Outdoor learning

It is estimated that over 1 million people attend emergency departments across England and Wales with head injuries annually. Between 33% and 50% of hospital attendees are under the age of 15, highlighting how prevalent head injuries are in young people.  Many of these recover well without the need for …

Academy pupils can now enjoy year-round outdoor play and education thanks to the sponsorship of property compliance specialists Inspectas. Inspectas Property Compliance has provided funds for the Delius Co-op Academy in Bradford to buy 50 sets of waterproof jackets and trousers to keep pupils aged from 4-11 dry when using …

On Outdoor Classroom Day (Thursday 23 May 2024) the National Education Nature Park programme is calling on teachers and pupils to discover habitats in their school, nursery or college grounds. You’ll follow prompts to find what homes for wildlife you have on your learning site, and upload your findings to …

Leading outdoor education group, Inspiring Learning, has launched a new partnership with British Fencing to deliver fencing sessions designed specifically to build resilience among young people. As part of this relationship, Inspiring Learning has been named British Fencing’s Official Resilience Partner. Under the new partnership, fencing sessions will be delivered …

Over 200 school children aged 5-11 learnt all about apples with Kids Country in October, with children engaged across a range of sessions from the history of British apples to tasting different varieties, and from making healthy choices to meeting a local apple farmer. Kids Country, an education programme for …

More than 323,000 young people started their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) in 2022/23, the charity’s annual statistics reveal – with participants giving a huge 3.5 million hours of volunteering in communities all over the UK. The record-breaking numbers, published today, show that 537,759 young people are currently working towards …

The Department for Education (DfE) has released further details of its National Education Nature Park, created to teach children about climate change and improve biodiversity across the country. Esri UK is providing a digital mapping platform and expertise in biodiversity mapping to help underpin this exciting initiative, first announced at COP26 by the Education Secretary. The …

The sun came out as Kids Country, the education initiative managed by the East of England Agricultural Society, returned to school this week at Folksworth C of E Primary School, delivering its fully booked Breakfast Week event to over 200 Key Stage 1 and 2 children. The event was supported …

An online treasure trove of videos and teaching resources is helping schools to support students with their outdoor learning and to enhance fieldwork knowledge and skills. The Field Studies Council has launched its new Digital Hub to support secondary school teachers and students with the fieldwork element of geography and …