Help us fund free Energy Sparks places for schools through Big Give
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.
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Get ready for Earth Hour & Earth Day!
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.
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“It’s all fine, Sir!” – how to help your pupils get their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award back on track
Between the initial enthusiasm of signing up for DofE and the focus of expeditions, Coordinators and Managers can spend a lot of time trying to help students organise and complete their other Award sections. Nick Ashbee, Head of Education at Energy Sparks reminisces on how he tackled this challenge as a teacher, and shares our programmes that can help you address the volunteering section…
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Energy Savers Week (19-25 Jan): Ideas for schools
Next week (19th-25th January) is Energy Savers Week – an ideal time for you and your pupils to take action on climate change while cutting costs at your school. Here are some simple ideas for how eco-clubs and facilities teams can get involved throughout the week.
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Energy Sparks launches new Duke of Edinburgh’s Award volunteering programmes
If any of your pupils are struggling with what to do for the volunteering section of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, why not suggest that they take a look at our new programmes? We provide ideas and suggested activities to help them complete their award while taking meaningful action on climate change.
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Climate-themed competitions and activities to help you save energy and inspire your pupils
With global leaders due to meet next month for the UN’s 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), we have some fun activities and competitions to help your pupils take meaningful action. We also have prizes up for grabs, so don’t miss out!
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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.
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Help us fund free Energy Sparks places for schools through Big Give
This week, Big Give will be doubling donations to Energy Sparks. Any money we raise will go towards providing free Energy Sparks places for schools – find out why this matters.
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Our new Energy Efficiency Report reveals schools can save thousands of pounds on their energy bills by making simple, zero-cost changes
Energy Sparks has published a new report that highlights four changes schools can make to save thousands of pounds each year. Most of these changes come at no (or minimal) cost, and do not require any capital investment.
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Welsh language version of Energy Sparks coming soon
Energy Sparks is delighted to announce Welsh Government is funding a Welsh Language version of the Energy Sparks energy management tool and its sustainability education resources for schools. By September 2022. Energy Sparks plans to release a translated website that focuses on the educational content, pupil and adult dashboards. A second release that covers more of […]