Action-focused sustainability workshops where pupils move beyond awareness to real impact. Climate science, waste reduction and community action through hands-on challenges. Built ready for statutory Citizenship from 2028 — and perfect for Earth Day, World Environment Day and your Eco-Schools journey today.
The school sustainability calendar is busy — and getting busier as 2028 approaches. Our workshop adapts to whichever moment your school is building around.
The world’s biggest secular event. Every primary marks it — and parents notice. Pairs naturally with KS2 climate and KS1 nature work.
UN-led global awareness day with a different focus each year (oceans, biodiversity, ecosystems). Great for summer-term curriculum link.
Whole-month action campaign. Run our workshop in the last weeks of term to launch a pupil-led plastic challenge through the holidays.
Whether you’re starting your Eco-Schools journey or applying for Green Flag renewal, our workshop counts as one of the “7 steps” engagement actions.
Most primary pupils know the planet is in trouble. Far fewer know what to actually do about it. Spark2’s sustainability workshop closes that gap — replacing climate anxiety with practical, solution-focused thinking pupils can take back to their own classrooms, homes and communities.
Every session is adapted by age. EYFS and Year 1 focus on caring for nature — planting, sorting recycling, age-appropriate weather and seasons science. Year 2 and 3 explore waste, energy and the local environment through hands-on audits. Year 4 and 5 take on design-thinking challenges — building sustainable products from recycled materials. Year 6 develop community action plans, pitch their ideas to school leadership, and learn what active citizenship actually looks like.
A natural fit for Earth Day, World Environment Day, Plastic Free July, your Eco-Schools work, or as part of the curriculum prep schools are doing now for statutory Citizenship from September 2028.
From September 2028, Citizenship becomes a compulsory subject in primary schools. Civic engagement, community responsibility and sustainability are core elements. Schools that build environmental action into their PSHE and curriculum now have a head start when statutory provision lands.
Your facilitator selects the right activities and depth for the year groups in the room. Every activity is hands-on, solution-focused, and designed so pupils walk away with something they can do.
An interactive opening that helps pupils understand the current state of the planet — using visual data, stories and simple demonstrations to make abstract climate science tangible and age-appropriate.
Hands-on energy audit of the classroom or school. Pupils investigate where energy goes, spot the easy wins, and learn how small everyday changes add up across a year.
A real waste audit of the school’s bins. Pupils sort, measure, analyse and brainstorm practical solutions to reduce, reuse and recycle. Often the “wow” moment for a school’s eco team.
Design-thinking challenge where teams create solutions to real environmental problems — sustainable packaging, energy-saving devices, water conservation systems. Prototypes built from recycled materials we bring in.
Pupils combine enterprise and sustainability — designing a product or service that’s both profitable and planet-friendly. They learn that business and environmental responsibility can work together. Pitches to a panel at the end.
Year 5 and 6 leadership work. Pupils create a realistic action plan for their school or community — identifying changes, assigning responsibilities, presenting their plan to school leadership. Active citizenship in practice.
Every session is designed around measurable outcomes aligned with the National Curriculum, PSHE Health & RSHE, and the citizenship strands coming in 2028.
Pupils understand key environmental challenges — climate change, waste, and resource use — at an age-appropriate level.
Pupils can identify waste, understand recycling, and take concrete actions to reduce their environmental impact — at school and at home.
Pupils approach environmental problems as challenges to solve, not just issues to worry about. Climate hope, not climate anxiety.
Year 5 and 6 pupils know how to identify a community issue, build an action plan, and present it — the core skills statutory Citizenship will need from 2028.
Every child deserves these skills. We’ve kept Future Skills workshops accessible to every school’s PSHE budget — including Pupil Premium — so price is never the reason a class misses out.