Get Active And Inspired On National Schools Action Day!

One of our big focuses for this year’s relay is giving young people a voice on climate change. We’re going into schools across the country, as a means of connecting them up with a national movement, recognising their own work in the local community, and inspiring even more action.

We’re excited to be visiting 50 schools on our route from Ben Nevis to Big Ben, including primary, secondary, and Special Educational Needs providers. Our school visits promise to be one of the highlights of the relay, with each event planned around the school to include assemblies, mini relays, and sustainability demonstrations, focusing on recognising fantastic eco initiatives in schools up and down the country, and inspiring more action.

While sign-ups for schools being involved directly in the relay are now over, we’d still love to hear from you if you’re keen to be a part of the relay. We have loads of brilliant partner organisations, who offer a wealth of resources and expertise to help enrich your sustainability curriculum. In particular, see below our information about the Climate Action Countdown, running at the same time as the relay.

Equally, our wider network may be able to organise a visit around the time of the relay, so please reach out to our Schools’ Co-ordinator at [email protected] and they will see what we can do.

The relay is only open to register for those over 18, so they would not be able to run in the relay unless prior arrangements have been made with the school from our team.

Equally, if the relay passes close by to your school, we’d love to have you out cheering us on as we come past, injecting energy and enthusiasm into our positive cause. Please contact our schools’ coordinator at [email protected] and we can let you know the date and time the relay will reach you.

Absolutely! We’re inviting EVERYONE in all schools to take part.

Students, teachers, support staff and parents... even your classroom pet. Get involved and get active!

The message in the baton supports the Climate Coalition’s national United for People, Climate and Nature campaign. It calls for politicians of all parties - and leaders in all walks of life - to cut emissions, restore nature, and help those most affected by climate change.

The message will be placed in the baton at launch and will be read out by people of all backgrounds and ages along the Relay route before being delivered to Westminster at the Relay finale on July 4th.

From the Climate Coalition

“People across the UK are already taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature and 83% of people in the UK think the government should do more to tackle climate change. It’s time for all politicians to follow suit and commit to ambitious action ahead of the UK general election and in this critical decade for our planet.

The Climate Action Countdown is Let’s Go Zero’s annual climate action challenge.

Their campaign is supporting schools to reach zero carbon by 2030. Remember, your small actions add up to one big difference.

This year it runs from 7 June to 5 July, during which time schools around the UK are taking on a different activity linked to sustainability every day.

Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or pupil, you can sign up here for 29 days of fun, inclusive, inspiring action!