Education
Cool it Day
The Cool It project aims to educate and inspire young people to take a stand on climate change. Through work at school and at home, you can have a massive impact on our environment and lead the way for future generations.
To find out more about Cool It, please visit our website at www.rbkc.gov.uk/coolit
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Centre for Sustainable Energy
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) aims to advance sustainable energy policy and practice.
We seek energy solutions that engage people and communities to meet real needs for both environmentally sound and affordable energy services.
CSE's schools programmes and resources aim to catch future citizens young, while our training service concentrates on equipping adults - as householders or employees, policy-makers or citizens - to look at energy from a fresh perspective. CSE has been delivering innovative education programmes for more than 15 years in more than 1000 schools across the UK.
CSE's flagship energy education programme, Energy Matters, is available through our website at:
Internet Link » www.cse.org.uk/energymattersresources
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The National Energy Foundation
The National Energy Foundation (NEF) is an independent educational charity that operates an education service, free information and activity sheets are available for download from the PowerEd website.
NEF has a mobile renewable energy display, the Green Energy Machine (GEM) that is available for hire for presentations to schools within a two hour drive from Milton Keynes.
Renewable energy kits are also on sale, which are proving invaluable for teachers to use as hands-on tools to enliven delivery of the curriculum in science, geography and ESD
Internet Link » www.nef.org.uk/
dti renewables website for schools
The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) renewable energy education site provides lessons for teachers to help pupils of all ages understand more about green energy.
As part of the, its only natural programme, DTI has developed programmes for primary and secondary schools to provide information and teaching resources about eight key renewable energy sources.
The materials cover:
- how each renewable energy technology works
- why renewable energy is so important for the UK
- which locations are suitable for each kind of renewable energy
Internet Link » http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewables/schools/
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