Five tips for getting your energy saving off to a strong start
From taking the right action at the right time to understanding your priorities, here we share our top tips and resources for getting your energy saving off to a great start. →Read more
Prizes up for grabs! Will your school win this year’s scoreboard competition?
It’s the start of the new academic year, and that means our scoreboard competition is officially underway! Read on to learn more about how it works and how to make a strong start. →Read more
Feeling stuck? Here’s how to get help with using Energy Sparks
Whether you are completely new to Energy Sparks, need a refresher, or want to show your colleagues how to get the most out of Energy Sparks, there is plenty of help available to you. Here’s where to find it… →Read more
Aspire Academy Trust wins our inaugural MAT Champion Award
Multi-Academy Trusts can play an important role in supporting their schools to save energy. Find out what our 2025/26 MAT Champion Award winners have been up to this year, and how they plan to build on their success. We’re delighted to announce that Aspire Academy Trust in Cornwall has won our inaugural MAT Champion Award. The award […] →Read more
Hear from the winners of our 2025/26 Scoreboard Competition
In this interview, we speak to two of our scoreboard competition champions about what motivated them to take part, and what lessons they would like to share with other schools. →Read more
How your eco-team can help you make small changes that really add up: advice from our 2026 Pupil Power Award winners
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our 2025/26 Pupil Power Award (£400) is Horsford Primary – Holt Road. In this interview, they share their insights and advice with other schools that are looking to replicate their success. →Read more
Easy energy field trips: To go boldly where no one (or child) has gone before…
Unless your school is next to a solar farm, nuclear reactor or gas power station, an energy related field trip might be a challenge. This article identifies some of the places that you might want to explore with students that are all on your school site to improve their understanding of energy use at school. →Read more
Opinion: “If education is serious about climate leadership, it must mirror the disciplines already embedded in the private sector”
“When leadership is real, progress follows; when leadership is symbolic, nothing changes”. In this article Paul Edmond, Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer at HEART Academies Trust and co‑Chair of the UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN) challenges senior education staff to show real climate leadership, and learn from the successes and failures of the private sector. […] →Read more
A simple framework to help you weave energy saving into your year
We want to help make planning and implementing energy saving efforts as easy as possible for busy school staff. In this entertaining but informative article, Nick Ashbee – Head of Education at Energy Sparks, shares a simple framework to help you take the right actions at the right times, and reveals some of our best hands-on activities that allow students to pitch in. →Read more
Inspiration time! Horsford Primary – Holt Road
We often talk about the importance of working as a team to achieve energy savings, and we think there could hardly be a more inspiring example than at Horsford Primary – Holt Road. Take a look! →Read more