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

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

We are running trial collections of broken, hard plastic toys for recycling in selected Tesco stores in East and West Sussex between the 4 Sept 2023 and 4 Dec 2023, and are inviting schools with pupils aged 2 to 11 years of age in these areas to take part.

Families and friends of the schools participating in the trial, will be encouraged to rehome unwanted but usable toys by swapping them with friends, giving them away or taking them to charity shops or community groups. They will be asked to take any hard broken plastic toys to a local participating Tesco store for recycling.

Either of these actions can earn them a Planet Care Point for their chosen school. The 50 schools with the most points at the end of the trial (4 December 2023), will win book vouchers to spend on titles in the Harper Collins Recycle to Read Book Catalogue.

If your school is not in the trial area sign up now to register your interest and we’ll keep you updated on future trial locations and more details about how your community will be able to collect book rewards for you.

730 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!

213 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.

58 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.

337 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.

86 Schools/groups have already signed up
3 Local Authorities have already signed up
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Waste Week 2024

We will shortly be announcing the theme and dates for Waste Week 2024.

Waste Week will be celebrated in March 2024. The exact dates and theme will be announced soon.

Sign up to take part today!

We have built up a huge bank of resources to help you engage young people with the reduce, reuse and recycle message, from videos, games, assembly presentations, fact sheets, lesson plans and more.

Once you’ve signed up to take part in Waste Week 2024 you will be able to access all the 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, later in the Autumn term.

10 Schools/groups have already signed up
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