The Climate Ambassadors scheme is at the forefront of climate education, driving impactful change from the classroom to the community. Join us in this vital mission to create a sustainable future for all.
We are recruiting volunteer climate and sustainability ambassadors with relevant expertise to support their local schools with climate action. Could it be you?
About Climate Ambassadors
Climate Ambassadors is a Department for Education-funded programme that connects education settings with volunteer and sector experts who can help them take meaningful climate and sustainability action. The programme supports schools, colleges and early years settings to develop and implement effective Climate Action Plans that are tailored to their needs and priorities.
Climate Ambassadors come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including education, science, sustainability, business, engineering and the public sector. They provide independent advice, practical guidance and local knowledge to help settings build confidence and accelerate action.
The East of England Climate Ambassadors Hub is coordinated by the University of East Anglia and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and Newcastle University as the coordinating hub for the North East. Working alongside partners across the region, we support education settings in four key areas:
- Climate education and green careers
- Biodiversity and nature recovery
- Climate adaptation and resilience
- Decarbonisation and carbon reduction
Become a Climate Ambassador
The Tyndall Centre, including our partners and affiliates, is home to incredible expertise in climate change, sustainability, education and environmental action. Climate Ambassadors helps connect that expertise with schools, colleges and early years settings working to develop and implement Climate Action Plans.
Whether you’re a researcher, educator, business professional, local authority officer, student or sustainability practitioner, you can make a difference by volunteering as a Climate Ambassador.
- Learn more in this short video from Kit Marie Rackley, East of England Regional Hub Manager
- Interested in joining? Register your interest to find out next steps
Resources and links
- Visit the Climate Ambassadors website
- Listen to our special Tyndall Talks episode on being a Climate Ambassador
- Listen to the Coffee & Geography Podcast: Kit Marie Rackley, Climate Ambassadors and Schools Climate Hub Regional Coordinator for the East of England, talks to Climate Ambassadors and project leads up and down the country
- Check out the Climate and Nature Action in Education East of England Digital Noticeboard: A one-stop shop of resources, news, events and case studies involving the Climate Ambassadors scheme and its sister projects in the East of England
Project partners
The Climate Ambassadors scheme is led by the University of Reading and EAUC, using the STEM Learning digital infrastructure, and supported by Change Agents UK and Hopscotch. The Regional Hubs are led by Manchester Metropolitan University (North-West), Keele University (West Midlands), Met Office (South-West), University of Reading (South-East), University College London (London), University of East Anglia (East of England), Nottingham University and Nottingham Trent University (East Midlands), University of Leeds (Yorkshire & Humber), and Newcastle University (North-East).
Regional Hubs work in close collaboration and partnership with region teams from our Sister Projects:
Regional partners
These organisations support education settings through their own climate, sustainability and environmental education programmes. Their teams include individuals who have undertaken Climate Ambassador training, helping to connect local expertise with a wider national network and strengthening the support available to schools around Climate Action Planning, biodiversity, climate adaptation and environmental education.
Funding
The Climate Ambassadors scheme is funded by the Department for Education in relation to the DfE Climate Change and Sustainability Education Strategy (2022).
