Incredible Insects teaching resource
Incredible Insects – a free educational resource for primary and secondary to celebrate National Insect Week in June. This resource gets young people exploring their school grounds looking for insects and learning about their habitats. It uses the Nature Discovery Map Scotland , a digital mapping toolkit adaptable for any age and [...]
National Mammal Week – Mapping for mammals resource
Mapping for Mammals - a free resource for lower and upper primary to celebrate mammals for National Mammal Week 2026. This activity gets young people out in their school grounds looking at habitats from the view of a mammal. It uses the Nature Discovery Map Scotland , a digital mapping [...]
Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 – ‘This is My Place’ activity
Free outdoor learning activity to support Children's Mental Health Week 2026 - 'This is My Place'. Children's mental health week 2026 - Emotion Mapping activity This activity explores how emotions can be influenced by the space and nature around us. Aimed at primary school students, it uses Nature Discovery Map [...]
Nature Discovery Map Scotland Introduction Sessions coming up
The Nature Discovery Map Scotland is a project enabling students to digitally map their school grounds for nature using mobile applications. Nature Scot is running a series of sessions to demonstrate the tools and how you can use them within your school. This tool is useful throughout both primary and [...]
Children and young people: take action on climate – Children’s version of the climate change plan and resources for schools, youth groups and families.
Explore the Children’s version of Scotland’s Climate Change Plan and learn how Scotland plans to reach net zero at home, at school and in the community. Includes resources on exploring the impact of the climate crisis and how to talk to young people about it. Children and young people: take [...]
Young people’s views and experiences of Learning for Sustainability in Scotland – Scottish Youth Parliament October 2025
https://syp.org.uk/project/learning-for-sustainability/ To mark World Sustainability Day 2025 (29 October), Scottish Youth Parliament launched the Young People’s Views and Experiences of Learning for Sustainability in Scotland report, which explores what sustainable learning means in real life, and how decision-makers can use youth voices to make change.
