Are you an energy hero?
Welcome to our innovative teaching and learning resource designed to improve Numeracy and Science skills through exploration of local data associated with Energy and Climate Change.
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Are you an energy hero?
Welcome to our innovative teaching and learning resource designed to improve Numeracy and Science skills through exploration of local data associated with Energy and Climate Change.
Find Out More
Are you an energy hero?
Welcome to our innovative teaching and learning resource designed to improve Numeracy and Science skills through exploration of local data associated with Energy and Climate Change.
Find Out More
Energy efficiency
We want pupils to understand how they can save energy. For example, leaving appliances on standby accounts for 8% of our bills, costing us £600 million each year! Switching off could save 1 ½ coal power stations of electricity and millions of tonnes of CO2.
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Fuel Poverty Alleviation
Fuel poverty is caused by low household income, poorly insulated homes and the rising cost of fuel. Some families have to choose whether they need food or fuel more. Fuel poverty leads to cold, unhealthy homes. Each pupil receives an energy saving leaflet to take home to their families.
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The Challenges Of CLIMATE Change
We want pupils to understand that 97% of scientists agree it is the fossil fuels humans have burned over the last 200 years, releasing large amounts of Carbon Dioxide into our atmosphere, that is causing our climate to change. Less energy wasted = Less CO2 = lower global temperature rise.
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Our Aims

Our vision is to enable school communities across the UK to become models of Energy Efficiency

To improve data handling and problem solving skills for pupils in Year 5
To encourage a responsible attitude and desire for low carbon living
To help communities across the UK understand the benefits of reducing CO2 emissions
To empower energy users across the UK to reduce their fuel bills

Our Objectives

To provide teachers with quality resources that enable pupils to achieve high standards for data handling and problem solving skills
To provide schools and their communities with a range of activities and resources that empower them to make good choices in relation to energy conservation and low carbon living
To deliver a highly engaging, reusable programme, that enables schools to act as knowledge hubs for Energy and Climate Change
To empower children to become messengers who describe and model behaviours that reduce CO2 emissions and reduce fuel poverty

What is an energy hero?

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Partners

Northern Powergrid is an electricity distribution business that powers everyday life for more than 8 million people across 3.9 million homes.

Energy Heroes receives funding from NPG to enable us to deliver our programme free to schools in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

Founded in 1945, the United Nations aims to remain the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity. 

Present and past team members from Energy Heroes have successfully completed the UN Children and Climate Change course.

Transform Our World is a community of educators bringing together teacher-tested and reviewed resources from across the environmental sector into one place, in order to empower students to take climate action.

Energy Heroes resources and workshops are promoted by TOW through their website and newsletters.

CEE are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping community energy organisations create and implement new projects by advocating for a policy landscape that will support community energy and providing opportunities for community energy practitioners to connect, learn, share business models and help each other overcome obstacles. 

The Energy Heroes Programme is endorsed by CEE. In fact, our team has been nominated for a Community Energy Award! (See News page)

The function of the Education Partnerships Team within Braford Council, is to work in partnership with the community and education providers, to improve the education and lives of children and young people.

The fantastic Team at Bradford Education Partnerships regularly promote the Energy Heroes programme and events. As a result, we continue to visit many wonderful schools throughout the Bradford Area.

Leeds DEC provides education to help schools and communities address climate action, global inequalities, migration and intercultural understanding. They believe in nurturing values, such as respect and fairness and developing critical thinking skills  as  a foundation for a more sustainable, equitable and harmonious world.

Energy Heroes and Leeds DEC are working together to support and promote each others education programmes.

Micro Climate Books is a specialist bookshop selling story books with an environmental, green, eco-friendly message to help children learn about sustainability, and the climate crisis.

Energy Heroes and MCB are working together to support and promote each others climate change and environmental education work.

National Energy Action (NEA) are the national fuel poverty charity, working to ensure that everyone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is warm and safe at home.

 

City & Guilds is a world leader in skills education, working with employers, colleges, training providers and governments to set the standard for skills that give people and organisations the confidence – and capabilities – to prosper, today and in the future.

The EH energy expert recently completed an advanced course in community energy advice training with City and guilds.

Climate Action Leeds provides a platform for people, organisations and communities to come together to take action on climate change, with the aim to help shape a Leeds which is zero carbon, nature friendly and socially just by the 2030s.