Free online training and workshops
Join us for insights and information into real climate action that schools are taking right now. We’ll share tips tricks and real examples from Let’s Go Zero schools to inspire you to take the next step on your sustainability journey!
Our online sessions are recorded so can be joined live or watched at a time that suits you.
More sessions to be announced very soon.
Share ideas with other schools and leave with actionable inspiration to help create greener school environments.
Nigel Stannet, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Kumari Kher, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Kate Whitehead, Natural England
Jenna Gilmour, National Education Nature Park
In this webinar, led by Let’s Go Zero, we will discuss where water inefficiencies can be found in a typical school and what you can do to address them. You will also hear from Waterwise, who offer Water Literacy training as well as educational resources and ways of raising awareness about water conservation with students and staff.
Despite its reputation as a wet country, the UK is predicted to face a shortfall of 5 billion liters a day by 2050 with rising demand and current infrastructure. Water bills have increased by 26% on average in 2025 with further rises to come. Reducing water consumption at home and in schools is set to become even more important for environmental and financial reasons.
William Cappuyns, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Tom Heaton, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Laura Berks, Waterwise
Many schools in the UK simply weren’t built for the temperatures we now face more regularly, putting pressure on student concentration, staff wellbeing and even health and safety. Some projections suggest up to 8 teaching days could be lost each year by 2050 if changes are not made.
In this webinar, we’ll explore practical solutions (including quick, low-cost actions) to help keep your school cool. You’ll also hear expert insights on climate risks and case studies from schools already making a difference.
The session also includes interactive breakout discussions, giving you the chance to reflect on your own school’s challenges and identify solutions that could work best for your setting.
This webinar is ideal for school leaders, estates teams, and anyone interested in creating safe, comfortable, and resilient learning environments.
Holly Campbell, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Jelly Moring, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
The wellbeing benefits of walking and cycling to school are well established but it can often feel hard to know where to start. On this Bicycle World Day join us to discuss proven strategies to get more pupils to walk, cycle or even scoot to school.
Aurora Trujillo, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Chanodi Ratnayake, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
This webinar will introduce some simple actions and key areas to investigate.
This will be of particular interest to business/finance managers, MAT Procurement and Operations managers, but should also be useful to sustainability leads hoping to open this conversation with other staff.
There will be time for you to ask the team questions in breakout rooms, so please register to attend.
Anna Orridge, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Richard Berry, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Missed one of our sessions? No problem, all of sessions are recorded so can watched at a time that suits you.
Food-related emissions can account for up to 15%* of a school’s carbon footprint and represent an excellent opportunity for decarbonisation. But many schools don’t realise the power they have to influence and improve school dinners with planet, pupils and wellbeing in mind.
This session provides practical tips to and outlines how access FREE Proveg resources to support your caterers and students such as:
You will also hear about schools that have first-hand experience of greening their school menus and find out what challenges and rewards they experienced along the way.
*based on LGZ CYC averages as of August 2025
This informative session covered the latest mandatory recycling legislation; exploring how to embed behaviour change in pupils and staff; and share best-practice examples of reducing and reusing in schools.
Finish the session with clear steps and tools to take back to your schools and ideas to add into Climate Action Plans.
The organisations Energy Sparks and Energy Heroes will also join the Let’s Go Zero team to answer any questions you have specific to your settings.
Learn about how you can monitor your school’s patterns of energy consumption.
Learn how you can engage your pupils with the topic of energy and climate.
Identify a range of low-cost / no-cost interventions to reduce your energy consumption.
In this webinar you will hear about the OVO Foundation Nature Prize and how schools, colleges and nurseries across the UK can apply for cash prizes of £500. The competition is supported by The OVO Foundation and there are 30 chances to win!
We will hear from previous winners about how they spent the award money and how it benefitted their whole community, especially those from less advantaged backgrounds.
The organisations Energy Sparks and Energy Heroes will also join the Let’s Go Zero team to answer any questions you have specific to your settings.
Learn about how you can monitor your school’s patterns of energy consumption.
Learn how you can engage your pupils with the topic of energy and climate.
Identify a range of low-cost / no-cost interventions to reduce your energy consumption.
Hear from us as we walk you through what the role involves, and the support available, as well as hearing from experienced MAT Sustainability Leads. T
Hear from us as we walk you through what the role involves, and the support available, as well as hearing from experienced MAT Sustainability Leads. T
Hear from Francis Hyland, Eco-Schools, who will tell you about all the free resources they have available for school staff and students on getting started for sustainability in your school. Alongside other brilliant ideas and actions you can do to progress on your sustainability journey and even achieve your green flag award!
