Education Business Focus

Electric Vehicle Charging in Education

The Workplace Charging Scheme launched by the Office of Zero Emission Vehicles in 2022 has been extended to schools, academies, colleges and universities. This means organisations are now eligible for up to 75% off the installation of new charge points on their premises, with state-funded education institutions able to claim up to £2,500 per socket, up from £350 previously available, for up to 40 charge points.

Electric Vehicle Charging in Education brings you experts from across the EV and education sector to support you to establish a successful charge point infrastructure and find out what it can mean for staff, parents, students, and visitors.

Supported by the British Educational Suppliers Association and sponsored by E.ON, the webinar is free to attend for professionals in education.

Agenda

10.30	Welcome & Event Overview Host: Dave Smith, Head Partnerships & Events, British Educational Suppliers Association
10.40	Workplace Charging Scheme and what it means for strategy, policy and funding in schools Milly Murray, Senior Executive Officer, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
10.50	EV Charging in the Education Sector Tracey Burrows, EV Business Development Manager, E.ON
11.00	Implementing EV charging solutions for staff and visitors James Brown, Fleet Support Manager, Energy Saving Trust
11.10	Live Q&A session including interactive polls - Submit your questions to the panel
11.35	Event Roundup & Close Dave Smith

Event timings and speakers are subject to change

Speakers

Dave Smith

Head of Partnerships and Events, British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)
Dave joined BESA to lead on EdTech, including steering the content of BESA’s highly successful conferences and events. He is also a current school governor with a keen eye for sustainability issues, and as a former school inspector / EdTech adviser with an interest in sustainability, building projects (experience in Primary Capital Programme and Building Schools for the Future) and the role of technology and energy efficiency, Dave is a proven sustainability champion.

Mel Bogle

UK B2B Sales Manager, E.ON Drive
Mel has been with E.ON since 2023, prior to this he worked for many years in the automotive industry. He has a deep knowledge and understanding of electric vehicle charging and values the once in a lifetime opportunity to positively affect the shift towards electrification and zero emission vehicles. His current role is focused on understanding customer needs and helping businesses in all sectors achieve their net zero goals with affordable charging solutions.

James Brown

Fleet Support Manager, Energy Saving Trust
James works in Energy Saving Trust’s fleet support team offering advice and support to fleets on how they can decarbonise their vehicle operations. He has worked in transport for over 20 years, including motor trade, local authority and then managing a significant multi-site fleet, including vans, PCV HGV grey fleet and pool cars.

Tracey Burrows

EV Business Development Manager, E.ON Drive
Tracey has an automotive background and moved into the EV charging arena 5 years ago, helping customers transition to EV by building a workplace charging infrastructure. Her current role is focused on designing electric vehicle charging solutions within the education setting, commercial business, and public charging stations. Tracey is dedicated to helping her customers on their journey to net zero, offering a turnkey solution to provide electric vehicle charging.

Milly Murray

Policy Lead for Work and Residential Grants, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
Milly leads on the policy and administration for the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant and Workplace Charging Scheme. She recently designed and implemented new grants for state-funded education institutions and cross-pavement solutions. Milly has worked at Department for Transport for 4 years and has experience working on a number of sustainable transport initiatives including active travel across the Oxford- Cambridge region, housing infrastructure and transport projects, and Electric Vehicle grants.

Richard Mace

Head of Workplace & Residential Grants, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
Richard has recently joined the OZEV team, leading the delivery of grants to households, businesses and schools seeking to make the switch to electric vehicles. Richard has over 20 years’ experience delivering local transport programmes at the Department for Transport, including in active travel and accessibility. He has previously worked with local authorities to deliver active travel infrastructure programmes, as well as leading the delivery of the Bikeability national cycle training programme for schools which has delivered important life skills to more than 5 million pupils.

Kate Armitage

EV Expert
GREENFLEET Ambassador Kate Armitage has been a strong advocate of the electrification of transport since 2010, heading up the EV Team at EDF Energy, and subsequently as Projects Director at Route Monkey. Kate has been involved in a range of ground-breaking projects including the recharging infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympic electric vehicle fleet.

EON

E.ON is the one place for all your EV needs. We offer charging and infrastructure solutions, expert consultancy, end to end support and have years of experience helping a range of businesses including educational settings across the UK make their EV plans a reality.

British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)

The British Educational Suppliers Association has an 90-year heritage serving the UK education sector, and represents over 400 educational suppliers in the UK, including manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, books, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and EdTech to the education market.