Teaching resources and site tours for schools
Renewables activity packs
Teaching your students about electricity or the energy mix? Take a look at our Primary (Key Stage 2) and Secondary (Key stage 3) ‘All about energy’ learning resources. These bitesize activity packs explain curriculum concepts in an easy-to-understand way – and make it fun with quizzes, facts and games.
Download the 8-11 activity pack – English
Download the 8-11 activity pack – Welsh
The Net Zero Challenge
What does Net Zero mean for local communities? What changes are required? And how do you get everyone on board? This project-based activity for young people challenges them to help their community reach Net Zero. It’s an opportunity for young people to tackle climate change where they live. And it supports educators in meeting their curriculum and careers goals.
Site tours
It’s breath-taking to see a wind turbine up close – especially when you’re less than five foot tall! Tours of our wind farms – run by our knowledgeable teams – give young people an opportunity to find out more about renewable technology and the important role it’s playing in helping Britain achieve Net Zero. NB: These are currently on hold, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Learning about the children’s local environment forms an important part of the school curriculum – and helps to introduce the children to important local matters and developments."
Primary school teacher
Accelerating to a Net Zero future
We need tomorrow’s generation to help us accelerate to a Net Zero future, where clean energy powers our lives. Interested in finding out more about careers in renewable energy?
Other resources
Explore onshore wind
Dorenell in Scotland is our largest onshore wind farm in Europe. Find out how many homes it powers with zero-carbon electricity and the diverse wildlife living on the site.
A day in the life of offshore wind operations
Ever wondered what it’s like to work on an offshore wind farm? Follow our operations team as they head offshore to carry out maintenance checks on the turbines at Teesside.
Funding for education
Our two education and training funds help members of the local community pursue academic and professional qualifications. And provide much-needed support with the cost of materials, equipment or travel to college.