Climate Ambassadors

Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.

Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisors

Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.

Begin sustainability governance and planning

Using sustainable suppliers will help reduce your setting's emissions. Start reviewing your supply chain to identify improvements, and work with your suppliers to make them happen.

Develop a sustainability policy

Create a formal document that outlines your setting's commitment to sustainability. It will align to your overarching sustainability vision, and include your values, goals, key areas of focus, and a commitment to progress.

MilestoneLow costOne off action

Develop a sustainability strategy

Develop an outline plan to help you integrate sustainability into your setting's management and operations. It will include your goals, key actions and timeline, responsibilities. It should also include metrics for monitoring progress.

MilestoneLow costLong term action

Start to complete funding applications

Begin the process of completing applications for financial support on sustainability projects. Funding application processes often require settings to provide a range of supporting documents and evidence.

Low costLong term action

Establish collaborative working with other settings on sustainability

Identify opportunities to partner with neighbouring settings to share resources, ideas, and best practices to make progress on sustainability.

Low costRepeat action