In April 2022, the University of Reading launched the Climate Ambassadors Scheme in collaboration with STEM Learning and with support from UKRI.
Since then, the Scheme has supported over 500 schools and colleges in the UK to knowledge and skills so that everyone involved – including young people – is equipped to tackle the future in a changing climate.
Backed by £2 million in funding from the Department for Education, the University of Reading, EAUC (the Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education) and STEM Learning will expand the Scheme even further, so that every school, college and university in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient. Read more about this exciting development on the University of Reading website.
If you have expertise relating to sustainability or climate change, sign up to become a climate ambassador on the STEM Learning website.
What is the Climate Ambassador Scheme?
The Climate Ambassador Scheme connects cross-disciplinary climate and sustainability experts with primary and secondary schools and Further Education colleges. Climate ambassadors from universities and research centres around the UK provide free support and guidance to teachers, school and college leaders, and everyone involved in the education system.
The Scheme has been developed in response to Action 8 in the National Climate Education Action Plan. It has been adopted as a core part of the UK government Department for Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, published in April 2022, with a vision to make the UK’s education sector world-leading on this issue by 2030.