We will then hear from two school representatives from St. Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust and Hollinswood Primary School about what they have been doing in their respective schools, from setting up Eco clubs for the first time, to getting staff on board.
There will be time for you to ask the team questions so please register to attend.
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Global Action Plan will be talking about what schools can do to promote and raise awareness of clean air. We will be discussing Clean Air Day 2025 (which takes place on 19 June) – how schools can get involved and what they can do to mark the day, bringing examples for inspiration! We’ll also talk about how you can work on the issue beyond just the one day, in particular about Global Action Plan’s Clean Air work in schools.
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We will hear from Anna Hughes, Director of Flight Free UK, a charity on a mission to inform people of the climate impact of aviation and inspire people to travel by other means. Anna will introduce Flight Free Schools, a project for schools to reduce or eliminate the use of air travel for school trips. Anna will give some best practice guidance around how to reduce flying for school trips, as well as on the importance of starting this behaviour change with young people to establish healthy climate habits long term.
We will also hear from Chris Graham, Sustainability Lead at Hills Road Sixth Form College, who have pledged to be flight-free. As a college, they work hard to provide students with wonderful opportunities beyond the college walls that are all flight free. This ensures that their students have memorable academic opportunities and horizon-widening experiences that don’t cost the Earth.
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Hear from Learning through Landscapes (LtL), the national school grounds, outdoor learning and play charity. LtL’s recent focus is on the triple crises of climate, biodiversity and wellbeing. Their climate work has two areas: climate change education and the adaption and resilience of the learning estate. Matt Robinson, a secondary science teacher who leads LtL’s climate work speaks about the opportunities for schools to embrace using school grounds as both a learning opportunity and adaption opportunity. Matt shares some case studies as well as outlines the evidenced approach that LtL and many others globally are adopting.
Also hear from Sarah Green, NEU Rep, about heatwave action in schools and how to prepare for a heatwave in schools, based on this Joint union heatwave protocol | National Education Union.
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Learning through Landscapes:
Heatwave action in schools
Join Rich and Genevieve from the Great Save team to discover how schools can get involved. From ready-to-use resources to creative sewing activations, there are plenty of exciting ways for teachers to bring this campaign to life and inspire their students to engage with climate change through fun, hands-on activities that will empower them to take meaningful action in their own lives.
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Have a look at these two website for more information:
We will also hear from a couple of schools (a secondary and a primary) about their journey in tackling waste in their school. They will offer insights into what they have achieved, alongside some top tips and advice.
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Other helpful links mentioned
Join Rich and Genevieve from the Great Save team to discover how schools can get involved. From ready-to-use resources to creative sewing activations, there are plenty of exciting ways for teachers to bring this campaign to life and inspire their students to engage with climate change through fun, hands-on activities that will empower them to take meaningful action in their own lives.
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Useful Links
Have a look at these two website for more information:
We will also hear from a couple of schools (a secondary and a primary) about their journey in tackling waste in their school. They will offer insights into what they have achieved, alongside some top tips and advice.
Running order
Useful Links
Other helpful links mentioned
With building upgrades, and modern technologies like solar panels, schools can lower fuel bills and create a better environment for staff and students.
Whether they’re saving water, food, energy or office supplies, schools lower emissions and costs by cutting waste. Teachers and students can get involved too.
Climate change means floods and heatwaves are a growing risk. We help schools take practical steps that protect people’s health, and make schools more comfortable place to work and learn.
With free resources from across our Let’s Go Zero coalition, we help teachers deliver engaging lessons on climate change, nature and the environment.
A growing number of jobs are linked to sustainability and climate action. We support schools to help young people explore these careers, and get the skills to succeed.
Food is a big source of school carbon emissions. We help schools and their suppliers provide meals that are delicious, popular and climate-friendly.
Purchasing goods and services also drives up emissions – but tracking the impact of this, and taking action, is particularly tough. We help schools put sustainability at the heart of their buying processes.
Saving water lowers bills and benefits the environment. We support a wide range of actions – from behaviour change campaigns to rainwater harvesting.
Walking, scooting and cycling cuts air pollution and helps people stay healthy. We support schools to promote green journeys – it’s a great way to engage staff, parents and pupils.
When schools and communities unite around climate action, it’s much easier to create impact. Embracing sustainability is a winner with parents and young people – so we help schools make it a core part of their identity.
Greening schools protects them from floods and heatwaves, creates learning opportunities, and boosts staff and student health. We support fun, engaging nature projects – from vegetable gardens to bug hotels.
