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.
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.
The Design a Sustainable School Competition is now closed!
Thank you for all your fantastic entries. We are excited to see your pupils’ sustainable and accessible designs! Check back later this month to see the winning designs!
Here’s a reminder of what’s up for grabs:
- The winning entrant will win a £15,000 British Gas Positive Energy Grant for their school.
- There will be 4 x runner ups who will receive a £2,500 British Gas Positive Energy Grant.
The grant is fully funded by British Gas and will support schools to create a greener more accessible school for everyone. Winning schools will receive expert advice from British Gas on how to make their school more energy efficient, as well of advice from Paralympics GB on how to make it more accessible to everyone.
Good luck!
Learning Resources
Delve into our new learning resources exploring themes around renewable energy, sustainable lifestyles and how to empower young people to create greener futures for themselves and their communities.
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 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.