UK schools’ slow progress on net zero, MPs warn

The Environmental Audit Committee has raised concerns about the Department for Education’s sluggish progress in achieving sustainability targets

How can UK schools tackle soaring energy bills?

Schools on fixed, variable and other energy contracts will be supported under the government’s Energy Relief scheme

Will free jumpers for poorer kids help UK schools keep the gas on?

Teachers have warned they might have to offer jumpers to poor students as the energy crisis kicks in

Energy costs take front seat in British classes

Several schools across the UK are reportedly considering adopting a three-day lesson plan to save money on their energy bills

‘England’s schools pay nearly £1bn for energy’

The government has been urged to protect “squeezing” school budgets

Full marks for new school subject: natural history

The new GCSE will be available from September 2025

Schools ‘could cut staff as energy bills skyrocket’

Almost one-in-three schools in the North East could be put into deficit because of rising costs, according to a new report

Are British school classes filled with CO2?

Nearly one-in-eight schools and colleges have “too high” levels of carbon dioxide, according to a government survey

Are British classrooms the next victim of the energy crisis?

The government has been urged to offer councils additional funding to face these “unforeseen pressures” caused by the skyrocketing energy bills