We deliver a wide range of continuous professional development courses for teachers in early years, primary, secondary and special schools.
All training courses are tailored to the needs of the school focusing on learning outside the classroom with direct links to the new Science, Geography, History, Design Technology, Literacy and Numeracy National Curriculums.
The training is developed and delivered by our Environmental Education Officers, who have extensive experience in delivering environmental education across the age ranges. The following are examples of training that we can deliver at your nursery, primary, secondary or special school:
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Planning and delivering learning outside the classroom with cross-curricular links
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Half or full day INSET
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Teaching Science outdoors
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Twilight or half day INSET
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Teaching Humanities outdoors
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Twilight
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The Pond – an outdoor classroom
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Twilight
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Woodland – an outdoor classroom
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Twilight or half day INSET
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Grow your own fruit and vegetables
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Twilight, half or full day INSET
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Taking learning to the park/nature reserve
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Twilight or half day INSET
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Setting up an energy saving campaign
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Twilight
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We design courses to inspire teachers to take curriculum learning outdoors and develop confidence in using school grounds and local outdoor spaces to teach all key stages. Courses cover the benefits and risks of using the outdoors as a learning environment and include a range of hands-on practical activities as well as signposting to a range of useful resources for learning outdoors.
If you would like more information about our teacher training, please contact our Education Project Officers:
Charlotte Ball or Carolyn Mallott (01707 260129) for enquiries in Hertfordshire
Emma Reynolds (07736 132495) for enquiries in Luton & Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Anna Martin (01473 350371) for enquiries in Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk