Outdoor Learning

I spent a recent Saturday morning partly listening to Radio 4. The guests included a science teacher who, as part of an extra-curricular…

‘‘Elf ‘n’ Safety’ is often perceived to be the nemesis of those working in learning outside the classroom (LOtC). Health and…

I am fortunate enough to have an educational role with the unique backdrop of the rollercoasters and rides of THORPE PARK Resort. As you…

Never work with kids and animals, the saying goes. Yet several years ago, as a newly qualified secondary school teacher, I somehow found…

Countless studies have examined outdoor learning and the benefits of taking education out of the classroom. It can develop essential…

Learning outside the classroom opportunities such as educational visits, residentials and trips overseas can have a transformational impact…

Q I have recently taken a senior leadership role at a small, coastal academy school. For as long as most staff here can remember, it has…

The ITV documentary School Swap: the Class Divide, aired during the summer holidays, featured a comprehensive head teacher and three pupils…

There is a distinct shift in the wind when it comes to the explicit views of Ofsted and the benefits to schools of learning outside. Only a…

What if you could achieve breakthroughs in learner engagement, progress and attainment, and teacher-student relationships, while also…

For most early years and primary children, outdoor play is a regular and significant part of the school day. Early years staff understand…

​Teaching and learning in the outdoors is fairly well explored and documented throughout the primary and early years curriculum. At that…

Learning through play is strongly associated with the early years, but seems to get lost after Key Stage one, let alone by the time children…