Events

Climate Fresk for School Staff

Workshop Overview                                                                                                                                                

Climate Fresk is our new, half day training offering to complement the full day Climate and Carbon Literacy related courses we already deliver. We are delighted to be offering this dedicated session for all local school staff (primary and secondary) in Cumbria at a discounted rate of 80% off our usual ticket price (£19 instead of £97). The workshop is open to teachers, teaching assistants, governors and other school staff and is supported by the NEU.

Schools are being asked to have in place a Sustainability Lead by September 2025 and to develop a Climate Action plan. This session will secure climate science knowledge in your  school staff, enabling them to apply their knowledge to the DfE expectation,  as well as giving time to consider how school-based solutions can support your climate action plan, and make a difference to your community.

Climate Fresk is an extremely interactive group activity where a facilitator uses a pack of cards to support a group of people to map the causes and effects of the climate crisis, and together, through discussion, unpick the complexities, interrelated issues and feedback loops involved. It is a really engaging, collaborative method for understanding the fundamentals of climate science. It uses 42 ‘cards’ drawn directly from the latest IPCC reports and gives a deep dive into the whole climate system. The visual and interactive nature stimulates discussion, debate and group problem-solving. And it is really good fun! You will join a rapidly growing movement of 1.8 million participants worldwide. You can click on the Climate Fresk logo below to find out more about the movement. 

The course will be delivered by expert trainers working on behalf of Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). CAfS co-chair the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership and run Cumbria’s Climate and Carbon Literacy training programme. A certified Platinum Carbon Literate Organisation, our team of certified Carbon Literate trainers bring decades of practical emission-reduction expertise, in-depth knowledge of the local area as well as significant training experience. 

This workshop is supported by the National Lottery Community fund as part of the wider Greener Schools project which is also funded by Walney Extension Community Fund, Cumbria Community Foundation’s #CanDo, #iwill and Fairfield, Tallentire and Winscales wind farm funds.

Please see below for further details about this training. If you have any further questions please contact [email protected]. 

Other venues and dates are available: 

4 Dec | St Johns CE School in Barrow

25 Feb | St Oswalds in Kendal

Event Details

The Climate Fresk workshop will run from 1:30-4:30pm, with arrivals from 1pm. Please arrive in good time to help us start promptly at 1:30pm.

Teas, coffee, and biscuits will be available upon arrival and during the session break. 

There is no preparation required in advance.

Venue details

The workshop will be held at St Begh's Catholic Junior School in Whitehaven. The full venue address and location can be found to the right of this event listing. The hall is located on the ground floor with ramp entry if necessary, with an accessible toilet in the room. 

Travel

The closest train station to the school is Corkickle, which is a few minutes walk away. Whitehaven train station is 1 mile away, 20-30 minutes on foot. You can plan your journey via public transport here https://www.traveline.info/. 

If you give us your details for car sharing on the booking form, we will be in touch to connect you to others looking/offering lifts but cannot guarantee we can link you up to a lift. 

Parking is available in the church car park. 

Additional information

Climate Fresk involves discussion in small groups, around tables. We have booked a room large enough for the group but there will still inevitably be background noise from other tables. If that would cause issues for you, please contact us in advance of booking to discuss options.

If you have any accessibility requirements or feel there is anything we should know in advance of the course to helo you fully participate, please add this to your booking form. For example if you want to make our trainers aware of any learning difficulties, dyslexia or any sight, mobility or hearing impairments.

There will be photos taken on the day of the training session in action, for us to use in publicity materials. If you do not wish to be included in any photographs, please let the photographer/trainer know on the day. 

Tickets

School staff - £19 per delegate (80% off our usual ticket fee)

Host school staff (St Begh's Catholic Junor School) - Free (up to 3 delegates)

Please click on the Book Now link to choose your ticket option.

Cancellation

If you need to cancel your place, please get in touch at [email protected] as soon as possible. Please note that for cancellations on or after Monday 11th November, we can only refund 50% of your ticket fee (we will be unlikely to fill the place at short notice and will need to cover our trainer and delivery costs).

Donations

If you can afford to pay the full ticket price and are able to donate extra, this will help subsidise places for those who cannot. Thank you for your support.

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