About

Leaving lights on isn't very bright! It wastes energy and money. But it's also one of the easiest things to change in your school.

Students will quickly get in the habit of turning off lights when a room is empty, and they'll make sure that teachers do too!

Why not get your school switched on to switching off?

Your step-by-step guide to getting started and all the resources you need are below.

Good luck!

Info

There are opportunities to use this activity when teaching these subjects:

England: Citizenship, Maths, English

Scotland: Numeracy and maths, Literacy and English, Social studies, Technologies, Health and wellbeing

Wales: PSE, Maths, English

Northern Ireland: Language and Literacy, Maths and Numeracy, Local and Global Citizenship

For more information, see the curriculum guide.

Get Started

Prepare by reading the resource pack (and using the other resources)
Run your 'start audit'. This will start your blog.
Run the activity - remember to update your blog with information and pictures
Run your 'end audit'
Submit your blog for a medal
If you win a medal, download a free certificate for your class!
Check the savings you've made on your podometer

Run start audit

Resources

Use these resources to help plan and complete the activity:

How other schools did it:

How you can win a medal

Podometers

When you finish an activity we use your start and end audits to count your activities and measure any savings you make. You can track your savings using your school's pod-o-meters.

Eco-schools England

This activity contributes significantly to an Eco-Schools Bronze Award. Two or more 'short' activities will contribute to a Silver Award.

Remember you will need to complete an Eco-Schools simple environmental review and action plan to meet Bronze Award criteria.

For more information go to www.eco-schools.org.uk/apply.