Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.
Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.
Topics
Explore actions and resources across the Department for Education's climate pillars to build your climate action plan.
Getting started
Leadership and governance
Establish the structures, roles, and strategy needed to drive meaningful sustainability action across your setting.
Culture and community
Engage your local, national, and international networks to build momentum and share your sustainability journey.
Funding
Discover funding and grant opportunities to support your green projects and help save your setting money.
Adaptation and resilience
Overheating
Prepare your setting for extreme weather events and rising temperatures to keep learning environments safe, comfortable, and operational.
Water
Reduce water consumption, lower utility bills, and prepare for periods of drought and regional water scarcity.
Wellbeing and safeguarding
Protect pupils' mental and physical health by supporting climate anxiety and embedding climate risks into safeguarding policies.
Biodiversity and nature
Enhancing biodiversity
Improve your green spaces and local environment to create thriving habitats for local wildlife and cleaner air for your setting.
Nature connection
Connect learners with nature to enrich their learning and inspire lifelong care for the environment.
Climate education and green skills
Curriculum
Embed sustainability across your curriculum to help learners understand climate change and connect real-world action to their learning.
Enrichment
Provide opportunities that deepen learners' environmental understanding beyond the classroom.
Green skills and careers
Help prepare your learners by developing practical skills and highlighting future sustainable career pathways.
Decarbonisation
Energy
Reduce energy consumption, improve operational efficiency, and explore greener energy sources.
Estates and buildings
Your buildings and grounds are key to reducing emissions, promoting biodiversity and creating resilient learning spaces.
Food and catering
From planning a healthy menu to composting your waste, your food services can make a big difference to your emissions and your community.
Procurement and purchases
Choose greener suppliers and improve how your setting buys goods and services.
Travel
Promote active travel and public transports to reduce commute emissions for staff and learners.
Waste
How to increase recycling and reduce your waste to build sustainable consumption habits.