Support Schools

Discover how we support schools, with our comprehensive range of educational materials about sustainable energy. These resources are suitable for wide range of ages and are designed in a compelling, easy-to-understand way.

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Activity Sheets

These activity sheets are fun challenges for younger students, which introduce energy and biodiversity.

Lessons Packs for Parents & Teachers

Lesson 1 – Energy

This lesson focuses on different types of energy and how and why we use energy.

Lesson 2 – Electricity

This lesson looks at different electrical energy sources and the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy.

Lesson 3 – The Story of Westmill

This lesson tackles the issues around climate change and explores the story of the Westmill site.

Lesson 4 – Wind Power

This lesson focuses on the historical uses of wind energy and how and why wind can be harnessed.

Lesson 5 – Solar Power

This lesson looks at the importance of the Sun in sustaining life on earth and how and why sunlight can be harnessed.

Lesson 6 – Sustainable Future

This lesson helps students to understand what sustainable development means and helps to link issues around climate change with sustainable development.

Lesson 7 – Hydropower

This lesson explains what what Hydro power is and how hydroelectricity is generated.

Lesson 8 – Osney Lock Hydro

This lesson identifies reasons for Osney Island’s suitability for a run of river hydro schemes. Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro scheme to be built on the Thames and is situated in Oxford.

Lesson 9 – The Fish Pass

This lesson uses Osney Lock Hydro’s fish pass installation to identify reasons why fish migrate and understand how several different types of fish pass allow fish to migrate upstream.

I support Westmill Solar because it directly benefits communities and individual investors in clean energy projects uncompromised by the conflicting interests of large corporations.

Jane Buckley
Westmill Solar Member

When I first saw the share offer for Westmill Solar I thought what a great idea, the interest is better than the banks. But that was not the main reason for investing, it was the idea I would be helping my son and others with a better cleaner future.

Alan Barlow
Westmill Solar Member

I like the fact that the wind farm is producing home grown renewable energy and is 100% community owned.

Westmill Wind Farm Member

I am a DIY investor who started reading up on investing at university before taking the plunge by purchasing index funds in 2010. I am still very enthusiastic about renewable energy and thanks to a healthy interest payment every year, I haven't missed the money I've invested.

Maureen McGuinness
Westmill Solar Member

I became a shareholder in Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative because I wanted to take some responsibility for the energy that I was consuming. I also wanted to be part of a community that championed the move towards renewable energy.

David Abley 
Westmill Solar and Wind Member

I invested because I believe in local, renewable energy projects.

I have very little savings and no experience in stocks and shares but wanted to support your initiative. I thought that it might not lose money and possibly give a return equal to bank savings account.

Beth Edwards
Westmill Solar Member

I joined and invested in Westmill Windfarm Co-operative because I believe in the absolute necessity of switching to renewable generation, and preferably in community ownership - why is it taking so long?

Westmill Wind Farm Member

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