Outdoor learning belongs on the curriculum
This Blog from the School Outdoor Learning blog is a small reminder of the benefit of outdoor learning to all our students and some ways we can start planning how to incorporate it further into school life https://www.schooloutdoorlearning.com/outdoor-learning-belongs-on-the-curriculum/?vgo_ee=ISLVxk9sdOMsSkJ8PPqep3TrNVPCYFNbwaqp03vGMonvF5Ah8bJCg3ADV9k%3D%3A1LSjDtA66sqp8KzC7fpvfCgMz%2BS0Ee18
A way to get children off screens and outdoors instead?
Read this Children and Nature Network thought-proving news article (August 2025): Funding from social media lawsuits could promote more green time and less screen time For more data, take a look at the CNN Stat Sheet.
Green Earth Schools
The Earthwatch Green Earth Schools programme aims to collaborate with UK schools to create the optimal nature features for their grounds to support outdoor learning. "We now have a really healthy school, and we learned so much about nature that we didn’t know!" Pupil at Adamsdown School, Cardiff
Schools’ Bill Amendment calls for review into benefits of nature-based learning in England
The Forest School Association (FSA) report that Baroness Kathy Willis has tabled an amendment to the Schools’ Bill which is calling for a review into bringing nature into schools and outdoor learning for developing skills as well as policy solutions to removing barriers to nature based learning.
Scotland celebrates UNCRC Act anniversary
Children in Scotland (15 July 2025) share the news of the first anniversary of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, which cemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly [...]
Meet the Scottish Nature Champion MSPs!
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) introduce us to our Scottish MSPs champions for species and habitats.
