Welcome to New Wave for Secondary
New Wave is a free education programme from Southern Water to transform students in the south-east of England into advocates for water protection and inspire their possible future career.
By registering, you’ll gain access to the following resources aligned to the geography, science, PSHE and citizenship curriculum:
1. Water Stewards – a one-hour lesson about the issues affecting local rivers
2. Wastewater Quest – a 20-minute virtual tour of the wastewater system and quiz
3. Water Ambassadors – a thought-provoking assembly delivered by Southern Water employee
4. Secondary Content Map – a handy overview of all our resources with curriculum-links
Schools can also sign up for a free tour of our Peacehaven water treatment centre, with some travel bursaries available.
Primary school teacher? You need our New Wave primary resources.
1. Water Stewards
The Stour, Arun, Ouse, Test, Yar… our local rivers are the lifeblood of our water system. This one-hour lesson explores the effects of water scarcity and declining water quality, then challenges your students to help protect the rivers in your area.
2. Wastewater Quest
Take your students on a 20-minute virtual tour of the sewer network, with a quiz to test their knowledge. It’s a great way to introduce your water treatment science lessons, and get your students thinking about how water is made potable.
3. Water Ambassadors
Dive into some thought-provoking questions and facts about water conservation in this 20-minute tutor session or assembly. Designed with citizenship and the Gatsby benchmarks in mind, it’ll inspire your students to save and protect your local water supply, and try their hand at water recycling.
There is also the option to book a trained Southern Water employee to visit your school and deliver this resource as an assembly at a time that suits you.
Register your interest on the Southern Water website
“We all came away saying, ‘I didn’t know that!’…It answered questions I’d wondered about for years.”
4. Secondary content map
To discover how you can slot our resources into your existing academic year timetable, sign in and download our handy content map. It’s designed to be printed and used in the classroom.
FREE tour of Peacehaven Wastewater Treatment Centre
KS3 learners can experience the wastewater process firsthand with a free tour at Peacehaven. This tour includes an interactive workshop and insights from Southern Water experts. Travel bursaries are available for schools within an hour’s drive of Brighton.
Register your interest on the Southern Water website.
Join a community of over 400 teachers across the South East who are providing their students with the tools and insights to become ambassadors of water conservation.
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