
o What would you like to see us providing
o What additional support do you need to help you reduce energy and water use, link school efforts to curricular activity, engage with all school users etc.

Your comments and ideas can be e-mailed to schools@bre.co.uk. Due to the likely volume we will not be able to respond to you direct, but a selection of your ideas and suggestions will be published on our discussion forum for all other users to see and comment on.

This is an exciting opportunity for us to look at providing an energy and water programme better tailored to your current and future needs. While the programme is being developed you should continue to use the site information, tools and structure to help you manage your energy and water use. This will continue to help you save money and improve your school environment. Our ‘Scheme Progress Booklet’ is full of ideas and exercises that will help you in this and support your progress towards certification.

Because of these changes we will be reducing our phone cover. We know schools are also very busy towards the end of the academic year and so hope that this will not adversely affect your activities. You can still contact us but if you are not able to speak to one of our operators directly you can either e-mail us or phone and leave a message to which we will respond within 3 working days.

The programme currently offers three levels of certification. Level 1 is self -assessed and a certificate is available automatically once you have achieved and ticked off ‘Getting Started’ tasks on the programme activities matrix. You will still be able to print your certificate direct from your homepage. Levels 2 and 3 are assessed by the scheme managers who will continue to assess any applications received.

You can download a DEC style A-G Energy Certificate via your homepage. You may want this information to give you an indication of the rating you are likely to achieve and be required to display from October this year (date changed from April to October after our booklet was printed). If your school is applying for the Eco-Schools Green Flag you will also need to produce this certificate with your application.

We will of course keep you informed of developments.

The Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) is an open grants
programme run by BRE as an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund as
part of its Changing Spaces programme. The programme will help
community based organisations and schools in England to reduce their energy bills
and environmental impact as well as raising public awareness of climate
change and how to tackle it.

Every year, Rolls-Royce Science Prize gives away an array of fantastic prizes, among them £15,000 for the winner, £10,000 for the runner up and £5,000 for the 9 finalists. There are also 50 Special Merit Awards of £1,000 for teams that are commended by the judges. Maybe your school has a sustainable energy project that would benefit from support from Rolls-Royce. If you are interested and would like more details visit the Science Prize website. 

Over the last year the Energy Saving Trust has been exploring the role that education and schools could play in shaping energy-related behaviour change, and published a report on its findings last week. The report specifically considers the role that schools and education can play in: 1) delivering long term behaviour change, 2) delivering short term behaviour change, 3) delivering household behaviour change, and 4) delivering community wide behaviour change.

Solar4Schools has been designed to help primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and universities apply for half price solar energy systems by providing advice for solar PV projects under the government's Low Carbon Buildings Programme.

Solar4Schools and its supporting website is provided by Solarcentury and Scottish and Southern Energy and includes information about solar energy, some teaching resources and details of schools which have successfully received solar photovoltaic (PV) installations.

More and more schools across Europe offer education on "smart energy" to help young Europeans take an active role for a more energy-intelligent future and to tackle climate change. A video has been produced to show how, with the support of the European Union's Intelligent Energy - Europe programme, local experts and teachers run fun and informative classes on energy saving in Slovenia, the UK and Belgium.

The video can be accessed online or you can request a copy on DVD free or charge. The DVD comprises the short and long (10 minute) version of the video.

The Ashden Awards have launched a new online resource for schools to encourage primary school children and their teachers to learn about climate change and explore sustainable energy solutions which can both reduce carbon emissions and improve quality of life. It includes films, teaching activities and a school action page based on past Ashden award winners.

Two schools participating in Sustainable Learning have won major prizes at the Ashden Awards.

Woodheys Primary School in Sale, Cheshire has won the Ashden Award for Sustainable Schools. Former US Vice President Al Gore presented head teacher Laura Daniels with the award at a glittering ceremony in London. The school now has £15,000 prize money to invest in further sustainable energy projects.

