Get Set for Positive Energy
Get Set for Positive Energy, powered by Team GB, ParalympicsGB and British Gas, is a free programme that gets pupils moving, thinking and making small changes with a big impact.
Our brand-new Winter Games Competition is now live! Enter by Friday 27 March 2026 to be in with a chance of winning an athlete visit and a £5,000 eco grant for your school.
Get Set for Positive Energy seeks to inspire primary school children to use their positive energy to drive change, get active and build healthy habits.
The programme is the perfect addition to the primary school classroom, exploring key curriculum themes around sustainability, renewable energy, and young people’s health and wellbeing.
Winter Countdown: five days of movement and Winter Games magic
This winter, Get Set for Positive Energy invites primary schools to join the countdown to the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with five days of Daily Power Ups. Each day pupils dive into a ten-minute challenge - racing through mini snow sport drills or tackling quick eco quests – turning ten minutes into a daily Winter Games adventure.
✅ Free, fun, athlete-led and ready to go
⏱️ Perfect for brain breaks, circle time or post-lunch resets
🌍 Links to PE, PSHE, geography and science
Ready to then take on a Winter Games competition? Following the classroom learning, your pupils will have the chance to create a sustainable feature for Milano Cortina 2026 using what you’ve learnt about the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
There are amazing prizes to be won! Including...
- An athlete-led celebration assembly to reward your pupils' achievements
- £5,000 to support your school's journey to becoming net zero
- A printed copy of the winning design to be featured at your school
- Five runners up prizes worth £500
Learning Resources
With two seasonal countdowns to choose from, Get Set for Positive Energy offers quick, daily challenges led by Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes. Whether it’s the Winter Games or the summer holidays, each countdown sparks movement, teamwork and planet-friendly thinking – all in ten-minute bursts. Perfect for brain breaks, circle time, or end-of-day resets.
FAQs
What is Get Set for Positive Energy?
Get Set for Positive Energy, brought to you by Team GB, ParalympicsGB and British Gas, is a cross-curricular learning opportunity to empower young people and their communities to understand the role we can all play in saving energy and creating a greener future.
What is the Winter Games Competition?
The Winter Games competition challenges young people aged 5–11 to design a sustainable feature for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina 2026. The Sustainability Competition opens at 08:00 on 18 November 2025 and closes at 23:59 on 27 March 2026.
What topics does the Get Set for Positive Energy programme cover?
The programme is the perfect addition to the primary school classroom, exploring key curriculum themes around sustainability, renewable energy, and young people’s health and wellbeing. The programme takes inspiration from the Olympic and Paralympic values to inspire young people to be active citizens of the future.
Who is the Get Set for Positive Energy programme for?
The Get Set for Positive Energy Programme is currently for primary school aged children aged 5-11. It is a 5-year programme and in future years aims to expand to a secondary school audience.
Why are Team GB, ParalympicsGB and British Gas working together?
Team GB, ParalympicsGB and British Gas want to support up to 1million young people and their families on their sustainability journey, highlighting the role we can all play in saving energy and creating a greener future. Through Get Set for Positive Energy, participants will be able to learn about sustainability issues through their Olympic and Paralympic heroes
Do we have to pay for the Get Set for Positive Energy resources?
No all resources and elements of the Get Set for Positive Energy programme are free for schools, and home learners to access.
Who creates the Get Set for Positive Energy Resources?
All learning resources are created by education specialists and in consultation with teachers. We have done the work to create resources that teachers can use with minimum preparation to inspire and inform your pupils. British Gas have provided all the key facts and figures relating to energy.
Why are British Gas leading a programme about sustainability?
British Gas are on a journey to be a Net Zero business by 2045, click here to read more about their journey to a sustainable future.