Creating and developing your education setting’s climate action plan

This workshop will support your education setting to create your Climate Action Plan, in line with the expectations set out in the DfE Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children’s services systems and the Good Estate Management for Schools guidance. You will leave the session with a draft Climate Action Plan populated with manageable yet impactful actions which can embed sustainability into everyday practice in your school, college or nursery. The workshop will be led by expert advisors from the three national leading organisations in this field: Let’s Go Zero, National Education Nature Park and Climate Ambassadors. Our advice and support is evidence backed and tried and tested by thousands of schools nationwide who already access our support. The four areas that will be covered in this dynamic, interactive and accessible session are: •Decarbonisation and Energy Efficiency: Calculating and taking actions to reduce carbon emissions and becoming more energy efficient •Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure: Creating habitats and adopting practices that will enhance species diversity on the school estate and beyond •Climate adaptation and resilience: Taking actions to reduce the risk of flooding and overheating and to future-proof scarce resources for potential shortages •Climate Education, Green Skills and Green Careers: Ensuring the education you provide gives knowledge-rich and comprehensive teaching about climate change, and that your teaching staff feel supported to offer this In addition, we will show how taking actions in these areas has co-benefits for saving money, inspiring students and staff, improving student personal development, linking with key inspection criteria and so much more. Wherever you are on your school’s sustainability journey, from beginner to advanced and experienced practitioners, this workshop will get you moving on the next step.