FAQs

Still have questions about the programme or how to get involved? Got a great idea you'd love to share with us but can't find out how? Or just need a little help downloading lesson plans? The answers to all these questions, and more, are right here.

Your school profile

• I can't find my school

  If you can't find your school by typing in its name into our Register page, please try searching by postcode instead. If you are still unable to find your school, please contact Generation Green and we will arrange for your school to be updated.

• My school's name / address is wrong

  If your school details are wrong, please contact Generation Green and we will arrange for your school to be added.

• How do I register myself?

  Registering is completely free - like everything thing else at Generation Green. First, find your school on our Register page. This will allow you to search for your school by name or postcode. You'll then be asked for your details. Once you've registered you'll be able to start uploading and downloading resources.

• Why do I need to tell you my school?

  Every time you make an upload or a download, your school will receive one entry in to the prize draw to win one of our big end-of-term prizes. It also provides additional security allowing us to periodically check the people using the site are associated with that school.

• What happens when a teacher registers their school?

  Once you register with Generation Green, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. You will need follow the link in this email to confirm your registration.

  Once you registered you will be able to:

  • Upload and download lesson plans and activities
  • Win prizes for your school
  • Change and amend your details
  • Receive emails from us to help you and your school be more sustainable
  • Receive details about other relevant school initiatives from British Gas

  Don't worry, we'll never share your details with third parties or spam your inbox.

• I haven't received a confirmation e-mail

  If you haven't received your confirmation email, please contact Generation Green and we will arrange for a new email to be sent out.

• I entered the wrong e-mail address when I registered

  If you haven't received your email, please contact Generation Green and let us know what your correct details should be. We will then send you a new confirmation email. Please follow the link in this email to complete your registration.

• My password is not working / I have forgotten my password

  Please check CAPS LOCK isn't on as the password is case sensitive. If you're using a keyboard without a number pad, like a laptop, make sure Number Lock isn't on. If you've forgotten your password, you can reset it here.

Prizes

• What are the prizes?

  Generation Green is committing to giving away amazing prizes each term, which will help schools save energy, be more efficient, bring sustainability to life in schools, and also hopefully save you money on your energy bills.

  Each term we will focus our lesson plans, activities and prizes on a certain theme ('Heat', 'Save' and 'Power'). For each theme we have a number of prizes to give away. For example, we will be giving away 25 sets of insulation for the 'Save Term', solar thermal and biomass boilers for Spring's  'Heat Term', and solar photovoltaic panels for the Summer's 'Power Term'. We also have a series of money-can't-buy experiences for the winners of our termly student competitions, giving your students an amazing, expenses-paid day out.

• How do I win the prizes?

  Entering the termly prize draw is simple and free. Every time you upload, download a lesson plan or complete an activity, you will receive one entry into our prize draw. At the end of each term, an independent judge will select entries at random, and the selected entrants will win the prizes. The more times you or your colleagues upload and/or download resources on the site in a term, the greater chance you have of winning. At the end of each term, all entries will be reset to zero.

• What happens if my school is not suitable for installation?

  All of our technologies require installation by British Gas engineers, and are subject to planning permission, permission with your school's building owner, or whoever can approve the installation. We will help you where we can with this process.

  In the event that permission is not granted, or you are unable to install your prize, we will try to offer an alternative where we can.  If this is not possible you can gift the prize to another building in your community (such as a charity, community building, town hall) who can benefit from it.

• What are money-can't-buy experiences?

  British Gas is fortunate to be able to offer schools a number of money-can't-buy experiences, such as visits to energy centres, wind farms and days out which bring sustainability alive, often in or near your local area. We will be giving these away to winners of our termly student competitions.

• Long term support / guarantees / what if something goes wrong?

  Your school will own any of the technology prizes installed and will be able to keep all the savings, and any income that's earned from generating renewable heat or power. The school will be responsible for maintaining any technologies installed. However, many of the maintenance costs for this kind of technology is outweighed by the income/savings you'll get out of it.

• What are the open and closing dates of the prize draws?

  Each new term marks the start of a new prize draw period. The end of each term is when the prizes will be drawn. As term times can vary from local authority to local authority, and year on year, the exact dates will vary. Typically our term dates will be as follows:

  • Autumn Term runs from the first week in September to the third week in December
  • Spring Term runs from the first week in January to the last week in March
  • Summer Term runs from the second week in April to the third week in July

• Do I need to be a registered user of Generation Green to win?

  Yes you do. Registration is free, easy and only takes a few seconds. Once registered, you have full access to Generation Green resources and can start uploading and downloading lesson plans and activities. Every time you upload or download a lesson plan or activity, you will receive one entry into our prize draw — so the more you use the resources on the site, the better your school's chance of winning.

• What are the terms and conditions of the prize draw?

  Please visit our Terms & Conditions page.