Energy Saving Week

Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with the Housing Executive, is excited to announce the return of the annual energy saving schools challenge for 2024! We encourage schools to participate P1—Yr9, empowering students with practical tips to save energy at home and reduce their carbon footprint.

Pupils that demonstrate the greatest energy savings at school and home will have the chance to win fantastic prizes for their school sponsored by Housing Executive and Power NI. Prizes include a top prize of up to £1000 to be spent on a sustainability project to benefit the school and 1 laptop awarded to the next five schools with the highest energy saving. 

The schools’ challenge 

We understand that the festive season is a very busy time (for both staff and students), so we have extended the deadline for the Energy Saving Week schools’ challenge to Friday, 28 February 2025!

Thank you to all schools that have entered so far! 

Over the course of any week from Monday 18 November to Friday 17 January 28 February (Monday to Friday) we are asking schools to count how many energy-saving daily tasks their pupils have completed at home.  

To start download the record sheet:

 Student - Energy Saving Week Schools Challenge 
Teachers - to help collate the class results. 

Click here for more information and lesson plans.

This competition is a great way to show students how simple and quick behavioural changes can save both energy and money. Your school will also be in with a chance of winning either £1000 or one of five laptops! 

As always, this competition is an excellent way to demonstrate your work on the energy topic for your green flag application!

If you have any questions, please email eswni@est.org.uk or nienergyadvice@nihe.gov.uk 

If you would like to post videos of pupils undertaking some of the challenges and leading by example! 

Use #EnergySavingWeek24 in your social posts. The X handle is @EnergySvgTrust, and you can include @PowerNI and @nihecommunity.