Thringstone Primary are County Energy Champs

Young sleuths from Thringstone Primary School have been crowned energy champions in the county-wide Big Switch Off campaign. A total of 25 schools across Leicestershire and Rutland took part in the contest, which took place during Big Switch Off week from October 12-18. 

Pupils and staff cut their energy use by more than 38 per cent after taking part in an Energy Detective competition. Pupils identified and turned off equipment such as computers, overhead projectors and interactive whiteboards that were left on unnecessarily at break and lunch times as part of the initiative. They took meter readings the week before the competition and then again afterwards to see how much energy they saved.

The results are now all in and reveal that Thringstone Primary saved the most energy, which amounted to a saving of £15.60 for the week – around £811.20 for the year. Members of the school’s Eco Club acted as monitors, checking equipment was switched off during their breaks. Members of the club planned the competition and made their own recycled trophy which they presented in a whole school assembly on the Friday of the BSO week. 

Sam Widdowson, a teacher at Thringstone Primary, said, “The children took the competition incredibly seriously and made a great effort to ensure they were saving energy. I think they have been implementing the rules at home too. We are very proud of what they achieved.”