All Natural & Outdoor Attractions articles – Page 3
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News & Ideas
Plans to introduce a GCSE in Natural History welcomed by TV presenters & charities
It would be one of the first new GCSEs to be introduced to UK schools since computer science back in 2014.
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News & Ideas
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s new sessions link to climate change & plastic pollution
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) will offer schools new sessions linking to climate change and plastic pollution at a variety of its centres across the UK for future visits.
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News & Ideas
TV presenters Kate Humble & Paul Rose give their support to school visits
Adventurers Kate Humble and Paul Rose have given their support to school visits as a generation of young people risk missing out on experiences.
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News & Ideas
Bore Place launches new session for secondary school starters
Bore Place in Kent, a 500-acre site which includes an organic dairy farm and market gardens, has created a new workshop which aims to help Year 7 pupils when beginning secondary school.
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News & Ideas
Digital fieldwork lessons aim to help GCSE and A-Level students
A programme of digital fieldwork courses to support teachers and students is being launched by outdoor education charity, the Field Studies Council (FSC).
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Case Studies
How the Heart of England Forest helped a school to ‘check-in’ with pupils
The Heart of England Forest charity in Warwickshire has been helping local schools by offering limitless space outdoors for learning and play.
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News & Ideas
Field Studies Council’s chief executive urges the PM to allow residential school trips
The Field Studies Council’s (FSC) chief executive has written to the Prime Minister asking him to rethink school guidance for the autumn term and to consider allowing overnight residential trips.
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Interview
TV presenter Paul Rose on how lockdown has highlighted the importance of travel
In an exclusive interview with STO, the adventurer, who has presented various BBC documentaries, spoke about why now is the opportunity to rethink how children learn.
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Features
Academy trust chief on reconnecting pupils to outdoor learning, day trips & residentials
Wayne Norrie, chief executive of Greenwood Academies Trust, explains why they’re committed to giving the children access to outdoor learning and residential visits as soon as they can.
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News & Ideas
A teacher’s top 5 tips for taking learning outdoors
Clare Rooney, qualified teacher & training and development officer at Learning through Landscapes, gives her tips for teaching outdoors.
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Case Studies
How one school trip went virtual with videos, podcasts and even home cooking
Ian Mitchell, deputy headteacher of Kingswood House School in Surrey, talks about their pivot to a virtual school trip experience that included videos, podcasts, web links, Microsoft Teams… and even cooking.
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News & Ideas
Thousands of schools sign up to take part in #30DaysWild
Schools can sign up for free and download a pack of resources to help plan the wild month as well as receiving ideas to inspire them to stay wild beyond June.
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News & Ideas
“We must continue engaging young people in the natural world” says Field Studies Council
The outdoor education charity welcomed the plans to increase the time people can now spend outside, saying it’s essential we get children out of their ‘home classrooms’.
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News & Ideas
Free activities on new Countryside Classroom resources hub
The Countryside Classroom, an organisation that helps teachers with trips and support relating to food, farming and the natural environment, has introduced free outdoor activities to do at home.
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Column
Reflections: How The Country Trust can help schools
We’re going to share some previous magazine content during this time - first up, we hear from CEO of The Country Trust, Jill Attenborough about how the charity can help schools.
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News & Ideas
Engaging sensory trail to open at the Yorkshire Arboretum
Visitors to the Yorkshire Arboretum near Castle Howard will be able to take part in a specially designed Sensory Trail when the 120-acre site reopens in March.
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Features
“Get children outside to make them curious and creative”, urges Springwatch presenter Kate Humble
Presenter, writer and naturalist Kate Humble has spoken about the importance of getting kids outdoors on school trips.
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News & Ideas
Five-day itinerary available for school trips to Jersey
A free, five-day itinerary for schools, which has been especially put together for teachers taking their class to Jersey for the first time, explores some of its historical links and popular beaches.
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News & Ideas
Hundreds attend National Memorial Arboretum’s Youth Festival
The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire welcomed almost 1,000 young people from across the Midlands for its Remember Together Youth Festival 2019.
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News & Ideas
New study reveals the positive impacts of outdoor learning
A new study released by Swansea University has revealed how just one hour of outdoor learning a week can have huge benefits for both children and teachers.