We’re celebrating an exciting win for climate action in education! Five Let’s Go Zero schools have been chosen to receive funding from the Mayor of London’s new £10 million Greener Schools Fund, designed to help schools lower their energy bills, become more climate-resilient, and create healthier environments for students and staff.
Among the 38 London schools selected are these Let’s Go Zero schools:
- Elm Court School (Lambeth)
- Greenleaf Primary School (Waltham Forest)
- Torriano Primary School (Camden)
- Lauriston Primary School (Hackney)
- Central Park Primary School (Newham)
Two of these – Lauriston and Central Park – are actively working with Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisor Holly Campbell, who has supported them to write ambitious but achievable Climate Action Plans and kick-start real change on the ground.
“Central Park and Lauriston School have both been supported by Let’s Go Zero to write Climate Action Plans and to also start completing many of the actions.
Central Park has recently planted 9 trees in their playground, have worked with the council to implement a Healthy School Street and are hoping to install 44 solar panels on their roof. Lauriston Primary have signed up to heat health alerts and are also hoping to install solar. In both schools, the GLA funding is going to be invaluable in getting the larger infrastructural actions that they need off the ground. We are really looking forward to seeing the benefits this will bring to the schools.”
– Holly Campbell, Climate Action Advisor
📸 Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisor Holly Campbell showing pupils at Lauriston Primary how a thermal imaging camera works. Credit: Lauriston Primary School
Shannon Griffin, Year 4 Teacher and Sustainability Lead at Central Park Primary, shared just how transformational the Let’s Go Zero support has been for her school:
“Working with a Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisor has been an absolute game changer – one hundred per cent. It’s given me a clear direction; working with Holly and putting it all together into a working document to refer back to, and being able to tick things off with links to access… I absolutely felt like this streamlined and organised everything. I couldn’t recommend the support – and Holly – enough! I’m so glad we signed up. It’s made such a difference.”
– Shannon Griffin, Year 4 Teacher and Sustainability Lead, Central Park Primary
📸 Let’s Go Zero London Climate Action Advisor Holly Campbell is supporting two of the 38 schools chosen to receive funding through the Mayor’s £10m Greener Schools Fund. Credit: Ashden/Jon Spaull
Let’s Go Zero is led by climate charity Ashden, and offers free, expert support to schools through a nationwide network of Climate Action Advisors. These advisors help schools unlock funding, reduce emissions, and build resilience through climate-friendly changes – whether it’s switching to sustainable heating, improving biodiversity, or embedding climate education into the curriculum.
So far, more than 5,870 schools have joined the campaign – representing over 2 million students and more than 311,000 staff across the UK.
Ashden CEO Ashok Sinha welcomed the Greener Schools Fund announcement:
“The Greener Schools Fund is a bold and welcome step forward – this is exactly the kind of investment schools need to deliver real change for people and planet.
The fund will pay for measures that will save money on schools’ annual fuel bills that can be reinvested in their pupils’ education, whilst slashing carbon emissions and engaging the wider community on the benefits of going green. Ashden is proud to see so many Let’s Go Zero schools leading the way.”
With UK schools responsible for over a third of public sector building emissions, and energy bills rising sharply, this kind of targeted funding – combined with expert support – is exactly what’s needed to accelerate the journey to zero carbon.
Want to take the first step toward a greener, healthier school?
Sign up for free support from a Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisor and be part of the movement to make all UK schools zero carbon by 2030. Join Let’s Go Zero today
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