🍂 Autumn 1
Our School Environment
Litter and our school
Waste and Recycling
Improving school grounds
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Designed to be simple, adaptable and pupil-led, so schools can take action without adding pressure to the school week.
Autumn 1
🌍 Welcome to Planet Friendly Missions
Thank you for registering your interest in Planet Friendly Missions.
Planet Friendly Missions is a free school action programme from Kids Against Plastic. It gives pupils a clear way to take positive environmental action in school, without creating a big extra workload for staff.
Each half term, schools choose one mission from three options. The missions are designed so they can work as a class project, Eco Club activity, school council task, lunchtime group, assembly follow-up or whole-school action.
The full Autumn 1 mission materials will be shared before the start of term. For now, this page gives you enough information to plan ahead and decide how PFM could fit into your school.
🗓️ Themes across the year
Each half term has one main theme. Schools choose one mission from three options linked to that theme.
You do not need to complete all three. Choose the mission that best fits your pupils, your school priorities and the time you have available.
🍂 Autumn 1
Our School Environment
Litter and our school
Waste and Recycling
Improving school grounds
Pupils investigate litter in and around the school site, identify problem areas and take action to reduce it.
Best for: schools wanting a quick, visible action project.
Pupils look at how waste is managed in school and explore ways to reduce, reuse or recycle more effectively.
Best for: schools wanting to improve everyday systems and pupil habits.
Pupils identify a part of the school grounds that could be improved for people, wildlife or wellbeing.
Best for: schools wanting a practical project linked to outdoor space, nature or school pride.
How Planet Friendly Missions works
Each mission follows the same simple structure:
🎯 Choose
Schools pick one mission for the half term.
🔍 Find Out
Pupils explore the issue in their own school.
🧠 Understand
Pupils think about why it matters and who it affects.
🙌 Act
Pupils carry out a practical action.
📸 Show
Pupils collect simple evidence of what they did.
📤 Submit
Schools upload a short update so KAP can recognise the action.
Evidence can be simple: photo, pupil quote, short written update or before-and-after example is enough.
What to do before September
You do not need to start the missions yet. For now, use this page to think about how Planet Friendly Missions could fit into your school.
This could be a class teacher, Eco Club lead, school council lead, geography lead, science lead, PSHE lead or a pupil leadership group. PFM works best when pupils help shape the action.
PFM can work through curriculum time, Eco Club, school council, tutor time, assemblies, enrichment or a whole-school focus.
Think about which Autumn 1 mission feels most useful for your school: litter, waste and recycling, or improving school grounds.
Photos, pupil quotes, signs, posters, litter counts, waste checks or short updates can all help show what has changed
The full Autumn 1 materials will give you the mission guidance, activity ideas and evidence steps. You do not need to create the project from scratch.
What happens next?
Interested schools will be able to access the full Autumn 1 materials before the start of term.
These will include teacher guidance, pupil activities, evidence guidance and simple instructions for sharing your school’s action with KAP.
For now, the best next step is to choose who might lead PFM in your school and think about which Autumn 1 mission could be the best starting point.
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.