News, updates and opinions from the EnergySparks Team
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
Reducing your school’s out-of-hours electricity use is a surefire way to save money and cut carbon, but it takes a team effort. So as the sun starts to shine, it’s time for your students to shine! →Read more
This week, Big Give will be doubling donations to Energy Sparks through its Earth Raise campaign. Find out how you can help us support more schools. →Read more
This year Earth Hour will take place on Saturday 28 March at 8:30pm. This annual event, organised by WWF, invites everyone to switch off the lights for an hour to show symbolic support for the planet and to raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting it. →Read more