Further Education Competition Open For Entries
October 15 , 2024
Planet Earth Games and Association of Colleges team up for 2024/24 event
The Planet Earth Games Further Education competition with AoC Sport is back and open for entries. The 2024/25 academic year will be the fourth year of the competition which is a catalyst for around 25,000 sustainable wellbeing activities on campus and in communities each year.
The annual event drives climate action through the power of sport and physical activity, setting challenges for colleges and sixth form's staff and students that support UN Sustainable Development Goals and empowering young leaders to organise their own challenges to inspire local participation.
From January through to the Earth Day (22 April) climax, colleges and sixth forms score points on live leaderboards at planetearthgames.org through student and staff participation. Derby College won the inaugural event in 2021/22, followed by Keighley College in 2022/23 and last year, Bradford College took the honours.
It is now firmly established as the UK’s biggest sustainability competition for the Further Education sector with around 25,000 students taking part. Planet Earth Games helps colleges and sixth forms to deliver the Department of Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change strategy through:
- Immediate short-term activities around climate action, connecting to nature and active wellbeing
- Launching of long-term legacy projects that support sustainability and net zero transition
- Lifetime outcomes, developing green leadership skills among young people
Annual entry for colleges is £350 and is now open by creating a team. Plus, there is 50% discount (to be reimbursed after payment), courtesy of AoC Sport for colleges that have signed their Sustainability Pledge and have signed up to the Student Leadership Programme and are looking to recruit Green Ambassadors.