Speakers for Schools Webinars
Speakers for Schools is teaming up with environmentally focused employers to tackle the unemployment crisis and future-proof the next generation in a post-COVID economy.
To coincide with the UK Prime Minister’s announcement for a Green Industrial Revolution, Speakers for Schools is launching these webinars to introduce young people to Green Skills as future career options.
Teachers can sign up to the session and broadcast live to their students in the classroom
- Faun Zoeller – Monday 6 December 2pm- 3pm
- Eco2Solar – Tuesday 7 December 10am-11am
- Zeo Intelligent Energy – Wednesday 8 December 10am-11am .
- Worcester Bosch - Thursday 9 December 10am-11am
Register for one or all of the sessions (opens in a new window)
Green Technologies Q & A
On 6 December Stourport High School and Kidderminster College held an online Q and A session with local employers to talk about careers in renewable technologies. Take a look at the case study to see how it went.
Agritech team at Pershore College
As part of Green Skills Week, we're joined by our Agritech team based at Pershore College, to share knowledge about projects and opportunities available at the college, mixing education, technology and skills to address climate change and to develop a more sustainable method of growing crops.
Greenest Town Possible
Climate change is becoming an increasing problem around the world with the earth getting warmer, ice caps melting and sea levels rising.
The past decade has been the warmest on record, and governments around the world agree that urgent action is needed.
The recent COP26 summit, which focuses on tackling climate change, reiterated the importance of needing to make change to hit climate targets, in particular the ways of how people live and the use of more green technologies.
As part of the need for change, we are challenging KS3 pupils, Year 7 – 9, to create the “Greenest Town Possible”.
For more information on, entry criteria, the challenge and key dates then please use the attached.
This competition will run through until February half term, with the last submissions being the week commencing 14 February 2022.
Resources
Why not have a look at some of the green skills week resources below:
Green Skills Mix and Match Activity (PDF)
Green Skills Wordsearch Activity (PDF)
- My Green City | Teachers Resources | Sustainable Learning (opens in a new window)
- WWF have produced a range of curriculum linked resources for the classroom to help your pupils explore the issues of climate change in an engaging and motivating way. Climate change resources for schools | WWF (opens in a new window)
- WWF's latest climate change classroom resources provides lesson plans and supporting resources for teachers and educators of young people aged 7 to 14 - Shaping our Future | WWF (opens in a new window)
- Why not show how much you care for the planet and be a climate hero to receive your Blue Peter Green Badge - How to get a Blue Peter Green Badge | Be a Blue Peter Climate Hero | Environmental activities for kids - CBBC - BBC (opens in a new window)
- The Met Office have produced a selection of resources, to help young people understand the wide-reaching impacts of weather and climate change - Explore our resources for schools - Met Office (opens in a new window)
- Look at the selection of teaching resources by Edsential, which bring the climate change conversation into the classroom. Edsential Classroom Resources (opens in a new window)
- Why not take a look at these resources which aim to unlock the potential of “Generation Earthshot”: a generation of inventors, innovators and leaders who will help repair and protect our planet. Teacher Toolkit - Generation Earthshot (opens in a new window)
- Transform our world have produced a teacher tool kit on a range of sustainability and environment-based topics, take a look here: Transform Our World: Top Resources (opens in a new window)
- Our Planet, a Netflix original documentary, showcases the world's natural wonders, iconic species and wildlife spectacles that remain. They have provided a selection of resources for schools and young people here: Our Planet | Resources for Schools and Young People (opens in a new window)
- Want to know more about Green jobs? Take a look at this resource from Green peace here: GP-14-18-Green-Jobs-Final.pdf ( (opens in a new window)
- For schools who want to put some green skills into action right now, the Queen’s Green Canopy project (opens in a new window) offers schools free trees to plant. It’s the planting season right now – how about planting a tree for Christmas?