What was Green Schools Revolution?
Green Schools Revolution was a three year programme, run from 2023-2026.
The programme centred on creating high-quality, meaningful opportunities for pupils to green their schools by taking the lead in implementing key parts of the Department for Education’s (DfE) Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy. We worked with hundreds of schools across the country reaching thousands of teachers and tens of thousands of students.
The programme had a number of successes, including:
- development of Climate Action Plans for 24 schools, involving over 350 young people
- over 200 young people working on wilding in their schools, from changes to orchard areas to creating ponds for wildlife
- over 4,000 teachers receiving Teach the Teacher training, where trained pupils teach their teachers about the climate emergency
- creation of the Future Forum, bringing together over 50 youth representatives and senior leadership from leading climate and wildlife charities
“The most important change for me was…giving my opinion. It made me confident and I realised that my opinions matter.”
Climate Action Plans student
“The children presented it brilliantly…it was informative and brought up things I didn’t know such as climate justice.”
Teach the Teacher participant
Legacy
Whilst the programme ended in January 2026, the work started by Green Schools Revolution continues on in a number of ongoing pieces of work.
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Nature Friendly Grounds
The UK’s nature recovery begins in the places we learn.
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Climate Action Planning guides
Resources for use in schools and colleges to help develop climate action plans.
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Teach the Teacher
Students are taking climate education into their own hands!
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Future Forum
Future Forum brings together youth representatives and senior leadership from leading climate and wildlife charities to discuss how the sector can better engage and empower young people.
Funding
The programme was kindly funded by the #iwillfund alongside match funding from a variety of larger and smaller donors, including the OVO Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Reta Lila Howard Foundation.
