School Sustainability Day (SSD), taking place on Friday 6th June 2025, is all about empowering schools to take small but meaningful steps toward a greener future. For Uniformd, School Sustainability Day is more than just a one-day event, it’s a national call to action for schools, parents, and pupils to build sustainability into the everyday of school life.
Why School Sustainability Day matters
We launched School Sustainability Day because we believe real change happens through collective action. Schools lead the way for pupils by shaping habits, building awareness, and fostering community values around sustainability from an early age.
Whether it’s promoting second-hand school uniforms, cutting down on single-use plastics, or simply walking to school, School Sustainability Day encourages schools to choose practical, achievable actions that reduce environmental impact and support long-term climate goals.
And to make this easier, we’ve pulled together a list of free UK-based resources designed to help teachers and parents bring sustainability into the classroom and home.
Free resources for teaching sustainability
Here are some fantastic tools, lesson plans, and activities to get started which are all free to access.
WWF UK – Sustainable schools resources
WWF provides a bank of free teaching resources covering climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability. You will need to create an account but access to all resources is free.
The Pod (by EDF Energy)
The Pod offers KS1–KS4 curriculum-linked content, including games, videos, assemblies, and campaign ideas. Great for interactive learning and whole-school engagement and is all completely free to access.
Young People’s Trust for the Environment (YPTE)
Focused on environmental education for young people, YPTE offers resources for topics like climate change, pollution, and wildlife which are deal for assemblies or at-home learning.
Natural History Museum – Teaching resources
The Natural History Museum offers a wide variety of free resources, videos and classroom activities exploring sustainability, ecosystems, and climate science for primary and secondary levels.
Earth Cubs
These resources are aimed at early years and KS1/KS2 and are free to use with an account. Earth Cubs makes sustainability fun with colourful characters, interactive games and free downloadable resources.
How you can get involved in School Sustainability Day
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or school leader, there are lots of simple ways to take part in School Sustainability Day:
- Organise a plastic-free lunch challenge
- Encourage families to donate or shop second-hand school uniform through the Uniformd platform
- Create sustainability themed lesson plans
- Walk or cycle to school instead of driving
- Use one of the resources above for a special School Sustainability Day lesson
Sustainability education doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With the right tools, schools and families can build knowledge, inspire action, and make real impact.
To find out more or to sign up for School Sustainability Day visit our website.
