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We believe that young people should have access to frequent, continuous and progressive experiences in the school grounds, educational visits further afield, and residentials, and that these experiences should be utilised as a tool for teaching, learning and delivering the curriculum.
This blog aims to support teaching and learning outside of the classroom.If you are interested in writing for us, please email Emily Carlill at emily.carlill@lotc.org.uk.
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Category Archives: Health & Wellbeing
Improving Wellbeing by Learning Outside the Classroom
Blog post written by Andy Pratt, Head of Group (West) and Wellbeing Lead at Field Studies Council (FSC). There is increasing research supporting that time in the outdoors and nature connection improves health and wellbeing. At FSC we are all … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellbeing, Natural Environment, Residentials
Tagged City of Sanctuary, Department for Education, Field Studies Council, Fordhall Farm, Green Futures, Green Guardians, Groundwork UK, Growing Confidence, National Lottery Community Fund, Nature Friendly Schools, New Economics Foundation, Our Bright Future, Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, Sense, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, The Sensory Trust, The Wildlife Trusts, Vision England, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, YoungMinds
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Using learning outside the classroom to develop character
Blog post written by: Daniel Cibich, Head of Educational Partnerships at The Outward Bound Trust. Following the launch of the DfE Character Education Framework Guidance in early November, I attended a Westminster Education Forum policy conference to hear from a … Continue reading
Learning for Sustainability – Beyond the Elevator Pitch
Blog post written by: Rob Bushby, independent consultant, working with a range of organisations from government agencies to large and small charities and community groups. ‘Learning for Sustainability’ – it’s a broad, embracing term. An umbrella, a basket, a bag … Continue reading
How to deliver food growing programmes in schools…and make them sustainable.
Blog post written by: Mike Edmondstone, Schools Communications Officer for the Edible Playgrounds programme from charity Trees for Cities. At the risk of hubris, I think it’s safe to say most readers of this blog are already well versed in … Continue reading
Could gardening help the mental health of school children?
Blog post written by: Mike Edmondstone, Schools Communications Officer for the Edible Playgrounds programme from charity Trees for Cities. Philip Hammond’s budget announcement in late October about a £2bn real-term increase in mental health funding will surely be welcomed by … Continue reading
Help Your Children Sleep Better: Turn Off Screens and Send Them Outside
Blog written by Sarah Johnson, Community Relations, Tuck Sleep In the modern digital world, many children spend more time than ever in front of a screen. There’s also an increase in the number of sleep disorders amongst children. While digital learning has … Continue reading
Can a school trip change children’s attitudes to nature?
Blog written by by Lorna Fox, WWT’s National Learning Adviser. What was your best day of the school year when you were a kid? Was it sports day or the school play or, like me, was it the school trip? … Continue reading
Posted in Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, Environmental & Cultural Engagement, Health & Wellbeing, Learning Outside the Classroom, Natural Connections, Natural Environment, Other Blogs
Tagged health and wellbeing, Learning Outside the Classroom, Natural Connections, school visit
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Maximising the benefits our green spaces have for the nation’s health
As evidence continues to build about the mental health benefits of outdoor learning, and calls continue for schools to be assessed on the wellbeing of their pupils as well as their results, we bring you this re-blog from Natural England’s www.gov.uk blog … Continue reading
How Outdoor Play is Improving Children’s Mental Health
As our colleagues at Natural England join together with leaders in the health sector to discuss mental health,dementia and the natural environment, we bring you this guest post looking at mental health in children, and how outdoor play, and learning, … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellbeing, Natural Environment
Tagged Mental Health, Natural England, Wellbeing
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Building the Evidence: Outdoor Learning Improves Outcomes for Children
On 10th May Children and Young People Now Magazine published a Special Report on Outdoor Learning, including sections on evidence, policy and a range of case studies. Here we bring you an extract, will full references, by Jim Burt, Natural … Continue reading
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