Action Academy
Build your voice for environmental action.
Kids Against Plastic
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Kids Against Plastic
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Build your voice for environmental action.
A free online course helping young people develop the confidence and skills to speak up, write clearly, make videos and share ideas that help the planet.
Watch Ella and Amy introduce Action Academy
Members can save progress and earn a certificate. Guests can explore the course without creating an account.
Action Academy is a free youth skills course from Kids Against Plastic.
It is presented by young people, for young people, and helps you build the confidence to turn ideas into action through speaking, writing and media.
You can use it on your own, as part of KAP Club, or after taking action through school or a campaign.
What you will learn
Action Academy is made up of short video lessons, quick quizzes and practical challenges. Each part helps you build a different skill for taking action and sharing your ideas.
Understand Youth Action
Learn how young people can make change happen.
Speak with confidence
Practise sharing ideas clearly with others.
Write to make people care
Create stronger messages, petitions and campaign wording.
Make simple videos
Plan and present short videos that share your ideas.
How it works
The Action Academy is full of engaging instructional videos presented by Amy and Ella [Co-founders of Kids Against plastic]
Each Lesson and Topic has an interactive quiz to consolidate learning.
Each Lesson ends with the completion and upload of a short assignment to practise the skills learned.
KAP Club Members that complete the Action Academy receive a certificate of achievement.
Please note: Guest access will not record progress or result in a completion certificate. Please register as a KAP Member for this.
Action Academy Course Content
Ready to start Action Academy?
Start as a member to save your progress and earn a certificate, or try the course as a guest without creating an account.
Action Academy was developed with support from:
These Terms and Conditions govern participation in the Climate Action Awards hosted by Kids Against Plastic (the “Charity”). By submitting a nomination, you agree to these Terms.
The awards are open to schools, educators, and school-led initiatives based in the UK.
Nominations can be submitted by teachers, school staff, students (with appropriate consent), or other affiliated individuals.
Nominees must be actively engaged in sustainability, environmental, or climate action efforts during the current or previous academic year.
Nominations must be submitted via the official online form.
Each nomination must include a completed form and one supporting piece of evidence (e.g., PDF, Word document, image or video).
Evidence must be the original work of the nominee or have proper rights and permissions.
Submission deadline will be clearly stated on the awards page. Late or incomplete entries may not be considered.
Acceptable file types include: PDF, DOC/DOCX, MP4, MOV, or links to online content (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo).
File size must not exceed 25MB.
Submissions must not contain inappropriate, offensive, or copyrighted material without permission.
A panel selected by the Charity will review all entries based on impact, creativity, relevance, and sustainability.
Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome.
Winners will be announced online via the Kids Against Plastic website and social media channels.
Prizes are non-transferable.
Winning entries may be showcased online, in reports, or at events for promotional or educational purposes.
By submitting an entry, you confirm that all content is original or that you have the right to share it.
You grant Kids Against Plastic a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display your submitted materials for promotional and educational purposes.
Where minors are featured in submitted content, you confirm that you have obtained the necessary parental or guardian consent.
Any personal data provided will be processed in accordance with UK data protection laws and the Charity’s privacy policy.
Contact details will only be used for communications related to the awards unless consent is given for other purposes.
The Charity is not responsible for lost, misdirected, or damaged entries.
The Charity reserves the right to cancel or amend the awards or these Terms without notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
For questions or assistance, please use the Kids Against Plastic contact form.