Woodheys has an excellent programme of practical energy saving across the school, a high-quality curriculum developed in partnership with WWF, a range of energy efficiency actions which have reduced gas consumption by 30% and a solar PV array on the school roof. It is a role model for all schools.

Seaton Primary School in Devon won the runner-up prize of £5,000.

The Carbon Challenge is a high-impact Science, Maths and Enterprise
roadshow for 14 to 16 year old students. Up to 180 students work
together over two two-hour sessions to examine a school’s carbon
footprint and learn about carbon reduction through a variety of
activities using film, websites, interactive calculators, 3D-style mats
and other visual material.



The Carbon Challenge roadshow will be visiting schools in regions across the UK from September 2007.

The Carbon Detectives' Kit is now live. This is an online curriculum tool for Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils, but will require help from an adult facilitator to register and sign-up. The tool has been designed to guide pupils through the process of measuring their school's footprint and develop an action plan for reducing the school's carbon emissions. It will complement the curriculum requirements of Sustainable Learning.

The Sustainable Schools agenda, launched by the DfES in 2006, places the child at the centre of its concerns for a healthy, just and sustainable society.

The strategies outlined are not only about auditing current patterns - from energy and water to food and drink - but also how to think creatively to build a sustainable future.

This guide discusses the contributions and responsibilities of school governors in promoting sustainability. It focuses on specific sectors of sustainability providing case studies and ideas.

Energy and water are a major proportion of non-staff costs in schools and a major part of schools' environmental impact.

As part of its Year of Action on Sustainable Schools, the DfES has produced a leaflet containing ten tips that will help schools save money year on year, create a healthier school environment and reduce demand on finite resources.

The methods in this leaflet will also have a positive impact on climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide from energy use and enhancing sustainable development.

There is a useful contacts list containing many websites to seek out more information. Copies of the leaflet can be ordered and/or downloaded from the Teachnet web site.

The DfES has published its Action Plan for Sustainable Schools setting out its commitment to support within the DfES.

The document highlights the action the DfES and other government departments will take to ensure they support schools in becoming sustainable models for young people and their communities by 2020. It recognises the need for coordinated action at all levels and the need to emphasise that this is not an additional requirement or burden – it’s simply a way of integrating policies and good practice in an exciting and engaging curriculum for pupils.

To download a copy of the Action Plan visit the TeacherNet web site.

 

This guide is a short handbook, aimed at bursars and budget managers for schools, which focuses on two of the doorways (energy & water, purchasing & waste) of the Sustainable Schools National Framework while touching on aspects of the other six.

It outlines measures that can be taken to reduce a school's environmental impact and make real cash savings while enhancing the teaching and learning element of sustainable working practices within the school.

These measures would typically be managed by bursars within secondary schools, but could be initiated by teachers or other members of staff at all schools.

The guidance summarises measures that can be taken, with a visual indicator of the degree of difficulty of implementation and the savings that can made.

The guide is available from TeacherNet Online Publications

Schools are being urged to invest in energy and water saving technology as part of a £375 million advance cash boost, Schools Minister Jim Knight announced this week.

The Department for Education and Skills has recently published 'Schools for the Future', a guide on designing sustainable schools. Although appropriate for the whole school community it is particularly aimed at expert professionals such as designers and local authority clients. It addresses the design, construction and operation of schools to meet local needs and sustainable development requirements, both in new build and schools requiring refurbishment.

The guide is available from The Stationery Office (www.tsoshop.co.uk), ISBN 0-11-271190-1.

It can also be downloaded from the Teachernet web site. 

Astley Cooper school in Hemel Hempstead has set the standard for UK schools to become more sustainable. On September 27th 2006, two new wind turbines will swing into action to start serving the school’s energy requirements. Astley Cooper school.pdf

Curry’s, as part of the ‘Switched on Communities’ programme, are offering registerd Eco-Schools the opportunity to apply for funding to help them progress through the programme. Grants and equipment are also available to help schools reduce energy and increase recylcing.

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, is launching a major new online resource for teachers to help them inform young people (from 5 to 16) about energy. Information and engaging activities are available from their website.

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