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Resources and ideas

Have you ever wondered how your water gets from the reservoir to your tap? Or how much water you use every day – and where it goes when you’ve finished with it?

We have lots of exciting projects and learning materials for pupils to find out about water.

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Home Lab

Try some fun hands-on experiments using everyday household items. 

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Water cycle

Find out how we supply more than 2.6 billion litres of water to our customers.

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Sewage treatment process

Discover how we process sewage when you flush your toilet or empty your bath.

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Water treatment process

We go through how we utilise rainwater to supply your water and how we treat it.

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Skidney the Pooperhero!

Watch or read Sidney’s adventure as he learns about the 3Ps – pee, poo and paper and the importance of proper grease disposal.

He transforms into Pooperhero Skidney and embarks on a mission to tackle a fatberg blocking the sewer, and spread awareness about responsible waste disposal.

Through his heroic efforts, Skidney helps create cleaner sewers and healthier rivers, paving the way for a brighter future for all. 

  1. Skidney The Pooperhero book
    .pdf | 25.3 MB

Lesson plans

Our lesson plans include wising up to water, learning about drought and why water matters. We also have videos on why drinking water is important and how drinking water and sewage is treated.

We recommend visiting the Thames Tideway Tunnel website. It offers loads of great presentations, teachers’ notes, and student packs. These are ideal for primary and secondary schools and further education students. For career-related information for teachers, students and their families, visit the Developing Experts website.

BTEC

We’re keen to support education in STEM subjects. Our resource packs support BTEC Level 1 and 2 awards in Engineering and Business.

Business unit 3: Promoting a brand

  1. AIDA information sheet
    .pdf | 81.4 KB
  2. Bin it don't block it sheet
    .pdf | 269.8 KB
  3. Promotion in business
    .pdf | 1.4 MB
  4. Promotion lesson plan
    .pdf | 69.5 KB
  5. Showersave product information sheet
    .pdf | 182.4 KB

Engineering unit 3: Health and safety

  1. Health and safety
    .pdf | 1.3 MB
  2. Health and safety lesson plan
    .pdf | 70.5 KB
  3. HSP 18 Personal protective equipment PPE
    .pdf | 30.2 KB

Business unit 4: Principles of customer service

  1. Customer comparison sheet
    .pdf | 77.6 KB
  2. Customer service in business
    .pdf | 1.1 MB
  3. Customer service lesson plan
    .pdf | 68.9 KB
  4. Staff role sheets
    .pdf | 410.2 KB

Engineering unit 4: Maintenance

  1. Engineering maintenance lesson plan
    .pdf | 67.1 KB
  2. Engineering maintenance presentation
    .pdf | 1.4 MB

Engaging children across 67 countries

Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging 19.5 million children across 67 countries. It's aim is to drive change and improve environmental awareness. This is done through a simple Seven-Step framework. We've put together a document to help achieve Eco-Schools Green Flag.