Campaigns

Our curriculum-linked campaigns are the most popular feature of the Pod. They get the whole school working together and inspired to take action. They can also be led by students, which is an essential criterion for an Eco-School Award.

We have lots of resources to make taking part easy, fun, impactful and rewarding.

Recycle to Read Toys

Over 318 million toys are sold in the UK every year, of which the majority are manufactured from plastic or contain plastic components. However, there is currently limited infrastructure to collect and recycle plastic toys.

Recycle to Read is supporting development of a new toy collections and recycling infrastructure that rewards schools and communities, with books and reading resources.

Retail collections: Broken plastic toys that are not suitable for reuse, will soon be able to be recycled in Recycle to Read collection bins in participating stores.

People who drop off their broken toys will be able to nominate a school to earn book rewards (providing that school has signed up to be part of the Recycle to Read campaign).

Sign up now to register your interest and we’ll keep you updated on trial locations and more details about how your community will be able to collect book rewards for you.

700 Schools/groups have already signed up
4 Local Authorities have already signed up
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Recycle to Read Batteries

Get book rewards for your school in return for recycling your batteries.

We’re calling on schools across the UK to collect used batteries for recycling!

Why?

  • More than 600 million batteries are thrown away in the UK each year!
  • Used batteries can leak harmful substances into the environment.
  • Rare and hard to mine metals are used in the production of batteries.

Did you know the recycling process can recover these metals, so that they can be made into new batteries and lots of other things!

Sign up to collect used household batteries and help teach children the importance of responsible consumption. Plus, you will get exclusive discounts on books, you could win book rewards for your school and we have pupil prizes to give away too!

78 Schools/groups have already signed up
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Recycle to Read Textiles

Get book rewards for your school in return for collecting textiles for recycling!

Recycle to Read is a fun and rewarding campaign for primary schools. It promotes care for the environment through reuse and recycling, whilst supporting children’s literacy.

Why sign up?

  • Your school will earn £400 worth of book vouchers for every tonne of textiles collected.
  • Your school will get an exclusive discount on a huge range of books at Harper Collins.
  • It’s a fantastic way to highlight the importance of responsible consumption and the role of recycling.
  • Collecting textiles for reuse and recycling, helps children feel empowered to make a positive difference.

Plus, we have lots of educational resources for you to download, which help children learn about the importance of reuse and recycling.

38 Schools/groups have already signed up
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What's Under Your Feet? 2022/23

Help scientists at the British Trust for Ornithology understand the relationship between climate, the availability of invertebrates and how this impacts UK bird numbers and their migration patterns.

It’s easy to take part and children will love being citizen scientists and working outside of the classroom. 

What do you need to do?

  1. Sign up to take part 
  2. Conduct a dig and soil/invertebrate survey in October, March and June*
  3. Upload your data to the Pod here 

Download all the resources you need, including; lesson plan, assembly, information pack and short instructional films. 

Find the Invertebrate Survey Recording Sheet here. 

*You can take part in any or all of the digs, but the scientists need as much data as possible.

320 Schools/groups have already signed up
1 Local Authorities have already signed up
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Switch Off Fortnight 2023

Switch Off Fortnight runs from 13 November to 24 November 2023.

Saving energy couldn’t be more important than it is right now, and our campaign is the ideal opportunity to make sure everyone knows how to do it.

Sign up to Switch Off Fortnight today!

We have built up a huge bank of resources to make taking part easy and rewarding.

Not only will you be helping children understand why saving energy is important (for their pockets and the planet), But Schools that have taken part in previous years have reduced their energy consumption by an average of 10%.

View Resources

Once you’ve signed up to take part in Switch Off Fortnight you can access our huge bank of energy-themed resources by either clicking the button below or by going to your dashboard. Remember you’ll need to be logged in to see them!

We’ll be adding some brand-new resources in the Autumn term.

16 Schools/groups have already signed up
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Waste Week 2023

Waste Week takes place 6-12 March. This year’s campaign is all about re-use.

We want to teach young people the importance ‘re-use’ plays in protecting the environment. And to encourage them to find new homes for unwanted things, rather than hoarding them or throwing them away.

To inspire and motivate students, we’re making toy and game re-use the topic for Waste Week 2023.

Sign up to Waste Week today! 

We have lots of resources to help you take part and to promote this year’s theme – Plus all schools who sign up could win a bespoke Rokit activity experience.

You’ll need to be signed up to Waste Week and logged in, to download the resources from these pages or your dashboard.

Once you’ve signed up to take part in Waste Week – you can access the campaign resources by either clicking the button below or from your dashboard. Remember you’ll need to be logged in to see them!

502 Schools/groups have already signed up
4 Local Authorities have already signed up
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