Green energy competition to launch across schools.

January 2025.

Environmental education company Little Green Change has been granted funding by The Naturesave Trust to run a cross-school renewable energy competition in early 2025, which has a prize fund of £500, plus funding to create 6 lessons covering energy generation from solar, hydropower, wind and geothermal, and a lesson on careers in energy.

The lesson resources will be free for all state-funded, secondary schools across the UK, & are targeted at Key Stages 3 to 5. They will include presentations, expert speaker talks, worksheets, and teacher guides.

Little Green Change already have a wide variety of lessons currently available covering biodiversity, waste and human health topics including plants for pollinators, British wildlife, trees, hedgerows, plant pests and diseases careers in biodiversity, waste minimisation, textiles including fast fashion, plastics, electronics, food waste, careers in waste, antibiotics, pesticides, organic certification, and PFAS 'forever chemicals'.

Clare Matheson, Founder and Director of Little Green Change, commented, “We are so grateful to The Naturesave Trust for financially supporting the creation of our Schools Programme energy module. As a small, non-profit social enterprise with a tiny income, we rely on businesses, individuals and funders such as them to continue our important work and to increase the resources we are able to offer for free to state-funded schools, thereby reaching as many students and families as possible including those from under-privileged households. Without this, our work would not be possible.”

“We work with a wide range of schools and know how important our free resources and activities are to them, especially following years of real term school budget cuts. Having the ability to educate and inspire the youth of today, so they feel empowered to make positive environmental changes in their own lives and in their communities, not only benefits the environment but society as a whole.”

Little Green Change have won a number of awards since their launch in September 2023, including a BBC Make a Difference Award 2024 (Green Award), a Jurassic Business Award 2024 (Green/Eco Business of the Year), a West Dorset Gold Business Award 2024, and a Judges' Choice award at the UK StartUp Awards 2024 South-West.

Schools can find out more about Little Green Change's environmental education programmes, projects and activities via their website: littlegreenchange.com

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Notes to editors

For more information:
Clare Matheson, Founder and Director of Little Green Change.
Email: c.matheson@littlegreenchange.com
Telephone: 07803705100
Website: littlegreenchange.com

About Little Green Change:
Little Green Change is an award-winning, non-profit social enterprise specialising in environmental education and opportunities for primary and secondary-aged children, both directly in schools and in communities across the UK.

Their aim is to inspire, educate and facilitate action, benefitting both the planet and people. They do this through their Schools Programme, expert speaker talks, environmental events, competitions, projects, annual magazine, awards ceremony and initiatives.

Their community and state-funded school activities are always free, as they want to reach as many children as possible, including those from under-privileged families. This is only possible through the funding and donations they receive.
littlegreenchange.com

About The Naturesave Trust:
The Naturesave Trust is funded by the activities of Naturesave Insurance, the UK’s leading ethical insurance provider for individuals, businesses, charities and community groups.
www.naturesave.co.uk/naturesave-trust/

Photos:
(1) Little Green Change's schools energy competition poster.
(2) Clare Matheson winning her Green Award at the BBC Devon Make a Difference Awards 2024. Pictured with Jo Loosemore, Senior Producer at the BBC.
(3) A Little Green Change bulb planting event at Axminster Community Primary Academy in Devon attended by Richard Foord, MP for Honiton and Sidmouth (pictured).

Further images can be gained via our Wall of Fame.