Schools Project Resources
Eco-Schools
Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging 19.5 million children across 67 countries, making it the largest educational programme on the planet. Primary and secondary, college etc all ages. Takes a year and is pupil lead.
Managed by Keep Britain Tidy in UK. Schools get a green award at the end and are provided with free resources. Internationally recognised.
For nearly 25 years Eco-Schools has been empowering children to drive change and improve their environmental awareness through the simple Seven-Step framework in order to achieve the international Eco-Schools Green Flag award.
Eco-Schools develops pupils’ skills, raises environmental awareness, improves the school environment and creates financial savings for schools as well as a whole host of other benefits.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)
Excellent website that included pdfs you can download, lessons plans and resources for different age groups and on different themes. They highlight the school subjects the plans match with.
Ages 5-7, 7-11, 11-14
Themes: Climate Change, Species and Nature, Food and Growing
Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd)
SEEd is a registered charity that identifies, promotes, enables and supports environmental education and education for sustainable development in the UK. It is an umbrella, membership organisation for Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), schools, colleges, universities, local authorities and educators interested in Environmental Education and ESD and the environment.
WRAP - Waste and Resources Action Programme
WRAP is a registered charity that works with businesses, individuals and communities to achieve a "circular economy" by helping them reduce waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way. They have a huge online database of free resources for schools including lessons plans, artwork and teacher packs
Green Schools Project
Our mission is to enable young people to fulfil their potential by providing resources and support to schools to engage them in environmental projects. We build their skills and aspirations while encouraging them, their community and wider society to live in a more sustainable way.
EcoEd
Our mission is "to bring an Ecoed culture alive: to open up the possibility for individuals, families and organisations to engage in taking action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our times, by changing that which is within arms' reach - our own daily choices and habits - and to do so in a positive way."
Food for Life
Food for Life brings schools, nurseries, hospitals and care homes, and their surrounding communities together around the core ethos of healthy, tasty and sustainable food. Our School Award supports schools to take a whole school approach that sees them grow their own food; organise trips to farms; provide cooking and growing clubs for pupils and their families; serve freshly prepared, well-sourced meals and provide an attractive dining environment.
ModeShift STARS - Green School Travel Scheme
Modeshift STARS is a national award scheme which offers support and rewards to schools for taking steps to promote safer, greener, healthier travel. By participating in the scheme your school will be able to produce a new national standard School Travel Plan with an achievable action plan. Details of the Birmingham Council scheme here.
UN Eco Green Clubs in Schools
Eco clubs in schools will empower students to participate and take up meaningful environmental activities and projects. It is a forum through which students can reach out to influence, engage their parents and neighborhood communities to promote sound environmental behavior.
Nature Friendly Schools
A ground-breaking, £6.4million project funded by the Department for Education with support from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Natural England. Over the duration of the four-year project thousands of children will be given the opportunity to get closer to nature which will benefit their learning, health and wellbeing.
School Plates
School Plates by ProVegUK helps schools across the UK improve the health of their pupils, save money and help save the planet. Working with schools, local councils and catering companies, we are improving school menus across the UK. Schools are encouraged to adopt 5 asks which are simple and effective ways to increase the intake of vegetables, fruits and other plant-based foods.
Teach the Future
Teach the Future is the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) and Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK) joint campaign to repurpose the education system around the climate emergency and ecological crisis. Their campaign includes a set of asks of schools and national government. Click the "Learn More" button to go to their web site, or download their detailed document (PDF file) here.