PUPILS from Crickhowell High School are set to take on the role of energy consultants, outlining what they would like to see done to improve the energy efficiency of their school.

The students have been working on a project called ‘Our Future’s People’ led by Severn Wye Energy Agency in Llandrindod Wells.

Free to schools, and funded through the Welsh Government Rural Development Programme with additional funding from the Brecon Beacons National Park Sustainable Development Fund, Our Future’s People is a sustainable energy project that seeks to reduce schools’ carbon emissions while educating future citizens of the need to protect the planet.

The presentation will form the culmination of the first phase of the project during which the pupils have completed technical training, carried out surveys of their school and developed their reports and presentations.

Mark Stead from Severn Wye said, ‘This is a great project that puts students at the heart of decision-making in their schools. They often think they don’t have the power to make a difference at their age but this project turns that thinking on its head, empowering pupils to make a difference not only to their school communities but also the planet as a whole.’