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.
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
Paul Edmond, Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer at Hearts Academy Trust
Anna Orridge, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Richard Berry, Climate Action Advisor, Ashden
Missed one of our sessions? No problem, all of our sessions are recorded so can be watched at a time that suits you.
Hear from the National Education Nature Park and discover practical ways schools can integrate nature to support wellbeing, learning outcomes and sustainability goals.
We will explore what is meant by green skills and careers and outline why this area is so important for schools and colleges. We’ll provide some practical tips including: how to incorporate green skills and careers into teaching and learning and the wider curriculum, how to find green sector work experience and volunteering placements for pupils and how to access specific CPD for your staff.
You’ll hear from inspirational speakers who have worked on green skills careers in a range of school settings and have the opportunity to share ideas and ask questions.
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
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.
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.
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
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 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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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
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.
