E.ON is helping to inspire the next generation of trailblazers via its New Energy Academy that introduces students to the world of sustainability-focused roles, expanding beyond traditional STEM careers to include marketing, data science and artificial intelligence.

The New Energy Academy is open to all secondary students and offers a wealth of free resources to inspire and prepare young people for a sustainable future. At the heart of the programme are engaging, skill-building activities tailored to inspire action and innovation. Students participate in dynamic activities that challenge them to design forward-thinking solutions, such as sustainable city prototypes, and pitch their ideas to peers. These activities not only foster critical employability skills but also ignite a sense of agency as students envision themselves as future leaders and innovators.

Teaching resources have been co-developed by practising teachers to ensure seamless integration into secondary teaching, and assemblies, PSHE lessons and STEM-focused materials align with updated Gatsby Benchmarks, making it easy to bring real-world sustainability themes into the classroom. The Gatsby Benchmarks are a widely accepted framework of eight benchmarks that define what good careers provision in education should look like.

Naomi Furlonger, E.ON UK’s Early Careers Talent Consultant said: “We’ve just welcomed our thousandth apprentice to E.ON and are proud to be building the green workforce needed to ensure we deliver a net-zero future. And we hope our new programme will help to educate, inspire and motivate young people and teachers to find out more how rewarding a green career can be.”

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