Climate Schools Programme
Help students explore solutions to tackling climate change and discover skills they didn’t know they had in a brand-new pilot programme for schools.
Sign up below to take part in this new pilot programme and get sent free lesson plans, resources and activities aimed at 11 to 14 year-olds in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The Climate Schools Programme offers science, geography and English lessons that not only align with each nation’s curriculum but also inspire the next generation to explore green engineering careers and tackle climate change head-on.
The resources and lesson plans are available to teachers working in state-funded secondary schools, teaching 11 to 14 year olds in science, geography and English. Career leaders and Heads can register for the school to get sent resources and materials.
Your school can choose to do 1 or 2 lessons in one subject, or use the resources and activities with your students across all subjects.
You can get involved in the pilot programme now or sign-up to use the resources from September. We would love for you to get involved to help shape and develop the content.
Resources and lesson plans
The Climate Schools Programme resource pack features the 8 lessons below and includes everything you need to deliver the lesson, such as presentations, lesson plans, activity plans, curriculum alignments and worksheets.
4x science lessons
1a: Energy in our lives
1b options:
Heating in our lives
Electricity in our lives
Transport in our lives
2x geography lessons
1a & 1b: Energy sustainability
2x English lessons
1a & 1b: The language of climate action
There are also Climate Action theme packs available to support existing extra-curricular clubs or new Climate Action Clubs, and encourage students to develop their own engineering and tech solutions to climate change in their school. The packs, including a theme on biodiversity, provide suggestions and ideas to get you started and inspire the students. It also provides guidance on how they could contribute to your climate action plan.
Why take part?
The climate crisis is one of humanity’s biggest challenges and engineers and engineering are key to tackling this problem and its effects. Through this programme we want to provide teachers with the resources, knowledge, and confidence to address this modern issue, stimulate debate and interest, and communicate a solutions-focused message of “we can do this!”. The resources will show some of the work that engineers and technologists are already doing work to tackle climate change, helping to reduce young people’s anxiety around this issue.
The Climate Schools Programme has been developed together with industry and inspires young people by showing role models working in green jobs. The resources are clearly aligned across the curriculum, covering the subjects of science, geography and English, as well as supporting teachers to improve their knowledge and teaching practice of this area.
Through taking part, students will develop skills such as teamwork, problem solving and communication – all vital to future employability.
The Climate Schools Programme has been developed to add value to the good-quality climate education that is already happening.
Timings
From January to June 2024, this will be a pilot programme and we are keen to get feedback to help develop it and make it the best it can be. A selection of teachers and schools will be incentivised for taking part in this valuable evaluation that will help shape future education. You can register your interest to take part from January 2024, or September 2024.
Contact us
For any questions or to get more information, please contact us.
The Climate Schools Programme has been developed by EngineeringUK, the organisation behind The Big Bang Fair, The Big Bang Competition, Neon, Energy Quest, and many other schools-facing programmes and resources.